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Webinar Explores Metal Binder Jetting High-Temperature M247LC for Production
High-temperature nickel-based superalloys like MAR-M 247LC (M247LC), the low-carbon version of MAR-M 247, are used for casting in some of the most demanding applications in the world, including gas turbines,…
ExOne Bets on Smaller Foundries with the S-Print Pro
ExOne has released the S-Print Pro, a more affordable-than-usual compact system for foundries. The company hopes that this will make its system more accessible to new customers and to customers…
Fabri Raises $13.5 Million to Create Digital Foundry
Fabri is a startup that wants to create a “digital foundry,” and just raised some funds to help it reach this goal. There are far too few foundries in America….
Flashforge Unleashes Wax 3D Printer
Flashforge has released a wax 3D printer. Wax printing was pioneered by Solidscape, a company acquired by Stratasys and later sold to Prodways before being shuttered in 2024. That firm’s wax jetting…
Ford Uses Binder Jet 3D Printing to Make Boat Propellers for Sharrow Marine
Ford’s Advanced Industrial Technology and Platforms (ATP) group has helped Sharrow Marine make a boat propeller in two weeks rather than 130 days. Thanks to the Michigan Central program, Ford…
Skuld to Work on DARPA’s Rubble to Rockets (R2R) Program
Skuld will work on the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Rubble to Rockets (R2R) Program, which turns scrap metal into missile components. Skuld will help with alloy design, characterization, and…
From “Magic” to Metal: How Intrepid Automation Wants to Make 3D Printing Matter at Scale
Ben Wynne still talks about 3D printing the way people do when they’ve felt that “wow” moment up close. Back in the early 2000s, he was working at HP’s advanced…
Unlocking Big Part Manufacturing for the Energy Sector: How EPRI’s Convergent Approach Proves the Potential of Large-Area DED 3D Printing
The U.S. hydropower fleet, more than 2,200 plants averaging 65 years of age, relies on large, bespoke components that are increasingly difficult to source. Long lead times, disappearing suppliers, and…
3D Printing News Briefs, February 5, 2026: Advisory Board, Virtual Twins, & More
We’re starting with business in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, including a new website launched by Metamorphic AM. Massivit appointed two senior leaders to its advisory board, and Dassault Systèmes…
3D Systems New Product Releases at Formnext 2025: SLA Printer, Materials, & More
3D Systems (NYSE: DDD) reported that its Q3 numbers showed signs of stabilization, even with lower revenues, and CEO Jeffrey Graves told investors that a “strong pipeline of new products positions us…
3D Systems Unveils Its Most Advanced & Versatile Wax 3D Printer for Jewelry Manufacturing
According to a report by Additive Manufacturing Research, the 3D printed jewelry market is expected to reach $989 million by 2031. One of the major vendors profiled in the report…
BMW Makes 4,000 3D Printed Sand Cores Per Day
A LinkedIn post concerning BMW’s new Gen6 electric engine at the IAA Mobility (Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung) show in Munich has made a lot of people speculate if it was made with…
Skuld Sells First Lightning Metal Machine to University of Tennessee
Skuld LLC has sold a Lightning Metal machine to the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. Skuld’s Additive Manufacturing Evaporative Casting (AMEC) technique is potentially a super low-cost method for making…
3D Printing News Briefs, July 12, 2025: Nerve Repair, Glass Nanostructures, adidas, & More
In this weekend’s 3D Printing News Briefs, we’re starting with medical news from 3D Systems, and then moving on to research about glass nanostructures and synthetic lichen. Then, 3D printing…
Foundry Lab Direct Offers On-demand Casting
New Zealand microwave foundry company Foundry Lab has announced Foundry Lab Direct, an on-demand casting service. The company aims to deliver cast parts directly to customers, targeting short-run production, prototyping,…
Israel’s Magnus Metal Raises $74M for its Digital Casting Process
Magnus Metal, an Israeli advanced manufacturing startup specializing in the production of machines that leverage a proprietary process incorporating both casting and additive manufacturing (AM) principles, has raised $74 million…
Foam 3D Printing and Casting Startup Skuld to Open New Foundry & Manufacturing Facility
Ohio-based Skuld is opening a new foundry with which to further advance its additive manufacturing evaporative casting (AMEC) technology. AMEC is similar to a lost foam casting process, but it…
3D Printing News Briefs, September 2, 2023: Alloy Testing, Modular Buildings, & More
Today’s 3D Printing News Briefs run the gamut from defense 3D printing and research to 3D printed modular buildings and more. Read on for all of the details! AML3D Receives…
Critical Replacement Castings Delivered Fast with Sand 3D Printing
Critical replacement parts and difficult-to-source castings often suffer from the long lead times, most caused by the wait to procure traditional patterns or core boxes. The expensive acquisition of tooling…
Massivit 3D Launches Massivit 10000 3D Printing Tooling System
Large-scale 3D printer provider Massivit 3D Printing Technologies Ltd. (Tel Aviv Stock Exchange: MSVT) announced that it will be officially launching its most recent printer, the Massivit 10000 additive manufacturing…
3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup: November 28, 2021
AM industry events and webinars are back with a vengeance this week as we move into the busy holiday season and this week’s roundup. Topics include everything from standards in…
3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup: August 22, 2021
From food 3D printing and GE Additive’s Arcam EBM Spectra L 3D printer to 3D printing and CAD in a post-pandemic world and topology optimization, we’ve got a busy week…
Fast Complexity: ETH Zurich Combines Fast-Setting 3D Printed Concrete and Casting
As a disruptive technology, 3D printing has been behind many positive transformations in major industries, from dental and medical to aerospace and far beyond; however, the construction industry is worth…
Modern Foundry: Analysis & Design Guidelines for 3D Printed Plastic Casts
Pawel Zmarzly, Damian Gogolewski, and Tomasz Kozior present their findings from a recent study in ‘Design guidelines for plastic casting using 3D printing.’ While 3D printing is used for many…
