hybrid manufacturing
Adaptiv AI: Ivan Madera’s Mission Is to Unify Manufacturing, from Desk to Shop Floor
When Ivan Madera left Morf3D in 2023, he wasn’t done solving manufacturing problems. After helping build one of the leading metal additive manufacturing (AM) companies in the U.S. and driving…
“Certifications Are Just the Start”: A3D Targets Aerospace and Defense with Additive
When it comes to producing flight-critical parts, there is no room for shortcuts. That’s why A3D, a hybrid manufacturing company blending additive and traditional processes, recently took a major step…
Nikon SLM Solutions Sells SLM 500 to Primary Weapon Systems to Expand Suppressor Production
Primary Weapons Systems (PWS) is a Boise, Idaho-based manufacturer of suppressors, firearms, and related components. A subsidiary of Vigilant Gear and a sister company to aftermarket Glock slide manufacturer Lone…
Formlabs Teams Up with DMG MORI in Japan
In late June, Nick Graham, Chief Revenue Officer at Formlabs, announced on LinkedIn that the company had partnered with DMG MORI, one of the world’s leading machine tool companies, to…
3D Printing News Briefs, June 14, 2025: Awards, CNC Integration, Sneakers, & More
We’re kicking off today’s 3D Printing News Briefs with some exciting news, as the winners of this year’s TCT Awards have been announced! Then it’s on to business, with Shapeways…
OPEN MIND Technologies Moves Further Into Additive with hyperMILL CAD CAM
OPEN MIND Technologies makes CAD CAM software, usually for 5-axis milling, turning machines, and similar. Its hyperMILL CAM tool delivers a lot of G-code for a lot of machines worldwide….
Johns Hopkins University Researchers Develop HyFAM Technology
Two scientists from Johns Hopkins University, Nathan C. Brown and Jochen Mueller, have developed a hybrid manufacturing technology they call HyFam, or Hybrid Formative Additive Manufacturing. Their work on this technology…
RAPID + TCT 2025: Exploring 3D Printing’s Role in Defense
RAPID + TCT, North America’s largest additive manufacturing (AM) event, returns to Detroit this April, bringing together industry leaders, innovators, and government stakeholders to explore the latest advancements in AM….
ETH Zurich Spin-off SAEKI’s $6.7M Boost to Supercharge Industry in Europe
European manufacturing faces several challenges that threaten its global competitiveness. According to a recent European Commission report, high energy costs, fragmented supply chains, and slow adoption of automation have placed…
AMT and IMTS Advance AM Implementation: Delivering Comprehensive Overview and Granular Details
When you want to create a summary of current trends within the additive manufacturing (AM) ecosystem, do you think on a galactic scale or drill down to the planetary level?…
MX – Machining Transformation: Revolutionizing Manufacturing with Additive Technologies
The machining industry is experiencing a profound transformation, propelled by four key trends: Process Integration, Automation, Digital Transformation (DX), and Green Transformation (GX). Central to this evolution are Additive Manufacturing…
Unlocking the Future of Investment Casting: 3D Systems’ Patrick Dunne on QuickCast Air
On the floor of this year’s International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS), the theme for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in additive manufacturing (AM) seemed to be indirect production. What if, by…
Aibuild Adds Hybrid Manufacturing Capabilities to 3D Printing Software
Nikon-backed Aibuild is startup that develops software tool for driving 3D printers. If you need a robotic arm printer designed for metal directed energy deposition (DED) or polymer extrusion, for…
Convergent Manufacturing Demonstration at IMTS 2024 Brings Additive and Subtractive Technologies Together
Aristotle said the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. He must have been into manufacturing, because when technologies converge, the system accomplishes tasks the parts cannot. This…
3D Printing News Briefs, October 28, 2023: Software Add-On, Heat Exchangers, Milling, & More
We’ve got news about an acquisition and a collaboration to start off today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, before moving on to two stories about additive manufacturing software. Then there’s a…
Swiss Startup Aims to Create Automated Factories with Multi-purpose 3D Printing Bots
SAEKI, a Switzerland-based startup, has announced its launch with a $2.3M seed funding round, focusing on a significant challenge in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry—the slow and costly…
3D Printing News Unpeeled: IndoMIM, Windform & Center Street
We throw around half of all powder bed fusion powder away. So it’s great that Windform XT 2.0´s old powder that can not be reused on the 3D printer is…
European Teams Examine the Combined Impacts of 3D Printing and Subtractive Manufacturing
As many in the additive manufacturing (AM) industry know, 3D printing alone often doesn’t cut it and can be best combined with subtractive processes to finish parts. For many applications,…
3D Printing News Briefs, April 19, 2023: Movie Magic, Distribution Agreement, & More
We’re starting with some 3D printed movie magic in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, as Marvel Studios called on WASP for help with “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” Moving on to…
3D Printing News Briefs, April 15, 2023: Hybrid Manufacturing, 3D Printed Insoles, & More
Kicking off today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, Eplus3D released a new hybrid manufacturing solution. In materials news, Formlabs has introduced its first flexible SLS 3D printing material. Then it’s on…
3D Printing News Briefs, November 12, 2022: Composites, Bioprinted Breast Tumors, & More
Business, aerospace, bioprinting, and more are on the agenda for today’s 3D Printing News Briefs! APG adopted Tritone’s MoldJet Technology, Austal USA is overseeing an AM Center of Excellence in…
ADDiTEC Introduces Portable 3D Printing Robotic Cell
ADDiTEC, a Florida-based metal additive manufacturing (AM) and automation services firm, announced that the company has launched a new fully-automated production cell, the Additive Manufacturing Robot Cell – Portable (AMRC…
Metal 3D Printing at IMTS 2022 with 6K Additive, AddUp, Fabrisonic, Formalloy, & Xact Metal
There was so much to do and see at IMTS in Chicago this year, with nine specific pavilions on topics like controls and CAD-CAM, quality assurance, metal removal, additive manufacturing,…
3D Printing News Briefs, October 15, 2022: Post-Processing, Prosthetics, & More
We’re starting with business in 3D Printing News Briefs, as AML3D has appointed a new CEO. Moving on, the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland has selected AM Solutions for its post-processing…
