large-format 3D printing
BigRep Expands into the Auto Aftermarket Through SEMA’s 6,000-Member Network
Several months ago, 3DPrint.com Executive Editor Joris Peels made a good case for aftermarket car parts as a potential high-growth opportunity for additive manufacturing (AM), specifically in the context of…
Lululemon SoHo Store Installs Large-Format 3D Printed Benches
Shoppers visiting the new Lululemon flagship store in SoHo might notice something new and original when they sit down. Several of the seating elements inside the space were not carved…
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…
Printerior Launches Circdal to Build a Sustainable Architectural Ecosystem with 3D Printing
Robotic arm systems gradually gained traction for years in the large-format additive manufacturing (AM) space, before experiencing a legitimate breakout year in 2025. Pellet extrusion has been the clear winner…
AMEXCI Purchases Two New Solukon Units
Swedish 3D printing service AMEXCI already has three Solukon depowdering systems and now will go to five in total. The company is adding two different models, the SFM-AT350 and the…
Boston’s Additive Edge at Autodesk: Re:3D and the Power of Printing from Waste
This article is part of the “Boston’s Additive Edge at Autodesk” series, highlighting projects and research taking shape inside the Autodesk Technology Center in Boston. At the Autodesk Technology Center…
UK’s Base Materials Launches Large-Format 3D Printing Service
Tooling has been one of the additive manufacturing (AM) industry’s biggest success stories for quite some time, but the market is still in its early phases. One factor giving this…
Boston’s Additive Edge at Autodesk: Rooftop Wind Gets a 3D Printed Spin
Walking through Autodesk’s Technology Center in Boston, I’ve come to expect surprises. One second, it’s MIT engineers pushing concrete printers to their limits, the next it’s Harvard architects stitching stone…
Boston’s Additive Edge at Autodesk: Harvard Researchers Turn Mining Waste into Masonry
When most people look at piles of mining waste, they see rubble. For Maddie Farrer and Chenming He, two researchers at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design (GSD), those rocks look…
Boston’s Additive Edge at Autodesk: MIT Experiments with 3D Printed Concrete
At the Autodesk Technology Center in Boston, experiments don’t stay on paper for long. Ideas are tested at full scale, sometimes overnight. Among the largest machines in the space is…
3DPOD 278: Large Format Polymer AM Services with Austin Schmidt, Additive Engineering Solutions
Austin Schmidt was inspired to start Additive Engineering Solutions after seeing the BAAM 3D printers. His company is now the largest service provider in large-format material extrusion systems. We talk…
ExOne + voxeljet: Anzu Partners Brings Two 3D Printing Pioneers Together
Anzu Partners has officially brought together two of industrial 3D printing’s biggest names under one roof. ExOne and voxeljet have been combined under one new parent company called ExOne Global…
AML3D Lands $3M 3D Printer Deal with Newport News Shipbuilding
Over the summer, Australian additive manufacturing (AM) original equipment manufacturer (OEM) AML3D announced that the U.S. Navy had issued a letter of intent (LOI) to the company which signaled the…
Italy’s WASP Debuts CUBO HDP, Turning Shredded Plastic into Large-Scale Prints
Italian 3D printing company WASP has introduced its latest machine, the CUBO HDP, a large-scale pellet 3D printer built for industrial production and sustainability. The debut took place last week…
3D Printing News Briefs, September 27, 2025: Large-Format Pellet Printing, Recycled Polymers, & More
In this weekend’s 3D Printing News Briefs, we’re starting with metal coatings for polymer micro 3D printed parts. MELD is releasing its next generation of machines, Modix announced serial production…
Boston’s Additive Edge at Autodesk: Inside a Playground of Builders and Breakthroughs
Stepping into Autodesk’s Technology Center in Boston feels like entering the engine room of the future. The tools are sharp, and no idea is too wild to prototype. It’s a…
Sydney Manufacturing Hub Installs WarpSPEE3D to Speed Up Materials Research
Australian metal additive manufacturing OEM SPEE3D announced that it has installed a WarpSPEE3D system at the Sydney Manufacturing Hub (SMH) located at the University of Sydney. The WarpSPEE3D, which can…
3DPOD 266: Composite AM and Convergent Manufacturing with Habib Dagher, University of Maine
Dr. Habib Dagher founded the University of Maine‘s Advanced Structures and Composites Center, which, with 400 researchers, is one of the leading composites research centers in the world. In 3D…
Disney Accelerator Backs Large-Format Robotic 3D Printing Service Haddy
A few months ago, Haddy, a contract manufacturer based in Florida that leverages robotic arm additive manufacturing (AM) systems to produce furniture, announced that it had opened what it was…
Large Format 3D Printing OEM BigRep Forms Strategic Partnership with Phillips Federal
BigRep, the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of large-format polymer additive manufacturing (AM) equipment, has announced a strategic partnership with Phillips Federal, one of the largest suppliers of advanced manufacturing equipment…
From Concept to Reality: Nikon AM CEO Hamid Zarringhalam on Executing a Metal 3D Printing Strategy
There are countless metrics you can use, whether quantitative or qualitative, to judge the success of an organization. One of the most important may simply be the organization’s ability to…
3D Printing News Briefs, July 2, 2025: Copper Alloys, Defense Manufacturing, & More
We’re starting off with metals in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, as Farsoon has unveiled a large-scale AM solution for copper alloys, and Meltio used its wire-laser metal solution to…
Progress Group Innovates in Large-Format Binder Jet 3D Printed Construction
There has been a lot of hype in 3D printed construction, but there has been very little innovation. Enrico Dini developed a binder-based process, Contour Crafting did kind of a…
Comau’s Robotic Systems Take on 3D Printing Applications
Lately, Comau, the Italy-based manufacturer of robotic systems owned by One Equity Partners and automaker Stellantis, has formed a growing number of partnerships with companies in the additive manufacturing (AM)…
