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We’re starting with metal 3D printing business news in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, as SBO is expanding its capacity in the US and the UK, and Continuum Powders is partnering with Mastrex. Moving on, ASTM International’s F42 committee is developing a proposed design guide for ceramics, and Continuous Composites filed a patent infringement lawsuit. Finally, Artec 3D launched a metrology laser scanner.
SBO Expanding & Strengthening Position in Metal 3D Printing in US & UK
Austria-based SBO AG, which manufactures high-alloy, non-magnetic steels, high-precision components, and high-tech equipment for industrial sectors, is expanding its metal additive manufacturing (AM) capacity in both the US and the UK. In Q2 of 2026, the company added one Velo3D Sapphire XC 3D printer to its US facili