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• We’ll kick this weekend’s 3D Printing News Briefs off with some advisory board and management changes, and then move on to project call news. We’ll end with some heartwarming stories...
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• British company Rem3dy Health has closed a £14 million (approx. $18.8 million) funding round to finance its international growth. The capital was raised through a Simple Agreement for Future Equity (SAFE), with the final commitments received earlier this year and converted into shares this month. The round values the Birmingham-headquartered business at £84 million. The…
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• Elmet Technologies, the Lewiston, Maine-based subsidiary of The Elmet Group Co. has received $4.3 million in strategic funding tied to a contract from the United States Department of War. The award is intended to grow the company’s ability to produce molybdenum-based products and other refractory metal components destined for defense applications, with a particular emphasis…
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• Swedish software company Interspectral AB and Austrian high-performance component maker Pankl Racing Systems AG announced an expanded strategic collaboration focused on speeding up the industrialization of metal additive manufacturing. The agreement builds on several years of joint work and centers on improving process monitoring, quality assurance, and data-driven production workflows. Under the new arrangement, Pankl…
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• Parivas, an independent watchmaker based in Los Angeles, has presented the Exo.1, a luxury timepiece whose case is produced as one continuous 3D printed structure. Launched on May 18, 2026, as the opening piece of the brand’s Genesis Collection, the watch is the company’s attempt to establish what it calls “additive watch design,” building a…
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• Voltage Vessels, based in Hawaii, has released Eclipse X9, a composite that combines recycled PETG with basalt fiber reinforcement for large-format additive manufacturing (LFAM). After several years of development, the material is now commercially available as both pellets and filament, and is undergoing evaluation at several LFAM facilities across different printer platforms. The company is…
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• UK-based 3D printing company Photocentric has spun out its space manufacturing activities into a separate business called CosmicMaker, after the successful demonstration of its 3D printing technology aboard a series...
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• Something super important happened just a few days ago, and too few people paid attention. Creality, a pioneer in low-cost desktop material extrusion printers, went public. Creality is now listed...
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• SpaceX officially began trading on the Nasdaq today under the ticker symbol SPCX, marking one of the most anticipated and largest public offerings in Wall Street history. The company priced...
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• When Kristin Berbawy arrived in Prague, she wasn’t expecting to find herself immediately at home. But a Maker Faire anywhere, feels a lot like home to a maker. Outside her hotel window, a giant laser sliced across the night sky from Prague’s iconic TV Tower as the city celebrated Liberation Day. It looked less like […] The post Maker Faire Prague 2026…Makes A Difference appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers .
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• TDK to Acquire 3D Printing Firm Fabric8Labs for Up to $400 Million June 11
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• DEEP Manufacturing is trying to build pressure vessels and marine habitats at scale with DED technology. Using commercial robot arms and wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM), the company is hoping...
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• The most interesting workforce trends in additive manufacturing have little to do with salaries and everything to do with where companies are placing their bets. One of the clearest signs...
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• Spectrum Filaments is a long-time high-quality filament supplier based in Poland. With good tolerances, roundness, and consistency coupled with affordable pricing, the firm has been a mainstay for makers, industrial...
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• For decades, the nuclear industry has quietly experimented with and implemented additive. Bouyed by the likes of ORNL, companies such as Westinghouse have 3D printed components serially. We have an...
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• We’re starting with some exciting news in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs: Stratasys just celebrated the opening of its new North American headquarters in Minnesota. Moving on, Nanoscribe is scaling...
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• As I described in a recent PRO article, the bulk of global investment is currently premised on a bet that an AI infrastructure buildout can eventually result in a workable...
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• Longevity hack or healthcare trend? The answer may depend on who you ask, but investor interest in personalized nutrition is growing as consumers search for the next longevity hack. Now,...
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• China’s consumer 3D printer industry seems to be reaching a new level of global dominance. According to Chinese state media outlet China Global Television Network (CGTN), China exported 2.46 million...
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• The largest specialist event of its kind, AMA: Aerospace, Space and Defense, returns on July 9th. Additive manufacturing in aerospace and defense has entered a more demanding phase. The question is no longer whether metal AM, wire arc additive manufacturing, electron beam powder bed fusion, or advanced materials can produce impressive parts. The harder question…
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• Australian construction technology company Luyten 3D has launched the ASCEND A27, described as the “world’s first” tower crane-mounted concrete 3D printer designed to build structures up to 100 m tall. That claim rests on a structural departure from how concrete 3D printers have worked until now. Conventional systems use gantry frames, which move along fixed…
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• America Makes and the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) have named the recipients of a project call funded by the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering, Manufacturing Technology Office (OSW ManTech), with a combined award of $2M. The initiative, titled Artificial Intelligence for Material Allowables in Additive…
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• Formlabs Launches Fuse X1 Industrial SLS Printer Starting at $84,999 June 10
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• Korean 3D printed eyewear firm Breezm makes customized sunglasses using laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) 3D printing and its own app. I’ve tried out the app, and the process of...
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• California’s AB 2047, a bill aimed at stopping the use of 3D printers to make firearms and illegal firearm parts, has passed the state Assembly and is now headed to...
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• I’d like to share my disappointment. When Formlabs teased that something big was coming, I really hoped the firm would finally get around to making CNC machines, as it always...
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• A previous Killer 3D Printing Applications article looks at tool voids and tool storage. With 3D printing, we can connect different sets and make cases to organize tools. We can...
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• With the launch of Custom Foundry Runtime (CFR), Continuum Powders is making its plasma-gas atomization infrastructure available to manufacturers, researchers, and advanced materials developers on their terms, covering everything from specialty alloy development and small-batch production runs to the processing of high-value and precious metal materials. The offering formalizes a capability Continuum has long applied…
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• Researchers at the US Department of Energy‘s Manufacturing Demonstration Facility at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have developed DuAlumin-3D, a 3D printable aluminum alloy engineered to survive temperatures far beyond the reach of conventional aluminum. Designed for high-performance automotive and aerospace components, the alloy went from concept to full-scale prototype automotive pistons in under three…
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• Metal additive manufacturing company Velo3D and Aurelia Technologies, a Texas-based developer of fuel-flexible, high-efficiency small-scale gas turbines, have announced a strategic partnership to expand the use of 3D printing in gas turbine systems. The agreement fits into Aurelia’s broader continuous-improvement roadmap, built around consolidating designs, iterating faster, strengthening supply chain resilience, and lowering costs over…
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• Mastrex, a US provider of additive manufacturing systems, has launched the MX300, a new industrial metal 3D printer built on Laser Powder Bed Fusion technology. Priced at $185,000, the system is being introduced as the industry’s most affordable LPBF metal 3D printer. MX300 is aimed at manufacturers seeking precision, scalability, and dependable production performance across…
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• Supplier of professional stereolithography (SLA) and selective laser sintering (SLS) 3D printers Formlabs has introduced the Fuse X1, a large-format SLS ecosystem aimed at bringing industrial-grade powder bed fusion within reach of engineering teams, manufacturers, product developers, and service bureaus. Announced June 9, 2026, the machine is priced from $84,999, can be ordered immediately, and…
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• A new month means new OSHWA certifications. May brought a robot arm, a RISC-V badge, and a windmill SAO! The post Open Source Hardware Certifications for May 2026 appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers .
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• There’s not much more nostalgic for many than good ole’ Jimmy Neutron. This was true for [Kiara], who saw the gorgeous pupper Goddard and wanted him for herself. Of course, …read more
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• Superfeet Launches iPhone Scanning for Custom 3D-Printed Insoles June 8
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• At this point, most people in additive manufacturing (AM) agree on one thing: the industry has spent years talking about potential. After years of promises and future-looking concepts, companies are...
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• Recently, a majority stake of 3D printing service bureau Incodema3D was purchased by AFM Capital. Under new ownership, the Freeville, New York company is now using its cash-rich parent for...
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• The need to meet demand for high-mix, low-volume (HMLV) production is one of the dominant catalysts driving new manufacturing investment. One explanation for this lies in a rare dual transformation...
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• It’s been busy for publicly traded 3D printing companies, with new stock offerings, dealmaking, and investor updates showing how companies are working to strengthen their financial positions. Xometry raised $225...
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• For many Disney fans, Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith was a rite of passage. The attraction opened at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in 1999 and quickly became one of the...
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• Just days ago, the bell rang at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) for Creality. The company opened at HK$33.80 per share, up from the IPO price of HK$18.8, giving...
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• Mineral exploration company Scandium Canada has signed a mutual non-disclosure agreement with the University of Waterloo to establish a research collaboration focused on additive manufacturing of aluminum-scandium alloys. The partnership pairs Scandium Canada’s Scandium+ division with Waterloo’s Multi-Scale Additive Manufacturing Laboratory, known as MSAM, one of Canada’s leading AM research centers, operating from Catalyst137 in…
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• Small modular reactor startup NX Atomics has announced a partnership with Sciaky, to apply Sciaky’s Electron Beam Additive Manufacturing process, known as EBAM, to components for NX Atomics’ SMR platform.The collaboration aims to reduce both the upfront capital cost and operating cost of SMR deployment by producing nuclear components faster, at lower cost, and in…
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• Italian aerospace tooling specialist Eligio Re Fraschini partnered with robotic additive manufacturing company Caracol on a co-funded pilot project to test whether wire arc additive manufacturing could viably replace conventional methods for complex aerospace tooling components. The target was a spar tool used in carbon fiber lamination processes, a component defined by tight tolerances, complex…
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• We’re starting with business in this weekend’s 3D Printing News Briefs. Axtra3D just opened its expanded facility in Italy, and Austal USA expanded its leadership team. Then we’ll move on...
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• Machine tool manufacturer DMG MORI Federal Services (DMFS) has been selected for the US Defense Logistics Agency’s (DLA) Joint Additive Manufacturing Accelerator (JAMA) IV Pilot Parts Program. The program’s performance period began February 25, 2026. For DMFS, the selection marks the company’s first project focused on AM parts production. DMG MORI has built its reputation…
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• Photolithography, the semiconductor manufacturing process whereby lasers transfer patterns onto chemical layers coating a substrate, is one of the most amazing industrial processes humanity has ever created. It is also...
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• If humans eventually establish a long-term presence on Mars, they will face a major manufacturing challenge almost immediately. Tools will break. Parts will wear out. Equipment will need repairs. But...
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• A team at Northwestern University has developed printable artificial neurons capable of triggering real neural activity in living tissue, according to a study published in Nature Nanotechnology. The finding matters because lab-built hardware isn’t just simulating brain signaling but producing responses indistinguishable enough from biological signals that actual neurons react to them. Led by professor…
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• Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder) have built light-emitting living materials by embedding a marine microorganism inside 3D printed alginate scaffolds and activating its bioluminescence chemically. Published in Science Advances, the constructs were made using the dinoflagellate Pyrocystis lunula, and maintained functional light output through four weekly stimulation cycles without structural breakdown.…
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• Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a fabrication method for soft magnetic hydrogels that can be 3D printed into structures smaller than 1mm and activated remotely by an ordinary magnet. According to the research paper published in Matter, the study also saw contributions from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and the…
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• This article is Part 3 of a three-part series based on 3DPrint.com’s visit to nScrypt’s Orlando headquarters and conversations with Ken Church. There’s an interesting dynamic inside nScrypt’s Orlando headquarters. The...
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• As the metal additive manufacturing sector prepares for a massive leap—with market valuations expected to climb from $6.02 billion to $7.02 billion this year—the industry is shifting its focus from...
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• In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, Snapmaker is celebrating 10 years with a series of updates. XJet is collaborating with eqops for sales and support across the UK and Ireland,...
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• When we last checked in on the broad defense tech landscape and the role of the additive manufacturing (AM) industry in that environment, it became clear that the connecting thread...
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• When Stratasys announced plans to acquire Markforged, the immediate focus was on the deal. Markforged is one of the most recognizable names in additive manufacturing (AM), known for its continuous...
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• PolyCast5 is an everything remote hacker multitool. Use it responsibly. The post Messing Around With the PolyCast5 Hacker Multitool appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers .
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• This mesmerizing rainbow diffraction grating clock puts a little more color in your daily timekeeping. The post Hypnotic Clock Maker Does It Again appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers .
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• Solarpunk is all about combining that DIY hacker ethos with sustainability and renewable resources. Our usual PCB manufacturing methods, with their bevy of chemical baths and petrochemical resins aren’t exactly …read more
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• 3D Scanner Software 2026: The Complete Guide June 3
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