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The California proposed law to control 3D printers is no longer proposed: it’s the law.

What if the printhead could snake its way into the build instead of hovering above it?

What if changing a resin’s temperature could change the properties of the finished print?

Charles R. Goulding and Kate Esposito reveal how a transatlantic aerospace collaboration is combining cutting-edge defense innovation with additive manufacturing to redefine the future of airpower.

A robot may eventually be able to handle routine 3D printing chores simply because you told it what to do.

Carbon fiber filled filament sounds like an easy upgrade, but the reality is considerably messier.

An entirely new full-color 3D printing process is about to launch.

Quadratic 3D has been hiding in plain sight.

Volumetric 3D printing can be fast, but the light itself can leave fingerprints on the part.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi discuss how Lockheed Martin's bold production strategy could foreshadow the next era of defense manufacturing, where additive manufacturing plays an increasingly strategic role.

Now here’s a new take on resin 3D printing: full automation, on the desktop.

Charles R. Goulding and Aaron Rofe reveal how the same 3D printing breakthroughs reshaping pickleball and tennis are poised to revolutionize padel equipment as the sport rapidly expands across the U.S.

A new PETG dataset and codebase looks to make FFF strength prediction more accurate.

This week’s selection is the Holy Trinity Church and Cardinal Josef Beran Community Centre by architect Zdeněk Fránek.

A curious cluster of Bambu Lab patent applications has suddenly appeared.

Once again we take a look at the valuations of the major 3D printing companies over the past week.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi discuss how recent innovations from Honeywell, Pratt & Whitney, and the Army are creating new pathways to overcome legacy engine part shortages through advanced manufacturing.

A new CAD option has appeared, and it’s all focused around AI capabilities.

BMW is investing further in additive manufacturing, and that seems like a normal thing to do.

Volumetric 3D printing has a heat problem, and researchers may have found a way around it.

What if a color 3D printer could print two layers at once without doubling its number of printheads?

Additive Industries seems to want to make its LPBF print beds into a collection of smaller machines.

E3D announced a licensing program for their high-flow extrusion technology: FlowCore.

There’s a browser app that lets you design a building and then figures out how to 3D print it.

It turns out that FFF printed dovetail joints are not always the strongest way to join multi-material parts.

Charles R. Goulding and Kate Esposito examine how additive manufacturing is making custom hard contact lenses faster, more affordable, and accessible for millions of patients.

LLNL is making a metal powder bed fusion machine print like an MSLA resin system.

There’s now a free 3D model site intended for car parts: PrintYourVehicle.

We now have a revealing look at a possible new Creality product called "Hyperfeed".

MX3D announced the achievement of an important certification.

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi explain how renewed investment in U.S. shipbuilding is laying the foundation for a stronger defense supply chain powered by advanced manufacturing and industrial 3D printing.

Creality wants to heat the middle of the filament instead of waiting for heat to work its way inward from the walls.

There have been persistent rumours of Bambu Lab introducing a 3D scanner, and now there is some public evidence that the rumours are true.

Wondermaker 3D has finally launched their tool-changing multicolor 3D printer on Kickstarter.

Material extrusion often has a problem: the 3D printer can appear to be working perfectly while actually building a failed part.

After six articles and several days at McCormick Place, Charles R. Goulding reflects on the people, technologies and ideas that made IMTS 2026 a memorable manufacturing event.

What if you moved the extruder motor off FFF printhead?

A #3DBenchy has been produced on the RepRap Micron.

Polymaker has introduced an entirely new material: CoPE.

Some news from Xolo: they want to go into outer space!