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VulcanForms’ 1 Million-Square-Foot Manufacturing Facility

VulcanForms is expanding.

GLB Announces Strange “Consumer” Metal 3D Printer

A new consumer-level metal 3D printer has just been announced in China.

ExOne Launches S-Print Pro Industrial Sand 3D Printer

There’s a new industrial 3D printer from ExOne.

RIT Unveils Multi-Nozzle Molten Metal Jetting Printhead

RIT researchers unveiled an eight nozzle Molten Metal Jetting printhead that promises much higher metal AM throughput without sacrificing feature resolution.

Orthopedic AM To Bioprinting: A 2030–2050 Outlook

A new academic roadmap lays out how orthopedic 3D printing could evolve into clinical bioprinting by 2050 — and what must happen along the way.

Friction Stir Welding Boosts LPBF Copper Performance

Researchers show friction stir welding can join LPBF CuNiSiCr copper alloy while nearly eliminating porosity and lifting strength, hinting at a workable path to larger, higher performing thermal hardware.

Containerized ARCEMY Metal Printer Deployed At Navy CoE

AML3D has installed its first portable, containerized ARCEMY metal 3D printing system at the US Navy’s Additive Manufacturing Centre of Excellence.

3D Printing Continues to Reshape Rocket Engine Design as Agnikul Tests New Engine

Yet another company has developed a fully 3D-printed rocket engine. This time it is Agnikul.

WIM Enables Traceable, Adaptive WAAM

RWTH Aachen researchers turned WAAM traceability into active control that roughly triples build endurance.

Laser Beam Modulation Patent Targets Smarter Metal PBF

A new patent application from GE/Concept Laser proposes tighter real time control over laser energy in powder bed fusion systems.

Crack-Free Ti-Modified 6063 Aluminum TPMS By LPBF

Researchers report crack-free LPBF builds of Ti-modified 6063 aluminum TPMS lattices.

China Tests Metal 3D Printing System in Orbit Using Qingzhou Spacecraft

China has tested a metal 3D printing system in orbit.

Meltio Joins SUMMSEED Project to Develop Sustainable Medium Manganese Steel

Meltio announced their participation in a new European project to develop a new steel alloy.

New AI Platform From Euler Analyzes Sensor Data to Improve Metal Print Quality

A new startup company from Iceland offers an advanced AI tool for metal 3D printing.

The EP-M3050 has a Massive Build Volume and up to 256 Lasers

I’m looking at a very unusual new metal 3D printer, the EP-M3050 from Eplus3D. Eplus3D specializes in manufacturing rather large-format metal 3D printers, as they have multiple devices of this type currently in their product catalog. This type of machine is quite difficult to produce. There aren’t a lot of large-scale metal 3D printers using… Continue reading The EP-M3050 has a Massive Build Volume and up to 256 Lasers

LPBF Aluminum Alloy Adds Heat Resistance And Ductility

Researchers unveiled an LPBF aluminum alloy that stays strong and creep resistant up to 400C with no heat treatment.

INNOSPACE Develops Support-Free Titanium LPBF Process

A Korean company announced a 3D print process for titanium that apparently requires no support structures.

Gallium, Supply Chain Security, and the Next Frontier of 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Nimra Shakoor connect federal investment, breakthrough additive manufacturing, and valuable R&D tax incentives to show how gallium is becoming a strategic material with outsized impact.

Eplus3D Abruptly Pulls IPO Application From Shanghai Stock Exchange

Interesting news from China: EPlus3D has abruptly withdrawn its IPO filing.

Design of the Week: AI Chair

This week’s selection is the AI Chair by Ross Lovegrove and Google Deepmind.

High-Speed Laser DED Delivers Robust Inconel 718

Researchers validated a high-speed laser DED process that prints Inconel 718 quickly while keeping key properties stable.

Predictive Low Power DED Nails 316L Repeatability

Researchers have shown a data-driven, low-power Directed Energy Deposition (DED) approach for 316L stainless steel that delivers sub‑5% porosity, forged‑level microhardness, and a clear path to repeatability.

LPBF Prints Zinc–Silver–Copper Alloys For Biodegradable Implants

Researchers used Laser Powder Bed Fusion to 3D print zinc–silver–copper alloys and report promising cytocompatibility for future biodegradable implants.

Scrap Labs Unveils SCRAP 1 For Lower-Cost Metal 3D Printing

There’s another super inexpensive metal LPBF device coming: the SCRAP 1.

Metal 1.0 Kickstarter Promises Low-Cost Desktop LPBF Metal 3D Printing

An interesting Kickstarter campaign has launched a desktop metal 3D printer, the Metal 1.0.

Farsoon Annouces 16-Laser Metal 3D Printer with Large Build Volume

Farsoon made a series of announcements, including a sixteen-laser metal 3D printer.

Study Compares CNC, SLM, Extrusion For UAV Part

A new study measures the environmental and economic tradeoffs of making a VTOL UAV component by CNC milling, Selective Laser Melting, or metal extrusion.

Digital Twin Aims To Speed Automotive Additive Manufacturing

Researchers have proposed a digital twin framework to make automotive additive manufacturing more agile and predictable.

Deep Learning Co-Optimizes LPBF Titanium Gyroid Lattices

A new paper demonstrates a deep learning framework that co-optimizes Laser Powder Bed Fusion settings and titanium gyroid lattice design to boost printability and performance.

Multi Wire FSAM Patent Targets Bigger Metal Builds

A new friction stir additive manufacturing patent proposes a smarter way to feed several metal wires through one rotating tool.

Noyron Computational Engineering Produces Record-Scale 3D Printed Rocket Engine

LEAP71 continues to break records, this time with the world’s largest 3D-printed aerospike rocket engine.

NiTi TPMS Sheet Lattices Promise Lightweight Performance

Researchers report laser powder bed fused NiTi TPMS sheet lattices with promising lightweight metrics that could reshape energy-absorbing and compliant structures.

Dual Laser LPBF Targets Support Free Overhang Quality

A new dual laser Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) concept proposes printing overhangs with micro spot precision while the bulk runs faster with a higher power beam.

New York Times Examines Desktop Metal Collapse and Its Impact on Additive Manufacturing Investment

Mass media has now noticed the biggest problem in the additive manufacturing space: hype. A detailed report in the New York Times describes the unfortunate saga of Desktop Metal that unfolded over the past five years. If you’re not familiar, here’s a quick recap. Before 2020, 3D printing of metal was possible, but extremely expensive,… Continue reading New York Times Examines Desktop Metal Collapse and Its Impact on Additive Manufacturing Investment

LM PAEK Can Outperforms PEEK In Certain Applications

A Drexel-led team showed that porous PAEK knee revision topologies can be 3D printed using the FFF process strong enough for demanding loads.

NVIDIA Invests in Freeform to Advance AI-Driven Metal Additive Manufacturing

Freeform has obtained a massive investment boost, and the backers include NVIDIA.

Velo3D Becomes First Qualified Army Ground Vehicle AM Vendor

Velo3D says it has become the first qualified metal additive manufacturing vendor for the US Army’s ground vehicle program, a sign the service wants faster pathways from “cool demo” to approved sustainment parts.

Titomic Signs NASA Agreement For Cold Spray Testing

Titomic has signed a Space Act Agreement with NASA to test cold spray manufactured components, a move that could push solid-state additive manufacturing closer to flight-critical use.

Spectral Extrapolation Boosts LPBF Surface Characterization

A research team proposes spectral extrapolation to recover determine surface roughness metrics on laser powder bed fusion parts from limited measurements, promising faster quality assurance for AM shops.

Researchers Probe Fatigue In 3D Printed High Entropy Alloy

A new study investigates cyclic deformation in a 3D printed high entropy alloy, a step toward predictable fatigue life for metal AM.

Metal 3D Printing Firm VulcanForms Brings Total Funding to $575M With New Investment

VulcanForms has raised a very large investment.

AdditiveGDL Predicts LPBF Thermal Fields With Generative AI

Researchers introduced AdditiveGDL, a generative deep learning method that predicts local thermal distributions across metal Laser Powder Bed Fusion layers to accelerate process tuning and quality assurance.

Sculpteo Publishes Comprehensive Guide on Improving Pull-Out Strength of 3D Printed Inserts

Sculpteo produced quite a comprehensive guide to 3D printed inserts.

Patent Proposes TFT Driven Electrochemical Metal Printing

A newly published Taiwanese patent describes a powderless metal additive manufacturing concept using a TFT backplane to electrochemically print metal.

After LIMIT3D Irons, Cobra Deepens Investment in 3D Printing With New Putter Line

Golf equipment maker Cobra has gone deeper into metal 3D printing with the announcement of an entire family of putters.

Velo3D Signs US Army Agreement On LPBF

Velo3D has struck a new agreement with the U.S. Army to accelerate qualification of metal 3D printed parts that could relieve ground-vehicle supply bottlenecks.

Xact Metal Achieves Year-Over-Year Order Growth While Other Companies Struggle

Xact Metal announced they’ve achieved very significant growth this year.

Rotoforge Explores Friction-Based Metal 3D Printing for Desktop-Scale Systems

The Rotoforge project is developing a low-cost, open-source, metal 3D printer based on the Ender-3 platform.

Wireless Sensing In 3D Printed Metals: Magnetoelastic Inclusions

New research proposes wireless, embedded sensing for 3D printed metal parts using magnetoelastic and thermomagnetic inclusions.

Magnesium 3D Printing Edges Closer To Clinical Use

A new review examines how magnesium containing materials and additive processes could turn patient specific, resorbable bone repairs into reality.

Machine Learning Predicts LPBF Defects By Surface Angle

Researchers report a machine learning approach to predict LPBF defects from up-skin and down-skin angles, suggesting there might be angle-aware process control for metal AM.

MX3D Spins Off ArtLab to Serve Growing Demand for Large-Scale Printed Art and Custom Structures

MX3D has made an interesting move by setting up a subsidiary.

3D Printed Steel Retrofits For Historic Masonry Walls

Researchers propose 3D printed steel reinforcement to discreetly strengthen vulnerable unreinforced masonry.

Design of the Week: Titanium Omega Bike

This week’s selection is the Omega bike frame by 1bike4life.

Miniature Punch Testing Evaluates 3D Printed Stainless Steel

A new study uses miniaturized small punch testing to probe the mechanical behavior of 3D printed stainless steel, a promising route to faster and less wasteful qualification in metal AM.

3D Printed Copper vs. In-Chip Microfluidics: Which Cooling Technology Will Enable the AI Data Center?

Anthony Palumbo and Charles Goulding examine how 3D printed copper cold plates and in-chip microfluidic silicon are reshaping AI data center cooling, positioning copper as the rack-ready solution deployable today and in-chip microfluidics as the long-term leap, both enabled by additive manufacturing.

6K Additive Chooses Australian Exchange for IPO, Secures Major Funding

6K Additive has scored a massive hoard of cash after an unexpected IPO.

Liquid Blade 3D Converts Old 3D Printers Into Metal Etching and Cutting Machines

A new project offers a way to make use of that old 3D printer you’re no longer using.

EOS, Farsoon, and Colibrium Additive Unveil New High-Power Metal 3D Printers With Major Productivity Gains

Last week seemed to be the moment for metal 3D printers, as several companies announced new models.

New Xact Metal Printers Target Micro-Resolution and Larger-Format Metal AM

Xact Metal announced not one, but two new metal 3D printers.

Stratasys Takes Minority Stake in Tritone, Opening Path Toward Potential Metal 3D Printing Expansion

Stratasys is getting into metal 3D printing? An announcement from Stratasys last week said the company had invested in 3D printer manufacturer Tritone. Although it is a minority stake, it seems the door is open to a full acquisition later. Stratasys said: “Participation in the most recent investment round, which includes Discount Capital and Fortissimo… Continue reading Stratasys Takes Minority Stake in Tritone, Opening Path Toward Potential Metal 3D Printing Expansion

Lapis Sheet Lamination Process Delivers High-Resolution Metal 3D Printing Without Powder

I’m reading about an entirely new method of 3D printing metal that involves sheets.

XJet Launches Carmel Pro, a Compact and Affordable NPJ 3D Printer for Metals and Ceramics

XJet announced a new, compact 3D printer using their NPJ technology.

Trumpf’s Former Additive Manufacturing Division Rebrands as ATLIX

A change to a brand, but could the equipment change, too?

New MetalFab 420K from Additive Industries Enhances Speed, Power, and Precision

Additive Industries launched a new metal 3D printer, the MetalFab 420K.

LEAP 71 and Nikon SLM 3D Print Giant Rocket Injector

LEAP 71 and Nikon SLM Solutions have 3D printed a huge and complex rocket engine component.

MIT Develops 3D Printable Aluminum Alloy Stable at Temperatures Up to 400C

MIT researchers developed what might be a revolutionary 3D printable aluminum alloy, and they did so with a very interesting approach.

EPFL Researchers Develop “Hydrogel Infusion” Method for 3D Printing Dense Metals and Ceramics

Researchers at EPFL have discovered an entirely new method of 3D printing metals and ceramics.

Reardon Metal, Reimagined: MIT’s 3D Printed Aluminum Hits Five-Fold Strength

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi lead the charge into a new age of metals by reporting on how MIT engineers are leveraging machine learning and 3D printing to transform ordinary aluminum into a super-strong structural alloy.

From Prototyping to Production: VoxelMatters Predicts Major Shift in Automotive AM

VoxelMatters predicts explosive growth in automotive additive manufacturing over the next decade.

Desktop Metal Relaunches Under New Ownership, Targeting Defense and Energy Applications

It looks like Desktop Metal has arisen.

ORNL Develops DuAlumin-3D Alloy to Overcome Cracking in Aluminum 3D Printing

Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists have developed a new aluminium alloy for additive manufacturing.

ETH Zurich Researchers Develop RAPTURE, a Multimaterial Metal 3D Printing Process

Researchers at ETH Zurich have designed a multimaterial powder 3D printer.

Researchers Build Database of 1.2M Correlations to Improve LPBF Repeatability

Researchers have done a comprehensive study to understand and control the variability of the LPBF process.

Farsoon and Stark Future 3D Print 1,000 Titanium Sabres in Large-Scale Project

Farsoon just completed a huge metal 3D printing project with an interesting twist.

GRX-810: How NASA Designed a High-Performance Alloy for Faster, Stronger Metal 3D Printing

NASA developed a unique 3D printable metal alloy that has incredible performance.

KAMIC Develops Rapid 3D Print Process for High-Strength Titanium Pressure Vessels

Researchers have been able to produce an extremely strong 3D-printed titanium pressure vessel.

Gyroid Infill Strength Proven: Researchers Develop Formula for Density-Based Performance

The gyroid infill pattern turns out to be the best infill pattern of them all.

Formlabs FUSE 1+ Used to Produce Metal Parts with ColdMetalFusion Feedstock

Formlabs equipment can print metal objects? Apparently, so.

Forged in Tariffs: How 3D Printing Is Reinventing the Appliance Industry

In this article, Charles Goulding and Anthony Palumbo examine the Trump administration’s 2025 steel tariffs on imported appliance components, their effect on manufacturers and retailers, and how housing market trends are reshaping appliance demand, all while emphasizing additive manufacturing as a key to domestic supply resilience.

There’s even more bad news about microplastics. Microplastics are rapidly becoming a major problem. They are the end result of poorly disposed plastic items. Discarded plastic eventually breaks down in the environment due to UV exposure, temperature changes, water exposure, or mechanical action. Ultimately, it becomes plastic “dust” that easily blows around the planet and… Continue reading New Study Finds Microplastics Strongly Adsorb Toxic Metals, Increasing Health Risks

Financials Reveal Nikon SLM Solutions’ Shift Toward High-End Metal Additive Systems

It’s often difficult to track the financials of certain 3D printing companies, but that’s not the case with Nikon SLM Solutions.