Most additive manufacturing engineers working on structural drone airframes have hit a familiar constraint. HPâs Multi Jet Fusion can produce complex PA12 geometries with good dimensional accuracy, but for parts that need to handle cyclic loads or absorb impact without…
Making Multi-Color 3D Printing Workflow More Practical With Crealityâs K3
Shenzhen-based 3D printer maker Creality has made its K3, the latest flagship 3D printer in its K Series lineup, available for pre-order at $849 in the United States. Recognized as an IFA Innovation Awards 2026 Honoree, the K3 introduces a…
Stratasys to Unveil New Serial Production Printer and Bring F870 to Europe at Formnext 2026
Stratasys will unveil a new polymer production system at Formnext 2026, held November 17 to 20 at Messe Frankfurt. The company will also debut its F870 FDM system in Europe and show factory-floor applications from Toyota, General Motors (GM) and…
Meshy Ranks on a16zâs First AI Apps by Revenue List
AI 3D model generation platform Meshy AI has been named to Andreessen Horowitzâs new Top 50 Consumer AI Apps by Monthly Revenue ranking, placing at No. 31. It is the only company focused on AI-generated 3D content to appear on…
CSRC Questions UnionTech on AI Compliance for its HKEX Listing
The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has asked UnionTech to address eight areas of concern as part of its application to list on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX). The supplementary filing requirements were among those…
IMI and TotalEnergies qualify printed nickel alloy trims for sour gas
TotalEnergies EP Denmark has installed seven anti-surge valves fitted with additively manufactured nickel-based alloy disk stacks from IMI. The parts work in a sour-gas environment where hydrogen sulphide (HâS) partial pressures reach up to 3.3 kPa. The 3D printed parts…
Taller printers, more Tomahawks: Nikon AM wins Department of War contract
Nikon Advanced Manufacturing (Nikon AM) has won a contract from the US Department of War (DOW) to supply customized metal additive manufacturing systems. The systems are targeted at producing mid-bodies for the Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM) and other similar…
7,000 parts for a neutron machine: Freemelt wins ESS tungsten deal
Swedish metal additive manufacturing company Freemelt has won a SEK 28 million (approx. $2.8 million) order from the European Spallation Source (ESS), one of Europe’s largest research infrastructures. Freemelt will make and deliver 7,000 tungsten-based components for the ESS target…
Xact Metal goes big: XM300G orders open after record quarters
On October 23, 2026, Xact Metal began taking orders for the XM300G, its mid-size laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) metal printer, with shipments planned for mid-2027. The company also said the second and third quarters of 2026 were its best…
AI Model Designs 3D Printed Bone Scaffolds in 12 Seconds
Researchers have developed ScaffoldForge, a generative artificial intelligence (AI) model that designs 3D printed bone scaffolds from a set of target structural properties. Described in a paper published in PLOS One, the model produces a complete scaffold geometry in about…
Studio 3e8 Reveals $3,500 Desktop Metal 3D PrinterÂ
Somerville, Massachusetts-based Studio 3e8 has introduced the Mesa 1, a desktop metal 3D printer with a built-in sintering furnace. The company will open a Kickstarter campaign for the system on December 1, 2026, with pricing starting at $3,500. Studio 3e8…
Farsoon Files $479M Raise for New Manufacturing Services Expansion
Chinese 3D printer manufacturer Farsoon Technologies has filed documents detailing plans to raise up to RMB 3.91 billion (approx. $478.7 million) through a private placement of shares. The proceeds would fund an expansion of its equipment manufacturing capacity, the construction…
