Category: Manufacturing

Impossible Objects: 40 million per 10k drones/month

Impossible Objects: 40 million per 10k drones/month

Impossible Objects has closed a $40 million Series B round to expand production of additive manufacturing systems for composites, aiming to produce up to 10,000 drone bodies per month for the American army.

Resin 3D printing: VOCs “peak” during washing, not during printing

Resin 3D printing: VOCs “peak” during washing, not during printing

A scoping review on resin 3D printing indicates that VOC peaks often occur in post-processing phases, such as washing with isopropanol and post-curing, not only during printing. Safety must be designed for the entire workstation.

Phrozen Sonic Mighty Revo 16K MAX: large format MSLA

Phrozen Sonic Mighty Revo 16K MAX: large format MSLA

Phrozen Sonic Mighty Revo 16K MAX is a 14-inch MSLA printer with a build volume of 302.4 × 161.98 × 300 mm, designed for large and long prints. The format reduces pixel density compared to smaller models, despite the 16K label.

Photocentric JENI: mass 3D printing without tooling

Photocentric JENI: mass 3D printing without tooling

Photocentric's JENI: when 3D printing challenges injection molding in high volumes

British company Photocentric presents an automated production platform that promises to produce hundreds of thousands of components per day. The goal: to compete with injection molding on

VMP: 51 million in revenues and target 10k tons for AM powders

VMP: 51 million in revenues and target 10k tons for AM powders

VMP targets the global AM metal powder market: $51 million in revenue and capacity approaching 10,000 tons

Jiangsu Vilory Advanced Materials, known as VMP, wants to transform itself from a large Chinese producer of metal powders for additive manufacturing into an international supplier

Mach Medical: single-piece automation revolutionizes orthopedics

Mach Medical: single-piece automation revolutionizes orthopedics

Single-piece automation could revolutionize production of 3D-printed orthopedic implants

**Traditional orthopedic manufacturing relies on large batches and costly inventories. A new automated single-piece approach could change the game, with decisive implications for additive manufacturing.**

iPhone Duo: recycled 3D titanium hinge

iPhone Duo: recycled 3D titanium hinge

Apple brings 3D printing to its first foldable iPhone

Apple has unveiled iPhone Duo, its first foldable smartphone, which integrates a hinge cover made using 3D printing in 100% recycled titanium. The component represents a new application of additive manufacturing n

Iran recovers 3D-printed Anduril drone LFAM

Iran recovers 3D-printed Anduril drone LFAM

Iran captures Anduril underwater drone made with large-format 3D printing

An autonomous underwater vehicle Dive-LD from Anduril Industries has ended up in the hands of Iranian forces at the Strait of Hormuz. The case brings attention to a platform that integrates robotic additive manufacturing

Salubrious: 3D cushions in series with Programmable Foam

Salubrious: 3D cushions in series with Programmable Foam

Salubrious brings 3D printed wheelchair cushions into serial production with Create It REAL's Programmable Foam

The Programmable Foam technology developed by the Danish company Create It REAL makes a significant leap: from customization of orthopedic devices to serial production.

Quickparts: 12 Stratasys NEO800+ for global network

Quickparts: 12 Stratasys NEO800+ for global network

Quickparts expands SLA production network with 12 Stratasys NEO800+ printers in four countries

Quickparts has announced the acquisition of 12 Stratasys NEO800+ stereolithography systems distributed across four international production sites. The investment aims to create a production network st

XTPL: Taiwanese fund enters the capital with 3.5 million

XTPL: Taiwanese fund enters the capital with 3.5 million

XTPL convoca l’assemblea per votare l’ingresso di un fondo taiwanese da 3,5 milioni di dollari

L’azienda polacca di stampa 3D elettronica XTPL ha convocato un’assemblea straordinaria degli azionisti per il 29 settembre 2026. L’obiettivo è approvare l’ingresso nel capitale di un investitore strategi

Aerospace: backlog of 17,000 aircraft drives additive

Aerospace: backlog of 17,000 aircraft drives additive

Aerospace backlog over 17,000 aircraft: additive manufacturing becomes strategic for the supply chain

The commercial aviation order book has for the first time surpassed 17,000 aircraft in July 2026, reaching 17,037 units according to data from ADS Group. This backlog is equivalent to

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