TTT Group announces the largest investment in its history: a new HIP division with a Hiperbaric HIP 107, operational from 2027, for the post-processing of critical components in aerospace, energy, and metal additive manufacturing.

Researchers at Washington State University used AI to 3D print NASA's GRCop-42 alloy with 80% less laser power. The method, based on a predictive model, could make the technology accessible to smaller laboratories and companies.

Addireen presents the third generation of the XH-M350G-2HR, a dual green laser LPBF system for pure copper. The upgrade focuses on productivity, optical stability, and uniformity in prolonged cycles, with a build volume of 350 × 350 × 550 mm.

The 3D printing sector grows in Q2 2026, but the results of publicly traded companies are uneven. Competitive pressure on margins and leadership, with SpaceX influential on Velo3D.

The UK Ministry of Defence and Alloyed have brought a 1,100 N turbojet to flight-ready status in less than seven months, while the 300 N model is already in serial production. The programme aims at a family of propulsion systems from 30 to 2,000 N for uncrewed aircraft.

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

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.**

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

Electropolishing for LPBF lattice structures: research on AlSi10Mg

Laser powder bed fusion makes it possible to create geometries that are impossible to machine with traditional methods. But those same geometries are often impossible to finish as well. New research published in the Chinese J

Ames National Laboratory installs an atomizer for refractory metal powders up to 3,400 °C

The US Department of Energy has installed at Ames National Laboratory a new atomization system designed to produce powders from refractory metals and alloys. The plant can

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

Lawrence Livermore eliminates external magnets from metal jetting: molten metal becomes actuator

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has developed a metal 3D printing system that uses electric current through molten metal to simultaneously generate the force of