Alternating layers of PLA and TPU: mechanical strength without blending, but machine learning should be treated with caution

A group of researchers from the Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology in Hyderabad tested a simple approach to combine rigidity and flexibility in a single printed component: a

3D-printed foundations for the new Hemavan chairlift: optimized infrastructure in the mountains

In the ski resort of Syterbyn, in northern Sweden, 3D printing of concrete finds an unprecedented application: robotic foundations for ski lifts. The Hyperio project

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 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

Miltenyi Biotec patents the “light sheet” to overcome the limits of volumetric 3D printing

Miltenyi Biotec has filed an international patent proposing a new approach to volumetric 3D printing. The system uses a thin inclined “light sheet” combined with a second beam

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

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

MIT's InstructMesh: 3D generative AI meets real manufacturing

A 3D model generated by artificial intelligence can look perfect on screen but prove unusable in production. MIT has developed a system that allows correcting these defects without CAD skills

Construction 3D Printing for high-risk sites: the Ukrainian proposal to protect personnel

3D concrete printing can become a safety tool on dangerous construction sites. Research from the Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture proposes an integrated system

Multimaterial 2PP printing: the LLNL patent eliminates vat change with two wavelengths

The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has filed a patent for a Two-Photon Polymerization printing system that allows varying the material properties without interrupting the process. The t

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