In Q2 2026 the global 3D printing industry grows, but listed companies show mixed results. Amid price pressures, leadership changes and Chinese competition, the sector's growth is not fully reflected in the financial statements of public companies.

The University of Waterloo has developed a platform that combines corneal topography, digital design, and DLP printing to produce custom rigid contact lenses in 15-20 minutes, targeting complex clinical cases such as irregular corneas.

3D-printed lattices made with conductive resin become distributed sensors: electrical tomography reconstructs the map of internal damage in real time. Study by the University of Glasgow published in Advanced Functional Materials.

BMF brings the microArch S150 3D printer to Europe, a compact system with 25 μm optical resolution and PμSL technology, designed for laboratories and production. Aimed at microfluidics, optical fibers, biomedical devices, electronics, and materials research.

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.

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 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'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

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

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

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

MAASS develops full-color resin 3D printer with six vats

The US company MAASS is developing a resin 3D printer capable of reproducing the entire color spectrum. The SHIMMY system uses a radically different approach from current standards, based on multiple vats and pul