September 17, 2026
3D Printed Synthetic Skin Moves Onto a Print Farm
3D printed synthetic skin leaves the lab as UltiMaker and Bioactivx scale a Singapore cleanroom print farm after HSA approval for Bioactiv Matrix burns.
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Prototyping, tooling, and end-use parts
Real-world applications — prototyping, tooling, end-use parts, and how shops put desktop additive to work.
September 16, 2026
3D Printed Ceramic Implants Hit 500 at KLS Martin
3D printed ceramic implants hit a 500-unit mark as KLS Martin lists LithaBone TCP on IPS Gate for patient-specific, resorbable bone scaffolds in surgery.
Read article →September 15, 2026
Carbon Fiber Composite 3D Printing Draws $40 Million
Carbon fiber composite 3D printing drew $40 million as Impossible Objects scales CBAM 25 for aerospace, drones, and factory-rate composite parts, TCT reports.
Read article →September 10, 2026
Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing Hits a BMW Car
Wire arc additive manufacturing heads for a 2027 BMW: a WAAM aluminum structural part said to be 30–40% lighter than die-cast, still in qualification.
Read article →September 9, 2026
Stratasys F870 Puts Large FDM on Auto Floors
Stratasys F870 brings meter-class heated FDM to auto floors: Toyota and Rivian cited as early users for tooling and manufacturing aids.
Read article →September 8, 2026
High Speed Sintering Prints Full Door Panels
High speed sintering news: Hyundai installs two ExOne VX1000 HSS polymer printers to build full-scale PA12 parts, including door panels.
Read article →September 3, 2026
Navy Funds Continuous Fiber 3D Printing Inside UAV Parts
Continuous fiber 3D printing news this week: Continuous Composites won a Navy Phase II SBIR to embed conductors inside load-bearing UAV composite structures.
Read article →September 3, 2026
3D-Printed Floating Titanium Lattice Stays Afloat
3D-printed floating titanium news: RMIT filled hollow lattice struts with foam so the metal stays afloat after cracks, even in two-week seawater tests.
Read article →August 28, 2026
Army Seeks Expeditionary Additive Manufacturing at Three Bases
Expeditionary additive manufacturing is what AMCOM asked for this week: three hangar printers for fixtures and non-flight-safety parts at three Army bases.
Read article →August 26, 2026
FibreSeeker 3 UL Certification vs EU Safety Marks
FibreSeeker 3 UL and NTRL certifications not yet done; the printer already carries EU CE, RoHS, REACH, and WEEE files for machinery, EMC, and chemical safety.
Read article →August 25, 2026
AI Opens GRCop-42 3D Printing on Lower-Power Lasers
GRCop-42 3D printing news: WSU used AI to find six DED recipes, including 500 W infrared, so small labs can print NASA’s copper rocket alloy this week.
Read article →August 18, 2026
Robotic 5D Printing Patent Tracks Moving Workpieces
Robotic 5D printing news: IBM’s patent filing describes two robots that keep a moving workpiece aligned while additive and subtractive tools share one cell.
Read article →August 14, 2026
3D Printed Aircraft Spare Parts Fix Unsourceable Latches
3D printed aircraft spare parts from Lufthansa Technik and Materialise replace an unsourceable polymer latch with certified titanium for A330-class repairs.
Read article →August 11, 2026
Large Format Metal 3D Printing Gets an Air Force Boost
Large format metal 3D printing just got another $9M Air Force push. What the GEN-II DMP-1000 extension means for aerospace qualification and shop tooling.
Read article →August 7, 2026
Automotive Additive Manufacturing Moves Into Hyundai and Kia’s Tooling Stack
Automotive additive manufacturing just got a dedicated Hyundai-Kia hub for tools, parts, and digital spares. What OEM 3D printing centres mean for shops.
Read article →August 6, 2026
Shipboard Additive Manufacturing Proves Point-of-Need Printing at Sea
Shipboard additive manufacturing just printed 1,000+ parts and 12 drones at sea. What Firestorm’s RIMPAC run means for point-of-need production.
Read article →August 3, 2026
Aerospace Additive Manufacturing Scales With Eaton’s UK Centre
Aerospace additive manufacturing just got another regional production cell. What Eaton’s new UK centre means for shops that need localized 3D printing production.
Read article →July 30, 2026
Continuous Carbon Fiber 3D Printing Enters Navy Training
Continuous carbon fiber 3D printing just entered Navy sailor training. What the Danville Schoolhouse rollout means for shops that need strong fixtures and point-of-need parts.
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