PrintersWho Are the American Metal 3D Printer Manufacturers?Additive manufacturing has spread all over the globe, especially in the United States, where it all started. From 1987 when stereolithography was first introduced by Chuck Hull to the advent of the first metal AM technologies in the 1990s, AM…Archive
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PrintersWho Are the American Metal 3D Printer Manufacturers?Additive manufacturing has spread all over the globe, especially in the United States, where it all started. From 1987 when stereolithography was first introduced by Chuck Hull to the advent of the first metal AM technologies in the 1990s, AM…
NewsIris van Herpen Brings 140 Haute Couture Pieces to New YorkIris van Herpen’s retrospective exhibition arrives in New York after stops in Paris, Brisbane, Singapore, and Rotterdam, marking its first visit to North America. From May 16 through December 6, 2026, the Brooklyn Museum will host “Iris van Herpen: Sculpting…
PrintersBambu Lab Launches the A2L: A “Creative Playground” with Larger Build Volume and Modular Add-OnsToday, Bambu Lab is launching the A2L, a machine they are referring to as the “Creative Playground.” The company shared that this large-format 3D printer was designed for ambitious creative projects that previously required splitting large models into multiple pieces.
PrintersThe Best Machines for Recycling Plastic and Making Your Own 3D Printing FilamentWhether we like it or not, 3D printing generates waste. Failed parts, material purges, supports that end up in the trash, prints that no longer meet expectations. For a long time, that plastic had no other destination than the trash.…
GuidesTim Smith on GRX-810: NASA’s Breakthrough Superalloy for Additive ManufacturingJet turbine engineers need components that can survive some of the most extreme conditions imaginable, like emperatures exceeding 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit, and for years, no off-the-shelf alloy survived the task. The answer came from NASA Glenn Research Center in the…
ApplicationsThe UK Defence Science and Technology Laboratory Is Funding Robots to Finish 3D Printed PartsWhat if a machine could achieve the dexterity of a human alongside the consistency of a robot? Post-processing 3D-printed parts manually is often tedious, time-consuming, and prone to variation. To address this, Rivelin Robotics, supported by the United Kingdom’s Defence&he
NewsWhy Nano Dimension Is Selling Markforged and What Stratasys GainsThe additive manufacturing sector is once again making headlines with news that revives one of the market’s most active chapters. Nano Dimension has announced the signing of a definitive agreement to sell Markforged to Stratasys, in an all-cash transaction valued…
MaterialsADDITIV Metals Returns June 10! A Virtual Summit Tackling the Biggest Bottlenecks in Metal AMMetal additive manufacturing is no longer a technology in waiting. The global metal AM market is projected to grow from $6.02 billion to $7.02 billion in 2026 alone (Research And Markets). According to the 2026 Wohlers Report, metals revenue (including…
PrintersThe Best DIY 3D Printer KitsMost 3D printers today are sold as ‘plug-and-play’ systems—either fully assembled or semi-assembled and ready to print out of the box. However, this wasn’t always the standard. The industry’s roots can be traced back to the RepRap project, launched by&hell
News26 Chicks Hatched out of 3D Printed Eggs: Moving Toward Dodo and Moa De-ExtinctionCan 3D printing bring extinct birds back from the dead? Colossal Biosciences is betting on it. Last week, the Dallas-based biotech firm announced it had successfully hatched 26 healthy chickens using highly complex artificial eggs: a critical proof-of-concept for their…
Applications4D Printing Replaces the Traditional Cast in Orthopedic CareThe Singaporean startup Castomize has developed a 4D-printed cast that addresses the drawbacks of conventional casts: itching, sweating, irritation, and the inability to get wet. Their solution leverages the properties of smart thermoplastics, allowing the cast to be molded preci
GuidesSheyn: The Art of Making Everyday Life More Beautiful Through 3D PrintingSheyn means “beautiful” in Yiddish. Aesthetics are at the heart of Nicolas Gold and Markus Schaffer’s work, so much so that they chose this word as the name for their design studio. Their approach blends architecture and design to reveal…