Polymaker launches HT-PLA Pro, a toughened heat-stable PLA for functional parts

Material producer Polymaker has released a tougher, heat-stable PLA engineered to address the brittleness and poor layer adhesion that have traditionally limited high-temperature PLA...

News Round Up: Xaar, Sinterit, Eaton, Beehive Industries, qualloy

This News Round Up highlights 3 things: partnerships powering scale, localization strategies shaping the industrial base, and technical advances that close the gap between...
Image 1: 3D model of a nested build job generated with the DAP Nesting Software. The relative nesting density was used as the objective. © RWTH DAP; 3D-Modelle: Cui et al. 20231.1

DAP releases open-source geometry algorithms for AM CAM software

The Institute Digital Additive Production (DAP) at RWTH Aachen University is making computational geometry algorithms for the development of computer-aided manufacturing software for additive...

Arc Impact’s framework helps bridge design validation and scalable manufacturing through an application-first strategy.

Here is its framework. One of the concerns of aerospace and defense manufacturers is to figure out whether a difficult part can move from concept...

How is the industry tackling densification challenges in additively manufactured technical ceramics?

A closer look at space and semiconductor applications Picture this: you’re at the beach with your family, proudly attempting to build the sandcastle, the kind...

SWISSto12 raises $70M to scale manufacturing capacity amid booming space market

Swiss satellite maker fuels growth with new capital, driving AM adoption across multi-orbit platforms SWISSto12 has closed a $70 million Series C funding round, underscoring...

Rapid.Tech 3D closes after 22 years

After 22 years of shaping the narrative around additive manufacturing in the German-speaking world, Rapid.Tech 3D will not continue in its current format. The...

USACE turns dredged sediment into 3D-printed oyster reefs to bolster coastal resilience

To keep navigation channels safe and reliable, researchers and engineers with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) are strengthening coastal systems. "The real opportunity...
3D printed pressure regulating valve

VACCO Industries delivers 3D printed pressure regulating valve to US Navy submarine fleet

VACCO Industries, a designer and manufacturer of specialty valves, filters and advanced fluid control products, has manufactured and delivered a pressure regulating valve body...

EOS retires its SLS 3D printer FORMIGA. What could be the implications?

EOS's decision to phase out FORMIGA marks a significant inflection point for selective laser sintering, but it's not necessarily the death knell for the...