U1 x Cocoapress Edition 3D printer on a booth at RAPID+TCT 2026 in Boston

When a 3D printer makes your coffee: Snapmaker and Cocoapress bring a different kind of “first” to RAPID+TCT 2026

RAPID+TCT 2026 in Boston was, by most accounts, a serious show. The themes running through this year's exhibitor announcements reflected an industry focused more...

ELEGOO’s surprise at RAPID + TCT 2026: A multicolor system and a “giant” resin printer

3D printer manufacturer ELEGOO used RAPID + TCT 2026 in Boston to send a clear signal: the Shenzhen-based manufacturer is no longer content to...
HP MJF Dual Tone technology_Eyewear

HP marks a decade in additive manufacturing with a dense portfolio update at RAPID+TCT 2026

Ten years in, HP Additive Manufacturing Solutions used RAPID+TCT 2026 to push on multiple fronts simultaneously (polymer, metal, entry-level access, and high-end materials) with...
Bambu Lab's new 3D printer X2D

One printhead, two nozzles: Bambu Lab resets the X-series

Bambu Lab has officially unveiled the X2D, the direct successor to the X1 series, a 3D printer that, since its 2022 debut, helped redefine...
DMP 500 Build on Plate

Fleet, flow, and factory: 3D Systems’ integrated play at RAPID + TCT 2026

At Booth #1801 at RAPID+TCT 2026, 3D Systems is introducing the SLA 825 Dual to the U.S. market alongside AddiTrak™, a new on-premises factory...
New WAAM system from GEFERTEC

GEFERTEC introduces arc10X: a WAAM system built for long-term industrial production

Berlin-based GEFERTEC has announced the arc10X, a new Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) system specifically engineered for companies looking to integrate metal additive manufacturing...
▲ Dome-shaped titanium high-pressure tank produced using a support-free additive manufacturing (3D printing) process ▲ Comparison of conventional additive manufacturing processes (left) and advanced support-free additive manufacturing processes (right)

INNOSPACE commercializes support-free titanium AM and it raises a familiar question

We'll be honest: when a company claims it has cracked support-free metal additive manufacturing for complex titanium aerospace components, within a standard LPBF environment,...
BigRep ONE.5X, a fully automated evolution of the ONE platform, in a workshop

BigRep unveils ONE.5X and pellet extrusion partnership at RAPID + TCT 2026

Machine manufacturer BigRep is arriving at RAPID + TCT 2026 (April 14–16, Boston) with two announcements that signal the intent of making large-format additive...

TCT Asia 2026: Different world, different rules (Part 2)

With 44,519 visitors on site, the event underscored a different pace, different priorities, and ultimately, a distinct set of rules shaping the AM ecosystem.   Day...
Entrance of a tradeshow

JEC World 2026: Additive Manufacturing is in the details

It was mostly a cloudy, occasionally rainy week in Paris, with only brief glimpses of sunshine. Yet inside the halls of JEC World 2026,...