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 a set of announcements that reflect a maturing, if still evolving, industrial strategy.
A smaller printer for a bigger reach
The headline launch is the HP Multi Jet Fusion 1200, a compact system bringing HP’s established MJF technology to engineering teams, design studios, and healthcare environments where full-scale industrial systems remain impractical.
Built around a 12-litre build volume with guided, automated workflows, it ships with Magics Print for HP, powered by Materialise within the CO-AM ecosystem, giving users a usable end-to-end workflow from day one. Beta testers at Anima Design highlighted the ability to validate designs without overhauling existing processes, while LualdiLabs is exploring its potential in point-of-care manufacturing. Full availability is expected from early 2027.
The 5600 gets faster and smarter about traceability
The Jet Fusion 5600 series gains a “high productivity” print mode boosting output by 20%, along with support for PA 12 Glass Beads for stiffer, more dimensionally stable parts.
More distinctively, HP is introducing Dual Tone technology, printing in white and grey to embed textures, QR codes, and labels directly into parts, leveraging its unique agent architecture. Availability is planned for late 2026.
In the FFF sector
The HP Industrial Filament 3D Printer 600 HT, first introduced in November 2025, is now generally available in the US and Canada. Built on an open materials platform, it targets high-temperature applications across aerospace, oil and gas, medical and automotive. Haelvoet’s R&D team cited shorter design-test-iterate cycles as an immediate operational benefit.
And metal binder jetting
HP is expanding its Metal Jet S100 materials portfolio with copper, nickel superalloy M247LC (a qualification program we covered with Continuum Powders), and tungsten carbide–cobalt for tooling.
A new collaboration with Volkmann GmbH introduces the vPort, a semi-automated contained powder handling system addressing a practical gap in S100 workflows. Both moves push the platform toward higher-value industrial segments. What remains harder to assess is production-scale customer evidence, an area where competing binder jetting platforms have been more vocal.
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