3D printing news

TCT 3Sixty 2026 opened yesterday at the NEC Birmingham, bringing together additive manufacturing professionals from across the UK and beyond. The event continues to offer a mix of technology showcases, industry case studies, and practical discussions focused on the realities…

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…

In the world of technology, 3D printing can sometimes feel like science fiction. But while we’ve grown used to watching printers lay down layer after flat layer, a new technique has been catching our attention: multi-axis 3D printing. By breaking…

Today, 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.…

Iris 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…

Whether 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.…

Jet 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…

The 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…

What 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…

Most 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…

Metal 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…

Can 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…