3D printing news

For nearly 40 years, Chuck Hull’s curiosity and desire to improve the way products were designed and manufactured gave birth to 3D printing, 3D Systems, and the additive manufacturing industry. Since then, that same spark continues to ignite the 3D…

Formnext officially opened its doors yesterday, and the excitement is already in full swing: the aisles are steadily filling up, exhibitors are unveiling their latest innovations hour after hour, and the conferences are shedding light on the newest market trends.…

Formnext 2025 is officially underway! The doors opened this morning, and the exhibition hall is already buzzing with energy. With over 800 exhibitors, including machine manufacturers, distributors, and service providers, the event is once again set to propel the adoption…

After decades of building its reputation in polymer technologies, Stratasys is officially entering the world of metals and ceramics. The announcement comes alongside a strategic investment and a commercial agreement with 3D solutions manufacturer Tritone Technologies. What does the collaboration…

Every year, Formnext serves as a key moment for additive manufacturing companies to unveil their latest innovations, and this year is no different. Among the many announcements, we’ve seen a strong showing of new metal 3D printers, reflecting the continued…

In 1987, 3D Systems introduced the world’s first commercial stereolithography (SLA) 3D printer, laying out the groundwork for one of the most precise and widely used additive manufacturing technologies today. Nearly four decades later, the company continues to shape the field it pioneered. Its latest…

A rotating detonation engine is a kind of propulsion system that has been theorized about and researched for years, but this design only existed on paper and in prototypes. This year, a team of engineers at RTX built and tested…

Advanced digital workflows and additive manufacturing are transforming the field of restorative dentistry. In this feature, we highlight a full-mouth rehabilitation case managed by Dr. Guvinder Gakhal, where SprintRay 3D printed crown resin was used to restore a patient with…

With a presence in more than 60 countries and over 80 agents worldwide, GLB has quickly become one of the fastest-growing names in metal additive manufacturing. Based in Jiangsu, China, the company combines independently developed selective laser melting (SLM) systems…

The concept of rheology refers to a branch of physics that studies fluids. Specifically, it examines how materials behave when they flow or deform, meaning how they respond to an applied force or stress. Although rheology applies to a wide…

In industrial 3D printing, scale and standardization often go hand in hand. But since its founding in 2011, FELIX 3D printers has built its reputation on a different principle: adaptability. The Dutch manufacturer’s modular approach has allowed it to create…

Raise3D is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year. Known for its professional FDM printers, particularly the Pro3 and E2 series, and more recently for its DF2 and DF2+ resin systems, the brand is taking another major step forward with the…