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From reconnaissance to strike missions, 3D-printed drones are moving from the factory floor to the front lines. Across the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, and allied forces, additive manufacturing is enabling soldiers to build, repair, and adapt UAVs exactly where and…

A robot that behaves like a living being but has no sensors. That moves without software. That makes decisions without a “brain.” This is the latest breakthrough by Professor Daniela Kraft at Leiden University (Netherlands). Recently published under the title…

The market for 3D-printed prosthetics continues to grow, as additive manufacturing offers unique opportunities in terms of customization, comfort, and cost. It allows for components tailored to each person’s anatomy—all more quickly and at unbeatable prices. This makes these prosthetics…

A metal 3D printer for under €10,000 might sound like a pipe dream, but one Dutch engineer is turning it into a reality. Thomas Martinus Gerardus Bakker, a specialist in mechatronics engineering and system design, has developed the Metal 1.0.…

What started as a way to create small rewards for students has evolved into a research project pushing the boundaries of FDM 3D printing. At FILDZ Research, experimentation is at the core of the process. By rethinking design and toolpaths,…

Have you heard of the German firm AMPOWER? Every year, it publishes a report on the additive manufacturing market that analyzes its revenue trends and provides growth forecasts. The latest edition has just been released, and the outlook for 2025…

It has long been Apple’s mission to make technology feel intuitive, seamless and, above all, personal. The name is literally iPhone. Now, the Silicon Valley tech giant is taking that philosophy one step further. On March 31, Apple quietly announced…

TCT Asia 2026 has made it clear that the race in multi-material FDM 3D printing is unfolding at a pace few in the West anticipated. Over the course of the three-day trade show, we were able to see firsthand five…

BASF, a leading global manufacturer of catalysts for the chemical industry, announced that it opened the world’s first production plant for 3D printed catalysts, located in Ludwigshafen, Germany. The plant will produce X3D® catalysts on an industrial scale. Increasingly, we…

Milan Bergamo Airport may not be the closest airport to the city center (50 km west of Milan), but it can now boast something else: a 3D-printed structure, a first for the Italian aviation sector. Named “Ol Casél,” the building…

3D design and printing make for a powerful combination in the world of furniture. Thanks to additive manufacturing, it is now possible to turn creative concepts into functional pieces using almost any material and reducing production times. In this article,…

We no longer need to explain why additive manufacturing is so popular in the medical sector: examples and applications abound, and the benefits are very real. But beyond these use cases, a more transformative trend is emerging: the direct integration…