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What happens after you send a 3D file to an additive manufacturing provider? Before manufacturing a part, you must verify that its geometry is feasible, select a material, choose the appropriate technology, and calculate the cost and lead time. After…

Formnext is back in Frankfurt from the 17th to the 20th of November, and once again the halls will be packed with new technology. With hundreds of exhibitors competing for attention, deciding what to see can be a challenge, so…

Additive manufacturing must meet widely varying needs, from testing new alloys in a laboratory to manufacturing metal components for industrial applications. Research centers want to optimize material usage in their trials. Manufacturers need equipment that can produce larger parts and…

A small electrostatic discharge can damage an electronic component. This phenomenon occurs when static electricity accumulated on one object transfers to another, sometimes in the form of a small spark. Although this is usually harmless to people, it can affect…

Metal 3D printing has become very good at melting powder, but what happens as that metal cools and solidifies has been left largely to chance. For anyone working in laser powder bed fusion (LPBF), the result is familiar: residual stress,…

From November 17 to 20, 2026, Formnext will bring together all the key players in additive manufacturing, and so far, 790 exhibitors are expected in Frankfurt. To help you navigate the event, 3Dnatives has revamped its dedicated ecosystem for the…

Bambu Lab is preparing to enter the 3D scanning market with the S1, its first device of this type, scheduled for release in November 2026. For now, the available information is very limited. The company has posted an image of…

Every product starts as a CAD file, but turning it into a working part raises a question: which manufacturing process should you use? 3D printing, CNC machining and injection molding each have a sweet spot, and picking the wrong one…

Today, Formlabs released the Form Studio 1, a resin 3D printer priced from $699, well below anything else in its lineup. The company is calling it “the world’s most affordable professional resin 3D printer,” and it’s a clear move toward…

Bambu Lab just had a rough week in court. On September 17, a federal jury in the Eastern District of Texas ordered the company to pay Stratasys $27.6 million after finding that four Bambu Lab-linked entities had willfully infringed four…

Almost every 3D printer moves its printhead with belts and pulleys, an affordable solution that comes with certain limits. The belt stretches, vibrates, and loses rigidity over time. For years, the industry has had a faster and more precise alternative…

On September 11, 2026, the Illinois-based additive manufacturing company Impossible Objects, Inc. announced a $40 million Series B funding round to scale its proprietary Composite-Based Additive Manufacturing (CBAM) technology and meet demand across aerospace, defense, and industrial sectors. Led by…