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Big Rep launches ONE. 5 X 1-metre-cubed 3 D printing system ahead of RAPID + TCT
5+ hour, 2+ min ago (574+ words) Big Rep has unveiled Big Rep ONE. 5 X, a fully automated evolution of its 1-metre-cubed 3 D printing system, ahead of RAPID + TCT. The company has also established a co-development partnership with Massive Dimension that brings pellet-based extrusion to the Big…...
Application spotlight: 3 D printed replacement antenna masts save decades of combined supply wait time
8+ hour, 27+ min ago (224+ words) A US Marine Corps Lance Corporal redesigns MUOS antenna mast with FDM 3 D printing. The US II Marine Expeditionary Force was beginning to notice a trend. As the broken Mobile User Object Systems (MUOS) stacked up on the shelf, the…...
6 K Additive breaks ground on HQ and manufacturing campus expansion
1+ day, 40+ min ago (416+ words) 6 K is adding alloy warehousing, ingot production, and pre- and post-processing production capacity. 6 K Additive has broken ground on its 45-acre global headquarters and manufacturing campus expansion. The expansion project, which is being enabled by a $23. 4 million Defense Production Act…...
Elmet Technologies granted US patent for 'Fabrication of Metallic parts by Additive Manufacturing' technology
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (506+ words) The patent further strengthens Elmet Technologies" growing portfolio of IP in powders and processes for AM and powder metallurgy applications. Elmet Technologies has announced the issuance of a US patent for a technology that covers the use of a dry…...
LPE installs EOS P396 3 D printer in response to 'surging demand' for 3 D printed parts
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (328+ words) The new EOS P396 represents LPE's fourth industrial SLS system. Laser Prototypes Europe (LPE) has installed a new EOS P396 polymer 3 D printing system to address 'surging demand for production-grade 3 D printed components.' The new EOS P396 represents LPE's fourth industrial SLS system…...
RAPID + TCT 2026 | Exhibitor highlights
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (1103+ words) Between April 13-16, the additive manufacturing industry will convene in Boston for the 2026 RAPID + TCT. As North America's largest additive manufacturing and industrial 3 D printing event, RAPID + TCT promises to be the platform for a series of AM launches, updates and…...
BMF introduces BMF Clear transparent photopolymer resin
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (398+ words) This material, per BMF, will enable engineers to additively manufacture complex, internally structured micro-scale devices that were previously unachievable with 3 D printing. The company says it will open the door to 'high-fidelity innovation and broader application in critical research and…...
BLT metal 3 D printing tech again leveraged for OPPO's latest foldable smartphone
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (531+ words) BLT is able to additively manufacture the hinge system as a single structure. Bright Laser Technologies (BLT) has again contributed its metal additive manufacturing capability to support the manufacture of the hinge system for OPPO's latest foldable smartphone. Like the…...
6 K Additive to convert domestic scrap into metal 3 D printing powders via Defense Logistics Agency contract
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (554+ words) The contract will run for an 18-month term and focus on Nickel, Titanium, Tungsten, and Niobium materials. 6 K Additive has been awarded a $1. 95 million Phase II contract to support the US Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) in converting domestic scrap into…...
The additive differential: Learnings from the additive manufacture of a safety-critical part via Project TAMPA
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (177+ words) NP Aerospace & Digital Manufacturing Centre provide insights into the production of a 90kg suspension & differential carrier. What is described by Digital Manufacturing Centre (DMC) as the largest metal component it has ever additively manufactured (AM), was referred to months earlier as the…...