5+ hour, 8+ min ago  (324+ words) The US Navy is testing a 3 D printed composite patch repair method it said could cut F/A-18 Super Hornet repair times by roughly 50%, with plans to flight-test the process on an operational aircraft this summer. The Naval Air Warfare Center…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (475+ words) Formnext, the international exhibition for additive manufacturing and modern production technologies, will host the first Formnext Defence Summit on November 17, 2026, alongside its main exhibition running November 17-20 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany." The summit is organized in partnership with the Additive…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (262+ words) This month Chinese 3 D printing materials supplier SUNLU is celebrating its 13th anniversary, and there is real cause to celebrate. The company, which counts over 25 million products sold and operates over 270 production lines, is a leader in the filament and 3 D…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (383+ words) Voxel Matters Citing a growth in demand from the aerospace and defense sectors, metal AM company Velo3 D is opening a new production facility in Livermore, California The site, which spans 289, 000 square feet, will operate over 40 Velo3 D metal 3 D printers when…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (235+ words) Indiana University Health has opened a dedicated 3 D print studio at the 16 Tech Innovation District in Indianapolis, making the facility among the first hospital-based, FDA-cleared 3 D printing programs in the United States. The studio produces patient-specific anatomical models intended to…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (213+ words) Both pieces were printed flat using pre-programmed bend zones written into the toolpath. After printing, those zones were reheated until selected sections softened before others, at which point the pieces were bent into their final form by hand. The studio…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago  (213+ words) Aires Tide represents the first concrete output of the Genesis Mission, a White House-directed initiative launched by executive order in November 2025 to connect national laboratory supercomputers through an AI-enabled network. NNSA used that platform to take Aires Tide from initial…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago  (308+ words) High-resolution 3 D-printed planes, made of a scintillating plastic material, emit light in response to radiation (US Air Force image) A project sponsored by the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Research and Development (NNSA DNN R…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago  (315+ words) Since 2002, Davide has built up extensive experience as a technology journalist, market analyst and consultant for the additive manufacturing industry. Born in Milan, Italy, he spent 12 years in the United States, where he completed his studies at SUNY USB. As…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago  (386+ words) Since 2002, Davide has built up extensive experience as a technology journalist, market analyst and consultant for the additive manufacturing industry. Born in Milan, Italy, he spent 12 years in the United States, where he completed his studies at SUNY USB. As…...