Hybrid Manufacturing Workflows: Integrating Industrial 3D Printing with Precision Subtractive Finishing

Discover how combining industrial 3D printing, 5-axis CNC post-processing, and vacuum casting bridge tooling optimizes mechanical tolerances and accelerates lead times. Metal AM produces complex geometries that no subtractive process can match, but it does not produce finished parts. The…

Designtech, Caracol, and LAMÁQUINA Open Robotic AM Hub in Milan

Designtech, Caracol, and LAMÁQUINA have partnered to open Milan’s first permanent hub dedicated to large-format robotic additive manufacturing (LFAM) for the design sector. According to the announcement, the space gives designers, studios, and brands ongoing access to large-scale robotic fabrication…

Sciperio Patents Pump for Dispensing High-Viscosity Materials in AM

A newly patented pump from Sciperio, the R&D arm of nScrypt, is built to let additive manufacturing (AM) systems dispense materials with viscosities above 1 million centipoise, a range Sciperio says has been difficult for conventional dispensing systems to handle…

Protolabs expands CNC machining and MJF 3D printing for drone manufacturing

Protolabs, a US-based digital manufacturing service provider, has expanded its CNC machining and Multi Jet Fusion (MJF) 3D printing capabilities for commercial and defense drone manufacturers. The company is targeting applications requiring rapid design changes, customized hardware, lightweight components, and…

Bambu Lab Turns Filament Sales into Earthquake Relief for Venezuela

Chinese 3D printer manufacturer Bambu Lab is launching a 48-hour community fundraising drive for Venezuela’s earthquake recovery, running from July 13 at 8:00 a.m. through July 15, 2026. During the window, customers on the company’s US and EU online stores can…

AMAA 2026 is now live: Join the Aerospace, Space, and Defense Additive Manufacturing community today

Additive Manufacturing Advantage: Aerospace, Space, and Defense 2026 is now live and in progress. Taking place online today, AMAA 2026 brings together leading voices from across aerospace, defense, space, advanced manufacturing, research, and industrial production to discuss how additive manufacturing…

Unsupervised, Strong, and Scalable: The New Era of Factory-Floor 3D Printing

There’s a jig sitting in a drawer at most aerospace and automotive shops. Making it meant calling a machinist, waiting weeks, and paying for a block of aluminum to be carved down into something used maybe 50 times before the…

E3D launches Bastion coated gears for Bambu Lab printers

UK-based extrusion system specialist E3D has launched Bastion Coated Gears, a hardened steel extruder gear and hobb upgrade for Bambu Lab desktop 3D printers. The new components are compatible with the Bambu Lab X1C, X1E, P1P, and P1S.  Bastion Coated…

DEEP Manufacturing and Fortius Metals target production-scale multi-material WAAM

DEEP Manufacturing, a specialist in wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) for safety-critical structures, has partnered with Colorado-based Fortius Metals to print a complex, multi-material metal cylinder using large-format metal 3D printing. Announced on June 4, 2026, the project will combine…

Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark Unite Under New AM Alliance

The Nordic Additive Manufacturing Alliance (NAMA) marks the first time Finland, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark have formally united their expertise in additive manufacturing under a single cooperative framework.  Backed by Nordic Innovation through the Nordic Forward: Competitiveness and Resilience for…