Spacetech startup Agnikul Cosmos has tested Agnite, a booster engine it says can be fully 3D printed in seven days at one-tenth the cost of conventional manufacturing. One metre long and 3D printed from Inconel as a single piece, Agnite…
How Far Has AM in Healthcare Really Come? Find out at RAPID + TCT 2026
Something has matured in how the AM industry thinks about healthcare, and the conversation is sharper for it. Where the industry once debated potential, practitioners are now deep in the specifics: how to manufacture custom medical products at scale, how…
Can Computer Simulations Make Metal AM Certification in Aviation Faster and More Affordable?
NASA and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have published a strategy document proposing computer simulations as a tool to cut the time and cost of certifying metal 3D printed aviation components. The 195-page report was developed over five years by…
New Research on 3D Printed Heart Attack Sensing Platform With 17 Cents Electrodes
Researchers from the University of Brighton and University of Strathclyde have developed an electrochemical sensor platform capable of detecting a heart attack protein biomarker in human blood serum. Published in Analytical Chemistry, the study targets cardiac troponin I, a protein…
Ghana Eyes 3D Printing for Its Next Fleet of Vessels
When Nigerian company RusselSmith sat down with Ghana’s maritime authority recently, the pitch was straightforward: replace the country’s aging wooden boat fleet with 3D printed vessels. Held in Accra, the meeting brought the asset management and advanced manufacturing company’s officials…
Royal3D’s Interlayer Control System Targets Industrial 3D Print Quality
Dutch 3D printing service provider Royal3D has launched the Interlayer Control System (ICS), a thermal monitoring tool for industrial 3D printing operations. The Rotterdam-based provider’s system uses a 160 x 140 pixel thermal camera to continuously track nozzle positions across…
3D Scanning Just Got More Affordable. Here Is What That Means for Your Work.
When engineers at leading automotive companies need to reverse engineer a legacy component for which no CAD file exists, they scan it. When archaeologists document a dig site before excavation disturbs it, they scan it. The technology that once required…
Hanin’s Unveils New 3D Printing Lineup with Elastomer and SJF Systems at TCT Asia
Chinese printing equipment manufacturer Hanin unveiled two new 3D printing systems at TCT Asia 2026 this week. The LCD-L298 is a commercial-grade elastomer 3D printer that made its global debut at the show, while the SJF-P380 is an industrial-grade system…
BMF Announces New microArch S150 Series: Technical Specifications and Pricing
Microscale 3D printer manufacturer Boston Micro Fabrication (BMF) has introduced the microArch S150 Series, a new line of compact 3D printers aimed at labs, development teams, and production environments. The series is built around the BMF’s Projection Micro Stereolithography (PµSL)…
New €1M ESA Grant Targets Sustainable Titanium Supply Chain
UK-based metal 3D printing powder manufacturer Metalysis has secured nearly €1 million from the European Space Agency (ESA) to tackle two problems that have long unsettled Western aerospace: where to source titanium, and how to produce it more cleanly. The…
