Berlin-based 3D printer manufacturer Xolo has launched the Xube², its new volumetric 3D printer. Leveraging the company’s proprietary Xolography technology, the new platform is designed to suppo…
45% growth for Chinese metal 3D printers amid poor Western performance, Context Q1 2024 reports
Market intelligence firm CONTEXT has outlined a rise in Chinese metal 3D printer shipments in Q1 2024. This trend, also evident in CONTEXT’s Q4 2023 report, continued amid stagnating global industrial…
Lockheed Martin 3D printing new Mako hypersonic missile
US Defense firm Lockheed Martin is 3D printing key components for its new Mako hypersonic missile. The company is leveraging metal additive manufacturing to produce the jet-fired missile’s guida…
ATI publishes new roadmap on the future of 3D printing for UK aerospace
The UK-based Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) has produced a new additive manufacturing (AM) strategy and roadmap in collaboration with the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC). This docume…
3D printing guns: the pro-gun perspective on “fundamentally unserious” Chicago vs Glock lawsuit
Earlier this year, the City of Chicago sued US gun manufacturer Glock. The city alleges that Glock has made the “business decision” to profit from the sale of handguns that can be easily converted int…
Renishaw 3D printing powers INEOS Britannia’s new racing yacht
Global engineering firm Renishaw has 3D printed several key components for INEOS Britannia’s new racing yacht. The team is competing in the 37th America’s Cup. Taking place between 22nd August and 27…
6K raises $82 Million to secure US battery supply chains
Advanced material specialist 6K has raised $82 million in a new Series E funding round. This insider-led investment was headed by Anzu Partners, Energy Impact Partners, LaunchCapital, Material Impact,…
3DMakerpro Moose: A High-Quality, User-Friendly, Full-Color 3D Scanner
The 3D Printing Industry engineering team reviews the 3DMakerpro Moose, an entry-level 3D scanner offering high-quality performance at a low price. This portable, handheld offering seeks to lower the …
Hands-on with the new SUNLU FC01 Filament Connector, waste-free 3D printing
3D printing firm SUNLU has unveiled the FC01 Filament Connector, a compact device capable of fusing 3D printing filament. Users of FDM 3D printers are all too familiar with the frustration of having …
Ford uses Formlabs’ 3D printers to develop new Electric SUV
Ford Motor Company has leveraged SLA and SLS 3D printers from Formlabs to prototype several components for its new Electric Explorer SUV. The world’s sixth-largest automotive manufacturer,…