Australian large-format Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) specialist AML3D has delivered 3D printed prototype tailpiece components for the US Navy’s Virginia Class nuclear submarine program…
Markforged Founders Launch New AI 3D Model Generator Backflip with $30M funding led by NEA and a16z
Generative AI software startup Backflip has launched from stealth mode after raising $30 million in funding. Headed by CEO Greg Mark and CTO David Benhaim, who founded industrial 3D printer manufactur…
Eplus3D Has Delivered Over 100 Metal 3D Printers
Metal 3D printer manufacturer Eplus3D announced that it has delivered over 100 “super-meter” metal LPBF 3D printers globally. Nearly 40 of these systems, which include the EP-M2050, EP-M1550, and EP-M…
Axial3D Raises $18.2M to Scale AI-powered 3D Medical Imaging Technology
Belfast-based medical technology firm Axial3D has raised $18.2 million in an investment round. The company will use the new capital to scale its AI-powered 3D medical imaging technology, accelerating …
Desktop Metal Targets Markforged in New Lawsuit Against Nano Dimension
Massachusetts-based industrial 3D printer manufacturer Desktop Metal (DM) has filed a second lawsuit against Nano Dimension, naming Markforged as a new defendant in the legal battle. The Delaware Cour…
April 2024 3D Printing Industry Review: Key Updates and Breakthroughs
Read all the biggest 3D printing stories of 2024 in the 3D Printing Industry Review of the Year. In April, business news continued to dominate the headlines. Two of the most influential ad…
March 2024 3D Printing Industry Review: Key Updates and Breakthroughs
What were the biggest 3D printing stories of 2024? The 3D Printing Industry Review of the Year continues. There was an update to Arevo’s January 3D printing hardware auction, with a major indust…
February 2024 3D Printing Industry Review: Key Updates and Breakthroughs
The 3D Printing Industry Review of the Year continues with the biggest stories from February. Following news of cost-cutting and streamlining initiatives last month, February saw companies face financ…
January 2024 3D Printing Industry Review: Key Updates and Breakthroughs
The 3D Printing Industry Review of the Year has returned for 2024, offering an opportunity to reflect on the year’s biggest 3D printing stories, many of which regular readers would be among the first …
Shapeways Acquires Thangs to Establish New Creator Ecosystem
3D printing service provider Shapeways has acquired a majority stake in the 3D file-sharing platform Thangs, taking the reins from the site’s developer Physna, Inc. This acquisition represents the sec…