The Barnes Global Advisors (TBGA) has been contracted by Bechtel Plant Machinery, Inc. (BPMI) to support the development and management of a materials and process database for additive manufacturing (AM). The results are expected to be made public, a move…
USA Diving names FITASY official footwear partner
USA Diving has named Indianapolis-based FITASY, a maker of 3D printed custom-fit recovery footwear, as its official footwear partner. The partnership launched at the Bolzano Diving Meeting in Bolzano, Italy, on July 3, 2026, where National Team athletes and coaches…
Renishaw Launches LIBERTAS Software to Reduce Supports and Improve Surface Finish in Metal AM
Global engineering firm Renishaw has introduced LIBERTAS, a new software technology for its RenAM 500 series metal additive manufacturing (AM) systems that targets two persistent challenges in laser powder bed fusion (LPBF): rough downskin surfaces and reliance on support structures.…
UPM Group 3D prints 100 m² exhibition stand for EuroShop 2026
UPM Group built a fully 3D printed exhibition stand for EuroShop 2026, the retail industry’s largest international trade fair, held in Düsseldorf, Germany. The roughly 100 m² installation combined 3D printed architectural structures with custom furniture pieces, all produced additively.…
MACH 2028 Passes Halfway Mark as General Sales Open
More than half of the exhibition floor for MACH 2028 has already been booked as general sales opened, with organizers urging companies to secure space before the event’s early bird discount deadline. More than 13,000 square meters of stand space…
Makr3D launches ungated instant quoting for UK 3D print fulfillment
Makr3D, the fulfillment platform built on Yorkshire3D‘s Bambu print farm in Huddersfield, has opened an instant quoting tool that does not require an account. Creators upload an STL or a Bambu/Orca 3MF file and receive a fulfillment price, shipping cost…
TORSUS Opens Second Slovak Plant, Expands Footprint
TORSUS, a manufacturer of heavy-duty off-road vehicles, opened a second manufacturing facility in Ilava, Slovakia, on July 23, 2026. The new site adds 100 jobs, bringing the company’s Slovak production team to more than 150 people. Combined with the existing…
Addidex Connect Draws 170 Robotic LFAM Practitioners to 3D Printing Event
Roughly 170 practitioners in robotic large-format additive manufacturing (LFAM) attended the inaugural Addidex Connect event, held on June 30 and July 1, 2026 at 3D Makers Zone in Haarlem, the Netherlands. The two-day gathering was organized around robotic additive manufacturing…
Researchers Find a Way to Stop 3D Printed Parts From Overheating Mid-Print
A technique that 3D prints an entire object at once, instead of building it up layer by layer, has a heat problem. Researchers at the University of Nottingham, working with the University of California, Berkeley, say they’ve found a fix.…
Hexagon Pairs Handheld Scanner With Geomagic Design X to Speed Up MRO Reverse Engineering
Hexagon‘s Portable Metrology Division has introduced a reverse engineering workflow for maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) teams that connects its ATLASCAN Pro handheld 3D scanner directly to Geomagic Design X software. The company says the combination lets engineers rebuild a…
