3D foundation model developer Tripo AI has closed a $150 million Series A3 funding round, drawing investment from companies across the automotive, gaming, internet, and technology sectors. Geely Capital was among the automotive-side backers, joined by other strategic investors from…
EOS partners with Constellium to expand aluminum portfolio for additive manufacturing
Industrial 3D printing firm EOS has entered an agreement with aluminum alloy developer Constellium adding a new material to its lineup and rebranding an existing one as part of the collaboration. The German 3D printing systems maker will introduce Constellium’s…
Auxilium Biotechnologies Bioprints Kidney and Liver Tissue Aboard the ISS
Auxilium Biotechnologies, a clinical-stage biotechnology company, has bioprinted kidney and liver tissue aboard the International Space Station (ISS), marking the first time either tissue type has been manufactured in orbit. The tissues, along with cartilage and 28 nerve repair implants,…
ASTM International Releases Defense AM Certification Guide
ASTM International‘s Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence (AM CoE) has released a strategic guide addressing how additively manufactured (AM) parts are qualified and certified for defense use. The document, developed in partnership with the UK Ministry of Defence (UK MOD)…
AMAA 2026: Safran Scales Additive Manufacturing Across Flight-Critical Engine Parts
Eighteen months of casting and welding, compressed into three weeks on a single machine. That is what additive manufacturing in aerospace now means in practice at one of the sector’s largest groups. Safran, the French aerospace and defence manufacturer with…
AMUG names new board leadership for 2026–2027 term
The Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG) has confirmed its board of directors for the 2026–2027 term, combining newly elected members with two board appointments. The five incoming leaders join four continuing board members, with terms beginning July 1, 2026, at…
AMAA 2026: NASA Turns Rocket Alloys Into Flight Ready Hardware Through Iterative Post Processing
A combustion chamber with undetected flaws, or a nozzle with clogged internal channels observed during a hot fire test, can set a rocket programme back months. At NASA‘s Marshall Space Flight Center, that risk has pushed engineers to treat additive…
German Machine Tool Orders Rise 15 Percent Amid Cautious Optimism
Germany’s machine tool industry recorded a 15 percent increase in incoming orders during Q1 2026, according to the German Machine Tool Builders’ Association (VDW). The uptick follows three consecutive years of decline for the sector, though production, exports, and employment…
DEEP Installs Vanguard Subsea Habitat on Florida Reef
DEEP has completed installation of Vanguard, its pilot subsea human habitat, on the seafloor at Tennessee Reef in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Vanguard was produced from steel using traditional manufacturing methods approved by DNV, combining fabrication (forming, cutting),…
Auburn University and NASA Demonstrate Inkless Electronics Printing in Microgravity
Researchers from Auburn University and NASA Marshall Space Flight Center have demonstrated that conductive metal structures can be printed in microgravity without liquid inks, using a compact, self-contained system that generates, deposits, and sinters metal nanoparticles on demand. The work,…
