Wool Source, a New Zealand ingredients manufacturer developing industrial uses for wool, and KiwiFil, a New Zealand filament producer, have launched what they describe as the first commercial 3D printing filament to use a wool-based colourant. The product, called WoolyFil,…
Materials
- 3D Platforms
- 3D Printers
- 3D Printing
- 3D Printing News Digest
- 3D Scanners
- 3D Software
- 3DP Applications
- Aerospace
- Applications
- Archive
- Art & Sculpture
- Automotive
- bodyTop
- Business
- Case Studies
- Construction
- Consumer Products
- Crowd Funding
- Defense
- Design
- DontAppear
- Education
- Electronics
- Energy
- Entertainment
- Event
- Executive Interview Series
- Fashion
- Food
- Insights
- Jewellery
- Jobs
- Kickstarter, etc
- Laser Cutters
- Legal and Regulatory
- Magazine
- Makers
- Market Insights
- Materials
- Medical & Dental
- On demand manufacturing
- Open source
- Post Processing
- Research
- Reviews
- Stock Market
- Transport
- Uncategorized
- Videos
- More
New BMF Resin Solves Optical Clarity Challenges in Micro 3D Printing
Microscale 3D printer manufacturer Boston Micro Fabrication (BMF) has released BMF Clear, a photopolymer resin rated at greater than 90% light transmittance. Designed for use on its 10µm and 25µm resolution printing platforms, the material is built specifically for applications…
SUMMSEED launches to develop medium manganese steels for mining using casting and laser-wire DED
SUMMSEED, a new European project funded by the Research Fund for Coal and Steel, has launched to develop medium manganese steels for mining and heavy industry using industrial casting and laser-wire directed energy deposition. Coordinated by the Technical University of…
Volkmann launches vPort powder handling system for HP Metal Jet S100
Volkmann GmbH, a Germany-based manufacturer of metal powder conveying equipment, has introduced the vPort, a semi-automated, contained powder handling system developed in partnership with HP Additive Manufacturing Solutions. Announced on April 7, 2026, the system is designed specifically for the…
Farsoon adds ALM materials and new PEBA production
The 2026 edition of our AMA: Energy online conference returns on April 30th. Register now! 3D printer manufacturer Farsoon Technologies has expanded its open materials ecosystem to include three industrial polymer powders from EOS’ subsidiary Advanced Laser Materials (ALM). The ALM partnership…
Farsoon Advances Copper Alloy 3D Printing With Speed, Precision, and Scale
Copper alloys have long been among the most coveted yet most difficult materials in additive manufacturing. Their extraordinary thermal and electrical properties make them indispensable for aerospace, electronics, and advanced energy systems, but their high reflectivity to near-infrared lasers has…
Skoltech Finds a Viable Path for 3D Printing Aluminum Bronze
Researchers from Skoltech, part of the VEB.RF group, and collaborating institutions in Russia and India have turned their attention to one of additive manufacturing’s most closely watched material frontiers: copper alloys. Their work shows that with carefully tuned process parameters,…
Loughborough University Targets the UK’s Critical Materials Sovereignty Gap
Tungsten, niobium, and tantalum, the metals that will define the next generation of energy and defence technology, share a common challenge: they are notoriously difficult to process and largely sourced from geopolitically sensitive regions. As the UK moves to reduce…
From Scrap to Spool: Creality’s M1 and R1 Bring Filament Recycling to the Desktop
Shenzhen-based 3D printer manufacturer Creality has introduced the Filament Maker M1 and the Shredder R1, a paired desktop system that lets users shred 3D printing waste and extrude it back into usable filament on Indiegogo. Anyone who has spent serious…
BLT Reaches Industrial Scale in Copper AM with 100,000-Unit Milestone
Metal 3D printing technology provider Bright Laser Technologies (BLT) has announced that its BLT-S400 platform surpassed 100,000 units of copper alloy components in cumulative output as of March 2026, what the company describes as the first publicly documented evidence of…
