Latest $25M funding to boost IperionX’s U.S. titanium production capacity

American titanium manufacturer IperionX has received an additional $25 million from the US Department of War (DoW) to scale its efforts to rebuild a domestic titanium supply chain in the country. Issued through the Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment (IBAS)…

From Prosthetics to Insoles: Why Professionals Trust Filaflex

Patients want comfort and mobility while labs want safety and reliability, so why are materials still letting both sides down? The result is a cycle of discomfort, early failures, and costly inefficiencies that frustrate both patients and practitioners. That is…

New Aluminum Alloy Shows Promise for Automotive and Aerospace AM

U.S. DOE national science laboratory Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has been testing DuAlumin-3D, a new aluminum alloy, for use in high-temperature automotive components, showing its potential applications in additive manufacturing. The research indicated that DuAlumin-3D performs better than some…

Prodways and HRL Laboratories advance ceramic 3D printing

Prodways, a French manufacturer of industrial 3D printers, has worked with HRL Laboratories in California to investigate how polymer-derived ceramics (PDCs) can be additively manufactured without introducing critical defects. Using the ProMaker L5000 digital light projection (DLP) system, HRL scientists…

Electroninks targets inkjet printing for advanced chip packaging with a new silver ink

Your seat at the Additive Manufacturing Advantage awaits! Register free for AMA: Automotive & Mobility. Particle-free metal ink producer Electroninks has partnered with Manz Asia introducing a silver ink formulation for digital inkjet printing in semiconductor packaging.  Curing under LED-UV light…

South Africa’s CSIR and Filament Factory Introduce Lightweight Composite for Critical Industries

Filament Factory, a producer of additive manufacturing consumables, in collaboration with the South African government agency Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), has developed a nano-reinforced polymer composite. The advanced material provides enhanced electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding, improved radio…

Zithri aims for ‘circular economy’ with new material from waste cooking oil

Your seat at the Additive Manufacturing Advantage awaits! Register free for AMA: Energy and AMA: Automotive & Mobility. University of Technology and Applied Sciences Shinas spin-out Zithri has developed EcoFil 3D 3D printing filament produced from treated and filtered waste cooking oil.  According…

Foundation Alloy Introduces Molyclast, a New Line of Molybdenum Alloys

Foundation Alloy, an MIT spinout, has announced Molyclast, a new line of molybdenum alloys developed through its proprietary MetalsFIRST technology. According to the company, Molyclast alloys feature grains 100 times finer than existing alternatives and isotropic properties. The MetalsFIRST approach…

Swiss Steel Group introduces UGIWAM wire for additive manufacturing

Swiss Steel Group, a global producer of special long steel products headquartered in Emmenbrücke, Switzerland, has presented UGIWAM, a wire designed for wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM). Developed by its French subsidiary Ugitech, the product is intended to deliver customized…

IperionX Receives $12.5M to Build New Titanium Supply Chain

American titanium manufacturer IperionX will receive $12.5 million from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to help strengthen the country’s defense industrial base.  This funding has been obligated under IperionX’s $47.1 million award from the DoD, announced in February 2025.…