There is a bevy of AI-to-CAD tools coming out. Some are finding users; some are raising millions in funding. Many new ones are coming out all the time, so we waded through all of the options we could find to give you an overview. What do these tools mean for us? And what is out […]
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Finland’s DeskArtes Oy has released 3Data Expert version 16.0, a comprehensive tool for additive manufacturing (AM) data preparation. Originating in the 1990s at Helsinki University of Technology, now Aalto University, the company has since grown to fulfill the various 3D model processing needs for the AM industry as a whole. The latest version of 3Data
Dutch firm Dimanex got its start as an MRO platform for the railways. The company had a contract with the Dutch Army in 2018, and later that year signed one with the Dutch national railway, NS. The cloud-based tool aimed to streamline MRO and give companies a digital supply chain solution. The company also offered
Nano Dimension (Nasdaq: NNDM) started 2026 with a much larger first quarter business than it had a year ago, mainly because Markforged is now part of the company and included in its results. But it also reported a significantly larger loss, suspended its full-year guidance, and continued a strategic review focused on lowering cash burn,
To look at the Biden administration and the Trump administration that succeeded it and find areas of policy overlap is obviously a bit of a challenge. But such areas certainly do exist, and one of the clearest objectives shared by both administrations is an aggressive reemphasis on leveraging US federal power to shape national industrial
For many years, LEHVOSS has made specialized 3D printing materials such as high-temperature polyamide and high-flow PEEK. Now it has teamed up with MORSAN to develop a 3D printing offering for the food and beverage industry. Specifically adapted to parts with “mechanical loads, aggressive cleaning environments, and permanently high cycle rates in filling and packaging
WoolyFil uses wool-based colorants to color filament. Companies Wool Source, which makes pigments from wool, partnered with filament firm KiwiFil to develop pigments with around 92% to 98% biobased content. In this case, the sustainability angle is important because pigments are often made from inorganic (mineral-based) and organic (carbon-based) compounds, while most modern-day pigments are mostly
This is Part 1 of a two-part PRO series examining where infrastructure investment is flowing and how those trends are reshaping manufacturing, energy, logistics, and additive manufacturing. Part 2, by Matt Kremenetsky, will focus on data centers, AI infrastructure, and where additive manufacturing fits into that rapidly expanding ecosystem. Over the past few years, infrastructure
A shift is underway in drone manufacturing. Government programs like the U.S. Department of War’s Drone Dominance, a $1.1 billion effort to deliver low-cost, one-way attack (OWA) sUAS at scale, are driving urgent demand for drones that are inexpensive, resilient, and rapidly producible. Or the US Army’s recent “Best Drone Warfighter Competition,” which was recently
Shipbuilding giant Austal USA recently announced the launch of the Digital SEA (Secure Exchange for Additive) platform, which should play a major role in expanding accessibility to the sorts of capabilities that Austal USA and the US Navy are developing at the Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence (AM CoE) in Danville, Virginia. Chief among those
