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China’s consumer 3D printer industry seems to be reaching a new level of global dominance. According to Chinese state media outlet China Global Television Network (CGTN), China exported 2.46 million 3D printers during the first four months of 2026, a 44.7% increase from the same period last year. The report also cited industry data indicating

Longevity hack or healthcare trend? The answer may depend on who you ask, but investor interest in personalized nutrition is growing as consumers search for the next longevity hack. Now, Rem3dy Health, the UK company behind the 3D printed nutrition brand Nourished, has raised £14 million ($18.7 million) in new funding as it looks to

As I described in a recent PRO article, the bulk of global investment is currently premised on a bet that an AI infrastructure buildout can eventually result in a workable balance between the old economy and the economy of the future. It will be quite some time before the general outcome of that proposition can

We’re starting with some exciting news in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs: Stratasys just celebrated the opening of its new North American headquarters in Minnesota. Moving on, Nanoscribe is scaling manufacturing capabilities for some of its most popular 3D printing photoresins, and RIC Robotics is working to scale adoption of autonomous additive construction. We’ll end

For decades, the nuclear industry has quietly experimented with and implemented additive. Bouyed by the likes of ORNL, companies such as Westinghouse have 3D printed components serially. We have an insightful podcast on the industry, and an overview article as well. A newer trend is that emerging nuclear energy startups are also using additive to

If 2026 has a theme in bioprinting, it may be blood vessels. Researchers can already print incredibly sophisticated tissues. The harder part is keeping those tissues alive. Without a network of blood vessels to deliver oxygen and nutrients, larger tissues quickly run into trouble. That challenge is at the center of a growing collaboration between

A previous Killer 3D Printing Applications article looks at tool voids and tool storage. With 3D printing, we can connect different sets and make cases to organize tools. We can have specific organizational systems for particular operations and find ways to speed up many operations and make them safer. But 3D printing, in hand with

I’d like to share my disappointment. When Formlabs teased that something big was coming, I really hoped the firm would finally get around to making CNC machines, as it always should have. I would have been happy with a lathe, frankly, or a simple desktop mill. Sadly, it’s just another 3D printer. Formlabs has now

California’s AB 2047, a bill aimed at stopping the use of 3D printers to make firearms and illegal firearm parts, has passed the state Assembly and is now headed to the Senate. The legislation has already gone through amended versions, but critics in the additive manufacturing (AM) community say the changes have not solved the

Korean 3D printed eyewear firm Breezm makes customized sunglasses using laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) 3D printing and its own app. I’ve tried out the app, and the process of scanning and measuring your face is surprisingly easy. The Breezm app is much more intuitive and easier to use than others I’ve tried, and works