In my most recent post about the 2026 edition of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC), a biannual exhibition that constitutes the world’s largest joint maritime exercise, I focused on the prevalence of expeditionary additive manufacturing (AM) at this year’s event. I also pointed out that the use-cases I covered in that post and other posts […]
Prusa Research has updated its high-end desktop 3D printer lineup. The company is offering new and improved versions of the machines it targets at industrial and power users, with the One, OneL, and XL all receiving upgrades. What’s more, if you run one of these machines, you can purchase an upgrade kit to improve it.
Rejoice, ye process engineers! Your raised concerns do not go in vain. Additive manufacturing (AM) materials qualification is genuinely becoming the central focal point for commercialization efforts in the industry’s metals market segment. Of course, depending on whose perspective one takes into account, it could be argued that, already for years, materials qualification has been
Metal additive manufacturing company 3DEO is being dismantled. On Tuesday, August 18, the remaining machinery at the company’s Torrance, California, factory went up for sale in an online auction. The sale, run by auctioneer Brian Testo Associates through the BidSpotter platform, listed hundreds of items from 3DEO’s metal additive manufacturing operation. Bidding began closing at
Let’s look at what matters when we make things that matter. What considerations are there, what is important, what affects cost? Look at the levers in laser powder bed fusion, sintering, and MJF, to see what can make or break a 3D printing business. The point is to give you an idea of the major
Creality (HKG: 3388) is expecting to report a loss for the first half of 2026, just months after the 3D printer maker went public in Hong Kong. In a profit warning filed with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Creality said it expects a loss of between RMB 53 million ($7.9 million) and RMB 63 million
Hi3D, the all-in-one AI 3D creation platform, has launched Hi3D V3.0, the industry’s first commercially available AI 3D model with 2048³ voxel resolution. The new version is designed to dramatically reduce the manual mesh repair required before a model enters production workflows in 3D printing, gaming, film, industrial design, and other applications. Hi3D V3.0 increases
The first half of August brought a wave of factory plans, plant openings, and qualification work across the Asia-Pacific additive manufacturing market. Highlights include a RMB 200 million print farm planned in Boluo with 6,500 Bambu Lab machines, T&R Biofab announcing FDA 510(k) clearance for a 3D-printed cranial implant, Lohia Aerospace committing between $8 and
Additive manufacturing suppliers have competed on technology for most of the past two decades. Laser count, build volume, build rate, and process monitoring defined the pitch, and for a long time these were a reasonable proxy for customer value. Between 2020 and 2025, the ground under that logic shifted. This article examines what the equipment
Romain Kidd was MyMiniFactory‘s CEO and helped that company grow in a crowded market of people sitting between “the cloud,” communities, and 3D printing. We talk about how MyMiniFactory was founded, grew, and now found a surprising niche in tabletop games and mini figures. A popular fantasy niche became the lifeblood of the site, which
