Selle Italia has introduced Unica, a bicycle saddle that integrates a personalized, 3D-printed internal padding engineered from each rider’s pressure data. Purchased through authorized retailers, the Unica process begins with an in-person pressure analysis at a certified center. By tailoring the internal cushioning to a rider’s unique pressure map, Selle Italia aims to enhance comfort, … Read more

Direct ink writing is a 3D printing approach whose implementation varies widely. It remains largely a research-focused technique rather than a mainstream industrial method, often used to produce delicate structures in lab settings. A team of scientists and engineers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in California has developed a camera-based inspection system that monitors … Read more

Almost every 3D printer moves its printhead using belts and pulleys — an inexpensive approach that comes with inherent limitations. Belts stretch, vibrate, and lose stiffness over time, which degrades print quality and consistency. For many years, high-performance linear motors have offered a faster and more precise alternative, but their cost has put them beyond … Read more

One of the founding ideas of additive manufacturing is building objects layer by layer. Volumetric 3D printing challenges that assumption. Instead of stacking slices, volumetric methods cure an entire object simultaneously inside a vat of photosensitive resin, producing three-dimensional forms in a single step rather than as a sequence of layers. Introduced in 2019 with … Read more

Continuous fiber 3D printing has long been used in industry to produce parts with strength levels that can replace machined metal. Historically, however, the cost, specialized materials, and technical know‑how required for carbon fiber reinforcement have limited its use to large manufacturers and aerospace suppliers. After a successful crowdfunding campaign that raised over $4.6 million … Read more

On September 11, 2026, Illinois-based Impossible Objects, Inc., a company specializing in additive manufacturing, announced a $40 million Series B funding round to expand its proprietary Composite-Based Additive Manufacturing (CBAM) technology and meet rising demand from aerospace, defense and industrial customers. Led by Inflection Equity, the investment round included participation from Aaron Wealth Management, OCA … Read more

AI-generated 3D models have progressed rapidly, but generation is only the first step toward a successful 3D print. A digital asset typically needs repair, refinement, fabrication preparation, and often division into multiple printable components before it becomes a finished physical object. Hyper3D, a generative 3D platform created by Deemos, used Formnext Asia Shenzhen to demonstrate … Read more

Denmark enforces one of Europe’s strictest cost caps on subsidized housing, a constraint that has suppressed new affordable construction for years. In Holstebro, a site-built 3D printing project has found a way around that barrier. 3DCP Group has completed Skovsporet (“The Forest Trail”), a 36‑apartment student village that is now Europe’s largest 3D‑printed housing development. … Read more

JENI does not look like a conventional 3D printer. It appears as a tall, internally lit tower with modular sections stacked like server racks. Add modules and capacity increases. Reconfigure a node and the system adopts a new process. A single installation can produce hundreds of thousands of parts per day, and in some configurations … Read more

Metal additive manufacturing has long been difficult to adopt in university and small research lab environments. Conventional methods such as laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) require dedicated laser enclosures, extensive powder-handling procedures, inert gas systems and high-capacity three-phase electrical service. Binder jetting introduces its own downstream demands, including debinding and high-temperature sintering furnaces. These infrastructure, … Read more