Additive Manufacturing

A view inside a JuggerBot 3D printer at MDF, where ORNL and JuggerBot 3D are advancing large-format additive manufacturing technologies for next-generation production workflows.
Additive Manufacturing
JuggerBot 3D, ORNL to Expand Possibilities for Pellet-Fed 3D Printing
The two organizations aim to expand possibilities for large-format 3D printing into new materials.
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Aircraft maintenance being conducted at Tronosjet Manufacturing.
Additive Manufacturing
Renishaw Helps Canadian Aircraft Company Make One of the First 3D-Printed Metal Parts Certified By FAA
Breaking barriers: Transforming aircraft manufacturing with cutting-edge metal printing.
July 11, 2025
The Stratasys Fortus 450mc
Additive Manufacturing
Stratasys Launches Factory-Floor-Ready Additive Manufacturing Solution
The launch comes 10 years after the company's original Fortus 450mc 3D printer launch.
July 9, 2025
PTC's Principal CAD Solution Consultant, Lee Goodwin, showing a presentation of scapula functions.
Additive Manufacturing
Personalized Implant Design: 3D-Printing a Scapula in 4 Days
From the first scan to the final surgery, it took less than four days to change this patient's life.
June 26, 2025
The team brought these four models with inserts to shorten the opening below the release trigger to test with a general audience of undergraduate and graduate students.
Additive Manufacturing
Engineers 3D Print Model of 500-Year-Old Prosthetic Hand
How engineers breathed life into forgotten historical medical innovations.
June 24, 2025
Pratt & Whitney's additively manufactured turbojet turbine wheel.
Additive Manufacturing
RTX's Pratt & Whitney Tests 3D Printed Rotating Part for Engines
Printed parts premier in the company's compact TJ150 engine.
June 17, 2025
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Automotive Use Case for Additive Manufacturing
July 9, 2025
Minimizing Costs and Lead Times for Machine Components
July 9, 2025
Jigs & Fixtures on the Factory Floor
July 9, 2025
Understanding the Benefits of 3D Printing
July 9, 2025
Caracol's 3D Printing Solutions
How U.S. Manufacturers Are Using 3D Printing to Bypass Tariffs, Build Resilience
June 13, 2025
The integrated Haas CNC machine.
Hybrid Manufacturing Revolution: Meltio Engine Blue Redefines Industrial Production
June 9, 2025
Elaborate multipart objects, like this chain, can be 3D printed all at once using a new vat polymerization technique.
New 3D-Printing Method Makes Two Materials From One Resin
June 4, 2025
The UltiMaker S6 produces a prototype part.
UltiMaker Unveils New High Performance 3D Printer
June 3, 2025
A tool piece created with 3D printing at Valiant TMS.
Why Additive Manufacturing Is Critical to the Future of Automotive Production
June 2, 2025
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Philips Helps Users 3D Print Their Own Trimmer Accessories
May 20, 2025
A person with a prosthetic hand printed on a 3d printer at the wheel of a car.
How 3D Printing Is Personalizing Health Care
May 20, 2025
Titomic's company logo.
New Partnership to Accelerate Cold Spray Additive Manufacturing Tech
May 19, 2025
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July 11, 2025
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Why Disruption Gives Additive Manufacturing Another Moment to Shine
How manufacturers can stay operational during unexpected moments.
May 7, 2025
Steel blades of a turbine propeller that were 3D printed.
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The Overlooked Clean Tech Hero: Additive Manufacturing's Green Potential
And how to quickly protect your IP.
May 2, 2025
A 3D-printed, ATF-compliant serialized firearm made by Redacted Industries.
Additive Manufacturing
Redacted Industries Becomes First Federally-Licensed Manufacturer of Commercially-Available 3D-Printed Firearms
These are real weapons manufactured in-house in Iowa.
May 1, 2025
A view of the exterior shows a 3D printed Starbucks building Monday, April 28, 2025, in Brownsville, Texas.
Additive Manufacturing
Starbucks Debuts First 3D-Printed Store in the U.S.
The coffee giant has never had a store quite like the one.
April 29, 2025
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Additive Manufacturing
3D Printer Creates Organic Tissue Models That Function Like Living Organs
These printed scaffolds were built entirely from collagen, allowing cells to interact with the model.
April 25, 2025
This Penrose tile pattern has some of the same properties as quasicrystals. Even though the image is made of a few identical basic shapes, the overall pattern never repeats.
Additive Manufacturing
Rare Crystal Shape Found to Increase Strength of 3D-Printed Metal
The special atomic patterns are called "quasicrystals."
April 9, 2025
3D Systems' similar PEEK cranial implant was cleared last year by the FDA.
Additive Manufacturing
Doctors Just Produced the World's First 3D-Printed Facial Implant
The Medical Device Regulation-compliant implant was used in a surgery in March.
April 8, 2025
SwRI Lead Engineer Dr. James Sobotka.
Additive Manufacturing
SwRI Receives $3.2 Million DARPA Contract to Predict Life of AM Components
Researchers will use sensors and software to predict lifespan of components during manufacturing process.
April 8, 2025
3 D Systems Figure 4 135 High Angle Ui Screen Closed
Additive Manufacturing
3D Systems Unveils Application-Specific Additive Manufacturing Solutions
Designed to aid high-mix, low-volume production.
April 8, 2025
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Machine 3D Prints Food That Simultaneously Cooks
Supported by a generative algorithm, the 3D printer can create intricate food patterns on the fly.
April 1, 2025
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How 3D Printing Can Help Manufacturers Manage Tariffs
Companies are leveraging 3D printing technology to localize manufacturing.
March 28, 2025
Stratasys' AIS Antero 800NA.
Additive Manufacturing
Stratasys Partners with Top Aerospace, Defense Companies in Development of Newly Qualified 3D Printing Materials
Stratasys' new materials are designed to meet the requirements of high-performance polymer applications.
March 28, 2025
This robot can walk, without electronics, and only with the addition of a cartridge of compressed gas, right off the 3D-printer.
Additive Manufacturing
These Electronics-Free Robots Can Walk Right Off the 3D-Printer
And each robot costs about $20 to manufacture.
March 25, 2025
Titanium alloy parts made on a Farsoon SS403P Polymer PBF system using ColdMetalFusion Technology, a sinter-based additive manufacturing process developed by Headmade Materials.
Additive Manufacturing
The 'Significant Untapped Potential' in Additive Manufacturing
Some industries are doing it right, but others are leaving money on the table.
March 14, 2025