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CNC Milling

Is AI in PLM moving the needle or just making noise?

Let’s examine a few patterns identified by users implementing AI into PLM workflows. The post Is AI in PLM moving the needle or ju...

Jun 29, 2026 · 3 min read
Automation

OFA Group launches QikBIM platform for BIM automation

The SaaS platform supports architectural drawings, structural plans, clash detection and Revit, IFC and DWG exports. The post OFA ...

Jun 29, 2026 · 2 min read
CNC Turning

NVIDIA adds BioNeMo toolkit for life sciences AI agents

The platform supports workflows such as protein design, genomic analysis, molecular docking and medical imaging analysis. The post...

Jun 29, 2026 · 3 min read
CNC Milling

The Teenage Angst of 3D Printing: Solidoodle, Printrbot, and Bridges

Bridges are a part of our constructed landscape that we take for granted. And bridges by themselves aren’t especially important. W...

Jun 29, 2026 · 2 min read
CNC Milling

Rocket Lab Buys Iridium in $8 Billion Deal, Creating a New SpaceX Rival

Rocket Lab is buying Iridium for $8 billion in a cash-and-stock deal worth $54 per share. Shareholders will receive $27 in cash pl...

Jun 29, 2026 · 2 min read
CNC Turning

HeyGears Unveils G1X, the World’s First Desktop Full-Color 3D & UV Printer

For creators, makers, studios, and small businesses, color has remained one of the biggest barriers in digital fabrication. Multi-...

Jun 29, 2026 · 2 min read
CNC Milling

New University of Miami Facility Brings Bioprinting Closer to Clinical Reality

The University of Miami‘s Miller School of Medicine has opened a new bioprinting facility that is already being used to create liv...

Jun 29, 2026 · 2 min read
CNC Turning

3DPOD 304: Precast Concrete AM with Greg Kerkstra, Mangrove 3D

Greg Kerkstra is part of a family business that leads in the precast concrete industry. They’ve now turned to Progress Group’s lar...

Jun 29, 2026 · 2 min read
CNC Turning

Hi3D adds AI workflow for custom mecha 3D printing

The platform generates watertight models, splits parts and exports 3MF files for major slicers in about five minutes. The post Hi3...

Jun 29, 2026 · 2 min read
CNC Turning

Laser scanner wins 2026 design award for usability

FARO INSIGHT’s Blink Imaging Laser Scanner supports 3D scans, 360° photos and real-time viewing through the Stream App. The post L...

Jun 29, 2026 · 2 min read
Automation

AMC Bridge expands access through Bentley ecosystem listing

The company provides Bentley users with custom development, system integration and workflow automation across design and asset pla...

Jun 29, 2026 · 2 min read
3D Printing

How One Artist Is Using 3D Printing to Tell Stories About the Ocean

Artist Kimberly Callas sees something different when she looks at a 3D printer. Where others see a machine for making parts, she s...

Jun 28, 2026 · 3 min read
Automation

Gstarsoft updates design portfolio across CAD and BIM

The release adds cloud collaboration, CAM and AI tools for drawing conversion, modeling, review and manufacturing workflows. The p...

Jun 26, 2026 · 2 min read
Automation

Beam AI launches BIM CoPilot for contractor workflows

The service converts PDFs or CAD files into coordinated 3D models, clash-reviewed documents and construction-ready drawing sets. T...

Jun 26, 2026 · 2 min read
Automation

Advantech MIC-735 moves toward AI safety validation

Built on NVIDIA IGX Thor, the platform supports real-time sensing, E-Stop functions and alignment with IEC 61508 and ISO 13849. Th...

Jun 26, 2026 · 2 min read
CNC Milling

US Army Awards Continuous Composites 3D Printed Missile Component Contract

Despite the very loud, indignant claims from American defense officials that the US hasn’t depleted a significant portion of its m...

Jun 26, 2026 · 2 min read
Automation

BNP Paribas expands Aras Innovator across operations

The PLM platform now supports more than 1,300 users, with a pricing module deployed to 600 employees worldwide in 2025. The post B...

Jun 26, 2026 · 2 min read
Software & CAM

Qblox collaborates with HPE on hybrid quantum computing

The work will support testbeds for co-design, software interoperability and benchmarking across HPC, AI and quantum systems. The p...

Jun 26, 2026 · 2 min read
Automation

Quanten introduces QJL and QJR actuator motor series

The new motion systems target humanoid robots with 30% lower weight and 50% higher thrust than conventional alternatives. The post...

Jun 26, 2026 · 2 min read
3D Printing

Why Qualification Is Becoming the Next Frontier for AM in Energy

The energy industry doesn’t have much room for failure. Components used in power generation often operate under extreme temperatur...

Jun 26, 2026 · 3 min read
CNC Milling

Solukon Releases SPR-Pathfinder PRO—and a Smart Software Strategy

Large-format LPBF darling Solukon Maschinenbau launches SPR-Pathfinder PRO, an upgrade to its depowdering software. This is a smar...

Jun 26, 2026 · 2 min read
CNC Turning

DREAMing in Dayton: DREAM Symposium Covers AM, AI, Supply Chain, & More

This month, I attended a manufacturing industry event, like I often do. But instead of getting on a plane to New York City, or dri...

Jun 26, 2026 · 3 min read
CNC Milling

New Study Shows Electronics Could Be Manufactured Directly in Space

A team of researchers from Auburn University and NASA Marshall Space Flight Center has successfully demonstrated a new additive ma...

Jun 25, 2026 · 3 min read
CNC Milling

EOS, HP, Prusa, and Stratasys Sponsor UAS Additive Strategies Webcast on June 30

3DPrint.com and AM Research will present a live webcast, UAS Additive Strategies, on June 30, from 11 AM to 2:30 PM Eastern, and y...

Jun 25, 2026 · 3 min read