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3D Printing

Post-Printing at RAPID 2026: PostProcess Technologies & Mass Finishing

The whole 3D printing workflow was on display in Boston at RAPID+TCT last week, from design software and 3D printing hardware all ...

Apr 21, 2026 · 2 min read
3D Printing

DyeMansion Teases Compact Powershot Post-Processing System

DyeMansion says it is developing a compact Powershot system that could bring industrial depowdering and surface finishing to small...

Apr 21, 2026 · 2 min read
3D Printing

Scientists Create 3D Printed Neurons That Can Talk to Brain Cells

Researchers at Northwestern University have developed 3D printed neurons that can send signals to real brain cells and get a respo...

Apr 21, 2026 · 3 min read
CNC Milling

Death Spiral (or The End of the Fairchild Republic)

Previously, I wrote about the disruption of US military power. Since then, events have required a reassessment. The US is clearly ...

Apr 21, 2026 · 3 min read
CNC Milling

Digital SEA: Austal USA Launches Secure 3D Printing Platform Hosted by US Navy

So far in 2026, the most significant shift in the additive manufacturing (AM) industry is also the subtlest: after years in which ...

Apr 21, 2026 · 2 min read
CNC Milling

Forging the Future: USFR’s US$875 Million Bet on American Steel

Charles R. Goulding and Aaron Rofe examine how US Forged Rings’ massive North Carolina investment signals a new era of vertically ...

Apr 21, 2026 · 2 min read
Automation

Lattice and TI simplify sensor fusion for edge AI

Collaboration combines mmWave radar, cameras and FPGA-based Holoscan Sensor Bridge for synchronized low-latency pipelines. The pos...

Apr 21, 2026 · 2 min read
Automation

DEEPX and Hyundai develop robotics AI platform

Collaboration targets ultra-low-power chips and software for real-time VLA and VLM models in robots and industrial systems. The po...

Apr 21, 2026 · 3 min read
CNC Turning

Infor and AWS launch manufacturing AI agents

New tools target BOMs, inventory, projects and quality, helping manufacturers scale AI from pilots to production. The post Infor a...

Apr 21, 2026 · 3 min read
Software & CAM

Continuous Composites expands Idaho manufacturing site

New 17,000-square-foot facility boosts production capacity fivefold for aerospace and defense composite systems. The post Continuo...

Apr 21, 2026 · 2 min read
Automation

Whale Cloud and AGIBOT partner on embodied AI

Alliance targets telecom first, then manufacturing, healthcare and public services with embodied AI robotics. The post Whale Cloud...

Apr 21, 2026 · 2 min read
3D Printing

Researchers Automate Calibration For 3D Printer Swarms

A new research paper describes an automatic calibration method that lets multiple robotic 3D printers work together on the same bu...

Apr 21, 2026 · 2 min read
CNC Turning

How to ready operational technology for intelligent AI orchestration

The adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) is accelerating and forward-looking teams must strengthen their data ecosystem and op...

Apr 21, 2026 · 2 min read
3D Printing

Which Desktop 3D Printing Features are on the Way Out?

What features are going to disappear on desktop 3D printers in the coming years? The post Which Desktop 3D Printing Features are o...

Apr 20, 2026 · 2 min read
3D Printing

3D Systems Launches SLA 825 Dual With Dual-Laser Technology

3D Systems just introduced a very interesting resin 3D printer, the SLA 825 Dual. The post 3D Systems Launches SLA 825 Dual With D...

Apr 20, 2026 · 2 min read
3D Printing

Photocentric Expands Jeni System to Enable High-Volume Resin 3D Printing at Industrial Scale

If there ever was evidence that 3D print technology is ready for mass manufacturing, Photocentric just presented it. The post Phot...

Apr 20, 2026 · 3 min read
3D Printing

Rice Researchers Use Microwaves to 3D Print Electronics

Rice University researchers have found a way to 3D print using focused microwaves. Published in Science Advances, Professor Yong L...

Apr 20, 2026 · 2 min read
CNC Turning

3D Printed Weapons Keep Showing Up in Crime

In the past few weeks, activity around 3D printed weapons in the U.S. has increased across several fronts. States including Califo...

Apr 20, 2026 · 2 min read
3D Printing

UltiMaker to be Exclusive North and South American Distributor for Tectonic 3D Filament

UItiMaker will be the exclusive distributor of Tectonic3D filament in North and South America. Tectonic makes high-performance mat...

Apr 20, 2026 · 3 min read
3D Printing

Bambu Lab launches X2D dual-extrusion 3D printer

The $649 system features an enclosed temperature-controlled chamber, 31 sensors, and a triple-stage HEPA air filtration system. Th...

Apr 20, 2026 · 2 min read
CNC Turning

ENCY Software releases version 2.8 of CAD/CAM system

The update introduces multithreaded rotary machining, bar pull support during part-off, and flexible background simulation setting...

Apr 20, 2026 · 2 min read
Automation

Agibot introduces five robotic platforms and eight AI models

New hardware includes a humanoid unit, an agile mobile manipulator, and a quadruped robot for industrial and commercial environmen...

Apr 20, 2026 · 3 min read
Industry News

UltiMaker to distribute Tectonic-3D filaments in the Americas

The agreement provides industrial users with optimized print profiles for carbon-fiber and flame-retardant polymers on S series sy...

Apr 20, 2026 · 2 min read
Automation

Siemens and Vulcan partner on German lithium energy project

The agreement includes a 10-year technology supply deal and plans for the annual production of 24,000 tons of lithium hydroxide. T...

Apr 20, 2026 · 2 min read