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Automation

How compressed air systems work: A guide to components and efficiency

Compressed air is easy to overlook, but it is one of the most important utilities in a plant. This must-read guide cuts to the cor...

Sep 1, 2026 · 4 min read
CNC Milling

3D Printing Financials: New Money Flows Into Medical, Industrial and AI 3D

Money continued to move into 3D printing in the second half of August. Hike Medical raised $22.5 million as it grows its 3D printe...

Sep 1, 2026 · 3 min read
Automation

Rockwell Automation adds 24/7 remote support assistance

Available in North America for single-site contracts, with Basic, Standard and Professional support tiers. The post Rockwell Autom...

Sep 1, 2026 · 3 min read
3D Printing

ORNL Continues WAAM Work on Industrial Pressure Vessels with Idaho National Laboratory

At last year’s Additive Manufacturing Strategies (AMS), we spent an entire morning of a three-day show on DED, and specifically pr...

Sep 1, 2026 · 4 min read
3D Printing

U.S. Navy funds Phase II for embedded-power UAV composites

Program includes 30 months of R&D and a one-year option for a system-level demonstration of embedded conductors in composites. The...

Sep 1, 2026 · 2 min read
3D Printing

AMCOM Wants More Expeditionary 3D Printers for US Army Aviation Systems

Disrupt yourself or someone else will do it for you: this is the lesson that the US military has been conveying to its suppliers a...

Sep 1, 2026 · 3 min read
Automation

CollPlant to acquire LightSolver in photonic computing deal

LightSolver’s laser-based LPU targets optimization, simulation and other computational workloads across engineering and Physical A...

Sep 1, 2026 · 3 min read
3D Printing

Innoviz appoints Yoav Har-Even as board chairperson

Har-Even brings experience from Rafael and the IDF, while Amichai Steimberg remains on Innoviz's board. The post Innoviz appoints ...

Sep 1, 2026 · 2 min read
Automation

SiMa.ai and ARK Electronics partner on autonomous drones

The companies are offering Modalix MLSoC bundles for commercial, industrial, agriculture and defense drone applications. The post ...

Sep 1, 2026 · 3 min read
3D Printing

Japan’s B1 Terra Drone to Be Mass Produced

Despite its industrial might and precision engineering excellence, Japan has been rather aloof to 3D printing over the past decade...

Sep 1, 2026 · 3 min read
CNC Turning

Additive research update: sensors, sustainability, and single-shot shapes

Bleeding-edge 3D printing research from Heidelberg University, USC, the University of Utah, and more. The post Additive research u...

Aug 31, 2026 · 3 min read
Guides & Tips

Review: ChompSaw Cardboard Cutter for Kids

Sure, ChompSaw — the kid-safe, desktop power tool for cutting cardboard — looks amazing in ads. But can it work for papercrafting ...

Aug 31, 2026 · 3 min read
Software & CAM

NVIDIA and MediaTek expand collaboration across AI and autos

MediaTek will adopt NVIDIA NVLink Fusion for custom XPUs and local AI platforms, while the companies continue vehicle development....

Aug 31, 2026 · 3 min read
CNC Turning

Project Peculiar Document & Other AM-Relevant Signs of a New War Economy

According to the Pentagon, “We will not defeat our adversaries with compliance checklists; we will defeat them by rapidly fielding...

Aug 31, 2026 · 3 min read
Automation

Siemens launches Eigen Engineering Agent in Thailand

The AI tool connects with TIA Portal and supports PLC coding, HMI visualization, device configuration and ECAD integration. The po...

Aug 31, 2026 · 3 min read
3D Printing

3DPOD 313: Patient-Specific 3D Printing with Ruben Wauthle, Amnovis

Ruben Wauthle studied at Leuven University at a very serendipitous time. Through working with pioneering additive professors and s...

Aug 31, 2026 · 1 min read
Technology

Bosch Power Tools launches two professional metalworking tools

The new tools include a 10.5-kg magnetic core drill and a cordless right-angle impact wrench with 330 Nm of torque. The post Bosch...

Aug 31, 2026 · 4 min read
3D Printing

AXISCADES to acquire majority stake in Cloud Wave

The Bengaluru-based company operates seven manufacturing units serving aerospace, defence and semiconductor customers. The post AX...

Aug 31, 2026 · 2 min read
CNC Turning

A Flip Disc Display That Does It Slow And Steady

Flip disc displays can be quite a task to drive, what with having some sort of actuator mechanism for each and every dot in the di...

Aug 31, 2026 · 4 min read
CNC Milling

Formnext Asia Shenzhen 2026: China Has Built the AM Stack. What Comes Next?

In Hall 15 at Formnext Asia Shenzhen 2026, consumer 3D printing was everywhere, from toys, figurines, and character models to thou...

Aug 31, 2026 · 3 min read
CNC Milling

Low-Cost 3D Printed Balloon Banjo Explores the Physics of Resonance with Unique Sound Box

I’ve seen 3D printed guitars before; my favorite is Olaf Diegel’s Xenomorph guitar. I’ve even seen a 3D printed ukulele and some 3...

Aug 30, 2026 · 4 min read
CNC Turning

This Library Needs to Be At Least… Three Times Bigger

Many of us have noted a tremendous price increase in many computer components for some mysterious reason. Whatever this cause is w...

Aug 29, 2026 · 2 min read
Automation

Microducks Exude Macro Charm

Hugging Face and Pollen Robotics have launched Microduck, an adorable $400 open source, trainable robot. The post Microducks Exude...

Aug 28, 2026 · 1 min read
Automation

Epson introduces SureColor S7170 Print Cut Edition

The system combines a 64-inch solvent printer, 54-inch cutter and workflow software for signage and graphics applications. The pos...

Aug 28, 2026 · 3 min read