All things 3D printing.
• All the cool new 3D printers have tool-changing heads. Instead of multiplexing filament through one hot end, you simply park one hot end and pick up another. Or pick up …read more
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• Amir Mansouri started SprintRay to make an accurate Vat Polymerization system. Through conversations with customers, SprintRay became a $100 million revenue dental 3D printing company instead. Now, Mansouri tells us...
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• The first thing Adam Hecht will tell you is that 3D printing already has the technology. The harder part has been finding applications people actually want. That’s the gap Decibel...
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• The US military is pivoting from a world where it fields a few exquisite craft to one where it can manufacture swarms of vehicles. Additive manufacturing at scale, along with...
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• The additive manufacturing industry likes to think of itself as disruptive, fast-moving, and future-oriented. In many ways, that is true. The technology works. The machines are better than ever. The...
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• Tech Meets Culture: Creality RaptorX Powers the Digitization of 6,000-Year-Old Heritage April 12
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• With all the current focus on the boom in drones used for national security, it’s easy to forget that the civilian drone market is growing, too. In addition to the...
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• We’re starting with 3D printing for energy applications in this weekend’s 3D Printing News Briefs, and then moving on to military and defense 3D printing. Finally, Nike Sportswear is focusing...
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• March 2026 OSHW certifications included an incubator, a cool badge, and an Arduino-based synthesizer. The post Open Source Hardware Certifications for March 2026 appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers .
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• Rowhammer attacks have been around since 2014, and mitigations are in place in most modern systems, but the team at gddr6.fail has found ways to apply the attack to current-generation GPUs. …read more
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• Beehive Industries Wins $30 Million Air Force Contract for 3D-Printed Turbojets April 10
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• Stefan Hermann, the creator behind the popular CNC Kitchen YouTube channel, wanted a better way to add custom textures to his 3D models. Although fluent in CAD, he found Blender,...
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• For years, ExOne and voxeljet were two of the best-known names in binder jet 3D printing, especially in sand printing for foundries. But in recent years, ExOne “got buried” inside...
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• There’s a lot happening in the world of 3D printing guns. There is the ever-present danger of some people trying to print guns at home. Suppressors are one of the...
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• After four long years, Maker Faire returns to Paris on April 11–12, 2026. From its former home in the high tech halls of the Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie. the event traverses, not just the city circle, but through time. In its new home at the historic Musée des Arts et Métiers, Maker exhibits […] The post Maker Faire Returns to the City of Light appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers .
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• Best 3D Printer Enclosures 2026 April 9
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• Outside of the defense sector, few industries have been impacted by Russia’s ongoing occupation of Ukraine more than nuclear energy. The same appears to already be happening in response to...
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• There’s a simple problem at the center of the 3D printing industry, and it hasn’t really gone away. Companies say they will invest in additive manufacturing when there is steady...
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• As the whole world is starting to realize, the Hormuz supply chain fallout is only just beginning to filter into the global economy, and the rising cost of plastics should...
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• From June 2 to 4, 2026, Lyon will host 3D PRINT, an event exclusively dedicated to additive manufacturing. As the only professional trade show in France fully focused on 3D...
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• EIT Manufacturing ASBL was a public-private partnership between the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) and a network of industrial and research partners. EIT is a European Union (EU)...
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• Learn how to use the Robot Operating System in this introduction ROS 2 for hobbyists and engineers. The post Hands On with ROS 2: Nodes, Topics, and Services appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers .
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• University of Utah, Penn State Win NASA Funding to 3D Print Rocket Engine Materials April 8
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• Meet the 3DeVOK MT Gen2: Quad-Light, Professional-Grade 3D Scanning in a Handheld Device April 8
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• SHINING 3D Launches EinScan Rigil Lite: A More Accessible All-in-One 3D Scanner for Professional Users April 9
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• Dutch firm Metal Base started a low-cost metal LPBF revolution last month. An ultra-low-cost metal laser powder bed fusion system was engineered by Tom Bakker. With a direct path to...
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• In May 2025, Joris Peels, as is his custom, wrote a prescient article about Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs) and Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs), i.e., drone boats. Listing a multifaceted range...
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• Some children discover the world early. Others discover how to reshape it. Across communities, a growing number of young creators are using technology not just to develop skills or earn...
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• We’ll kick off today’s 3D Printing News Briefs with some 3D scanning news from Artec 3D, and then move on to new America Makes Project Calls. Then, Raise3D and AMT...
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• Revopoint Launches MetroY Ultra and Brings POP 4 to Kickstarter for Its 12th Anniversary April 7
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• Technical University of Denmark (DTU) researchers have used Lithoz ceramics 3D printing to make more efficient hydrogen fuel cells. With a part made from Lithoz Yttria Fully Stabilized Zirconia (8YSZ),...
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• The Trump administration recently revealed that it is requesting a $1.5 trillion defense budget for FY2027, confirming Trump’s initial announcement of that topline number at the beginning of 2026. So...
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• Master convincing surface details for scale model airplanes with these expert tips. The post Nailing the Details: Scale Model Surfaces appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers .
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• 3D printing is a staple of the hacker community. From decorative items to rugged functional parts, almost anything you can think of, can be printed. [anurag.id] shows us some classic …read more
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• The global 3D printing market reached $16 billion in 2025, growing just over 10% year over year, according to new data from Additive Manufacturing Research (AM Research). After a slower...
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• 6K will receive $1.95 million from the Defense Logistics Agency under the Recovering Strategic Value project. The Phase II award aims to reduce the US’ dependence on Nickel, Titanium, Tungsten,...
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• A research team from the University of South China and Purdue University developed a new type of steel designed specifically for 3D printing, using machine learning to guide the process....
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• Due to a combination of historical, ideological, and economic reasons, companies originating in East and Southeast Asian nations have proven far more adept than their Western counterparts at leveraging organization...
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• Nano Dimension has sold its Additively Manufactured Electronics business to Inspira. The sale ¨includes intellectual property, proprietary high-precision 3D electronic printing systems, patented software, engineering know-how, manufacturing equipment, inventory, customer-related assets,...
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• On the grounds of Blenheim Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site near Oxford, England surrounded by roughly 12,000 acres of forest and gardens, researchers from Australia and the UK are...
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• We’re starting off with 3D printed food in this weekend’s 3D Printing News Briefs, followed by some business news about Cocoa Press. Then we’ll move onto a metal additive manufacturing...
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• Aside from rising gasoline prices, the US still hasn’t seen much direct economic impact from disruption to Strait of Hormuz maritime traffic. However, it’s only a matter of time before...
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• To help drive additive manufacturing (AM) research, Loughborough University in England is using Electron Beam Melting (EBM) technology from Swedish metal AM company Freemelt. This work is being led by Moataz Attallah,...
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• The Government of Canada is supporting bioprinting company Aspect Biosystems with a new $280 million project to help develop and manufacture its bioengineered cellular medicines. The project will run over...
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• As I mentioned in my AMUG 2026 overview, I had a lot of delays traveling to Reno, Nevada to attend the conference. So unfortunately, I missed “From Hypercars to Defense...
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• Stay in touch without cellular using Meshtastic in this LoRa mesh communications project. The post Meshtastic Walkie-Textie appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers .
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• Army Opens 50-Printer Additive Makerspace at Picatinny Arsenal April 2
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• Western University Uses AI and 3D Printing to Keep Pace With Children’s Growing Ears April 3
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• We’re starting off today’s 3D Printing News Briefs with business from Materialise and RapidFit, and Axtra3D and MULTISTATION. Then we’ll move on to a contract for submarine components, and end...
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• Additive manufacturing (AM) has reached a turning point in education. The question is no longer whether students should be exposed to 3D printing, but whether that exposure actually prepares students...
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• Researchers at Georgetown University are developing a new type of 3D printed bone graft designed to work more like real human bone. Instead of relying on metal implants or donor...
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• Jet-powered skis were an impractical idea that lived in my head for years. I just needed to know if it could be done. The post Skiing on Jet Power appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers .
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• During the last few weeks, I spent time on the ground at both the Additive Manufacturing Strategies Forum (AMS) and the Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG) meeting. What stands out...
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• From Printing Objects to Shaping Materials Desktop 3D printing has made on-demand creation more accessible than ever. Yet one critical part of the process remains fixed: the material itself. Most...
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• The US-Israel war on Iran is already catalyzing the sorts of major shifts to global supply chains that will effectively amount to permanent economic changes. In this context, the nations...
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• A new chapter in human spaceflight began today as NASA launched Artemis II from Kennedy Space Center, sending astronauts on a journey around the Moon for the first time in...
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• For years, a lot of the discussion around China and additive manufacturing has focused on industrial competition. Can Chinese companies move into higher-end markets? Can they challenge Western machine makers...
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• Metal 3D printing technology provider Bright Laser Technologies (BLT) has announced that its BLT-S400 platform surpassed 100,000 units of copper alloy components in cumulative output as of March 2026, what the company describes as the first publicly documented evidence of repeatable, large-scale copper additive manufacturing at industrial volumes. Copper’s Built-In Manufacturing Problem Copper’s high performance […]
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• Argonne National Laboratory, a research center operated by UChicago Argonne, for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), has submitted the first draft of an ASME Code Case proposing Laser Powder Bed Fusion as a permitted manufacturing process for high-temperature nuclear reactor components. If adopted, the proposal would strengthen the nuclear supply chain, reduce manufacturing lead […]
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• Shenzhen-based 3D printer manufacturer Creality has introduced the Filament Maker M1 and the Shredder R1, a paired desktop system that lets users shred 3D printing waste and extrude it back into usable filament on Indiegogo. Anyone who has spent serious time around a 3D printer knows the guilt that comes with it. Failed prints pile […]
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