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3D Systems has been awarded an additional $9 million under the U.S. Air Force-funded Large-Format Metal 3D Printer Advanced Technology Demonstrator program, GEN-II DMP-1000. The extension runs two more years…3D Systems Lands $9M to Complete Air Force Large-Format Metal 3D Printing Demonstrator

Firestorm Labs printed more than 1,000 parts and built 12 flight-ready Squall FPV quadcopters inside a containerized factory aboard the USS Essex during a two-week transit to RIMPAC 2026. It…Firestorm Labs 3D prints 1,000 parts and 12 flight-ready drones at sea

A recent market report from Additive Manufacturing Research estimates the current market for 3D printed drone components at $140 million in 2025, with projections reaching $900 million by 2034.  Titled…Why Drone Economics Are Driving Growth in 3D Printed Components

Volkmann USA, a manufacturer of powder handling equipment, is highlighting its vDryer vacuum drying module as an optional addition to the vLoader 250 powder conveyor, targeting moisture-related flowability and material…Volkmann highlights vDryer powder conditioning for metal AM workflows

Discover how combining industrial 3D printing, 5-axis CNC post-processing, and vacuum casting bridge tooling optimizes mechanical tolerances and accelerates lead times. Metal AM produces complex geometries that no subtractive process…Hybrid Manufacturing Workflows: Integrating Industrial 3D Printing with Precision Subtractive Finishing

Somewhere right now, a mechanical engineering student is staring at a parts bin full of legacy components that don’t have CAD files. The assignment is reverse engineering, and the first…Save Big on Revopoint 3D Scanners This August

America Makes named nine additive manufacturing Ambassadors and presented its 2026 Distinguished Collaborator Award to Brett Conner, Ph.D., Chief Manufacturing Officer at the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, at the institute’s…America Makes names nine 2026 Ambassadors and presented its 2026 Distinguished Collaborator Award

New Jersey-based design and production studio Decibel Made and Italian robotic manufacturing company Caracol produced 30 large-format 3D printed benches for SKYLRK OASIS at Coachella 2026, running 15 in New…Coachella Installation Tests Distributed LFAM as Caracol and Decibel Print One File in Two Locations

A three-person student team from the University of Melbourne has hot-fired a 3D printed regeneratively cooled liquid bipropellant rocket engine at Race2Space in the UK, taking first place in the…University of Melbourne and CSIRO Win Race2Space LOX Bipropellant Category

Snowbird Technologies, a Florida-based developer of ruggedized manufacturing systems, has produced 316L stainless steel components aboard the USS Essex (LHD-2) during the Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC) 2026. The…Snowbird Technologies manufactures 316L parts aboard USS Essex during RIMPAC 2026