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News•Mar 10, 2026
[INTERVIEW] Creality CEO Pitches Long-Term Growth Story as It Prepares for IPO
Creality, the leading Chinese desktop 3D printer maker, is preparing for an IPO while shifting its narrative from product launches to market penetration. CEO Jack Chen argues the industry’s 20‑30% annual growth and untapped household adoption justify long‑term investor focus. The company emphasizes openness, a massive patent portfolio, AI‑driven software, and education initiatives to expand the addressable market. Proceeds will support R&D, overseas branding, and supply‑chain diversification amid geopolitical pressures.
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News•Mar 10, 2026
Autodesk Launches Wonder 3D Generative AI Tool for Creating Editable 3D Assets From Text and Images
Autodesk announced Wonder 3D, a generative AI tool embedded in its Flow Studio platform that creates fully editable 3D assets from text prompts or images. The feature supports text‑to‑3D, image‑to‑3D, and text‑to‑image workflows and is included in the Wonder Tools...
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News•Mar 9, 2026
INTERVIEW: Will Perseus Materials’ Bet on Self-Propagating Chemistry Be “World’s Fastest” Composite Manufacturing Technology?
Perseus Materials, a Stanford spin‑out, has built a continuous composite‑manufacturing line that leverages self‑propagating high‑temperature synthesis (ROMP) to cure resin without heated tooling. By shrinking a pultrusion die to a centimetre and making it actuable, the system can pull laminates...
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News•Mar 9, 2026
Kaneko Optical Launches UROKO, a New 3D Printed Eyewear Collection for ISSEY MIYAKE MEN SS26
Japanese eyewear brand Kaneko Optical has unveiled UROKO, a limited‑edition 3D‑printed collection for Issey Miyake Men’s Spring‑Summer 2026 line. The frames feature an unconventional eight‑lens architecture inspired by Japanese ceramicist Shoji Kamoda, with each piece hand‑finished to retain subtle surface...
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News•Mar 9, 2026
Stratasys Achieves Major Reliability Milestone with Industrial Partners
Stratasys announced a 22% year‑over‑year reliability increase for its F900 industrial 3D printer after targeted manufacturing upgrades rolled out in 2025. The boost translated into higher overall equipment effectiveness, better quality reporting, more repeatable processes, reduced carbon emissions and more...
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News•Mar 9, 2026
E3D Updates Patent Pledge Now Targeting Commercial Infringement
E3D Online has revised its patent pledge, drawing a firm line between free, non‑commercial use and licensed commercial exploitation of its core extrusion technologies. The company now backs the policy with dedicated IP management, infringement insurance, and board‑level litigation reserves,...
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News•Mar 9, 2026
A Donut-Shaped Market: Stratasys’ Yoav Zeif Outlines Additive’s Next Phase at AMS 2026
Stratasys CEO Yoav Zeif warned of a volatile year but framed the slowdown in industrial additive manufacturing as a normal capital‑goods cycle. He described a “donut‑shaped” market where low‑cost desktop printers and high‑spec industrial systems are expanding while the mid‑range...
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News•Mar 9, 2026
DMG MORI Federal Services Secures DOE HPC4Mfg Grant to Optimize Laser Powder Bed Fusion Using Supercomputing
DMG MORI Federal Services has secured a $400,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy’s High‑Performance Computing for Manufacturing (HPC4Mfg) program to improve laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) additive manufacturing. The project, launched on February 23, 2026, partners the company...
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News•Mar 6, 2026
Fraunhofer’s UltraGRAIN Project Enables In-Process Microstructure Control for Metal AM
Researchers from Fraunhofer IWS, Fraunhofer IAPT and RMIT University completed the UltraGRAIN project, demonstrating in‑process control of metal grain structures during laser‑based directed energy deposition. By applying pulsed‑laser excitation to the melt pool, the team achieved grain‑size reductions of up...
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News•Mar 5, 2026
UNION and Firehawk Tackle America’s Artillery Crisis with New Partnership
UNION Technologies and Firehawk Aerospace have partnered to merge UNION’s software‑defined manufacturing platform with Firehawk’s high‑throughput energetics and propulsion capabilities, focusing on the 155 mm artillery supply chain. The joint effort seeks to close the integration gap between forged metal parts...
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News•Mar 4, 2026
Conflux Technology 3D Printed Oil Cooler Completes Full-Distance Endurance Race on Multimatic-Engineered Car
Australian firm Conflux Technology successfully completed a full‑distance endurance race using its 3D‑printed, configurable transmission oil cooler on a Multimatic Motorsports car. The metal‑additive‑manufactured cooler was produced in two weeks and achieved roughly 20% higher heat rejection than the previous...
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News•Mar 4, 2026
Canada’s Defence Industrial Strategy Signals New Opportunities for Additive Manufacturing
Canada’s 2025 Defence Industrial Strategy, backed by an $81.8 billion budget, earmarks $6.6 billion to boost domestic defence production and supply‑chain security. The new Build‑Partner‑Buy framework directs procurement toward sovereign capabilities such as aerospace, land and marine platforms, ammunition, and uncrewed systems....
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News•Mar 4, 2026
GLS and APES Launch Advanced Semiconductor Packaging Partnership in New York
Great Lakes Semiconductor (GLS) and Advanced Printed Electronic Solutions (APES) have formed a strategic partnership to fuse GLS's ChipForge semiconductor platform with APES's Matrix6D additive‑manufactured electronics system. The joint effort will deliver a full design‑to‑manufacturing workflow for chips and sensors,...
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News•Mar 4, 2026
ETH Zurich-Led Study Produces Functional 3D Printed Ear Cartilage, Paving Way for Clinical Reconstruction
Researchers from ETH Zurich, the Friedrich Miescher Institute and the Cantonal Hospital of Lucerne have 3D‑printed elastic ear cartilage that closely replicates natural tissue mechanics. Using patient‑derived cartilage cells embedded in a bio‑ink, they produced ear‑shaped constructs that retained shape...
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News•Mar 3, 2026
On Launches Third-Generation Cloudmonster Shoes with 3D Printed Upper for Performance and Propulsion
Swiss brand On unveiled the third‑generation Cloudmonster line, adding three models—Cloudmonster 3, Cloudmonster 3 Hyper, and LightSpray Cloudmonster 3 Hyper. The LightSpray version incorporates a robot‑crafted 3D‑printed upper that trims weight and boosts energy transfer. Each model targets a specific running segment, from daily trainers...
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Deals•Mar 2, 2026
Material Hybrid Manufacturing Raises $7.1M Seed Round Led by Outlander VC and Harpoon Ventures
Miami-based startup Material Hybrid Manufacturing announced a $7.1 million seed round to fund its HYBRID3D 3D‑printed battery platform. The round was co‑led by Outlander VC and Harpoon Ventures, with participation from GoAhead Ventures, Myelin VC, Demos Capital and Giant Step...
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