Materialise Eyewear Business to Operate Under Newly Formed Company
Materialise announced that its eyewear business will be transferred to a newly formed company owned by the unit’s management team, while the parent retains a minority stake. The move follows the earlier sale of its RapidFit division and is part of a broader strategy to concentrate capital on core 3D‑printing services. Materialise expects to record impairment charges in Q2 2026 related to the transaction. The eyewear unit, which has produced hundreds of thousands of frames for about 80 brands, will keep all current staff under the new entity.
Navigating the Intersection of AI-Driven 4D Printing and Intellectual Property Law
The piece outlines how artificial intelligence is accelerating 4D printing, especially for biomedical devices, by solving the inverse‑design problem that predicts how printed structures will morph over time. Shape‑memory polymers and programmable hydrogels now act as active hardware, turning flat‑packed...
Three-Storey Apartment Building Marks "Important Milestone" In 3D Printing for Construction
A three‑storey, 12‑unit social housing block in France was built using COBOD International’s BOD2 concrete 3D printer, completing three months ahead of a conventional schedule. The printed structure required only three site operators versus six for the traditional build, and...
ROBOZE Acquires Key Assets of Dimanex to Bolster Distributed Manufacturing Offering
Roboze announced the acquisition of the core assets of Dimanex, a digital platform that specializes in spare‑parts digitisation and distributed manufacturing. The deal is positioned as a catalyst for Roboze’s Physical AI strategy, linking its Pandora and SlizeR software with...
3D Prod and Sculpteo Announce Merger
French 3D printing firms 3D Prod and Sculpteo have agreed to merge, creating a combined entity with 100 employees, two production sites, and an 18‑printer HP Multi Jet Fusion fleet. The new company will serve over 7,000 corporate clients across 62...
6K Additive Appoints Brandon Davis as New Chief Operating Officer
6K Additive announced the appointment of Brandon Davis as chief operating officer. Davis brings over two decades of manufacturing leadership, most recently as vice president of Dexter Axle Corporation where he oversaw a $500 million operation, cut safety incidents dramatically, and...
Metal Powder Recovery: Where Production Efficiency Is Won or Lost
Metal additive manufacturing often overlooks powder handling, leading to variability, contamination, and safety hazards. Volkmann’s PowTReX system introduces a fully contained vacuum extraction and ultrasonic screening process that delivers consistent, certified‑grade powder for reuse. The solution eliminates open handling, reduces...
LEAP 71 and Sindan Partner to Develop Aerospace Systems with Computational Engineering Tools
AI‑driven manufacturing firm Sindan and UAE aerospace startup LEAP 71 have signed a strategic partnership to develop air‑breathing jet engines and space propulsion systems using LEAP 71’s Noyron computational engineering model and Sindan’s AI‑powered additive manufacturing platform. The collaboration aims to compress...
Amnovis Acquires Westconn Precision Technologies & Sets up North American Operation
Amnovis has launched a U.S. operation in North Webster, Indiana after acquiring the additive manufacturing assets of Westconn Precision Technologies. The new site will replicate the Belgian headquarters' quality management system, digital workflows, and equipment strategy, integrating Westconn's metal AM...
LightForce Orthodontics Launches 3D Printed Metal Bracket
LightForce Orthodontics has launched LightBracket Metal, the first 3D‑printed metal bracket designed for individualized orthodontic care. The generative‑braces approach creates each appliance from a patient’s digital treatment plan, customizing six dimensions of the bracket. LightForce claims the system can cut...
Eplus3D, Rosswag Engineering & Qualloy Partner to Advance Metal Additive Manufacturing Supply Chain
Eplus3D, Rosswag Engineering, and qualloy have signed an MOU to create an integrated metal additive‑manufacturing ecosystem. Rosswag will install Eplus3D’s EP‑M550 large‑volume powder‑bed fusion printer in a new facility, targeting availability in June 2026 for testing and application development. The...
#245 How Additive Companion Is Bringing Clarity to the Complexity of 3D Printing
Additive Companion, a new platform launched by architect and lecturer Jonathan Rowley, aims to demystify additive manufacturing (AM) by providing purpose‑driven case studies and technology‑selection guidance. Drawing on eight years of operating a London‑based 3D‑printing bureau, the service helps users...
Rolls-Royce Unveils New Additive Manufacturing Development Cell at Defence Assembly & Operations Facility
Rolls‑Royce has inaugurated a 350 m² Additive Manufacturing Development Cell at its Defence Assembly and Operations site in Bristol, equipped with metal 3D‑printing machines from Nikon SLM Solutions. The facility, funded by the UK Ministry of Defence, operates under tightly regulated...
ROBOZE Announced as Lead of Italian Armed Forces R&D Project
ROBOZE has been appointed lead of the DIANA R&D project for the Italian Armed Forces and Navy, aiming to overhaul spare parts management through digitalisation and distributed manufacturing. The initiative, co‑funded by Italy’s Ministry of Defence under the National Military...
AMGTA Releases Independent Report Establishing How AM Should Be Evaluated Across Part, System & Enterprise Levels
The Additive Manufacturing Governance and Trade Association (AMGTA) has published an independent report, Additive Manufacturing in Resource‑Efficient Manufacturing Systems, that proposes a three‑tier evaluation framework—part, system and enterprise—to assess AM’s true value. Drawing on six years of observation across technology developers...