3D printing and additive manufacturing news

Roboze raises $10 million to expand in the United States

The funding targets US production, hiring and new materials; machine, headcount and capacity targets remain undisclosed.

3 min read · 2026. 10. 24.

Prodways printer revenue rises 130% as its larger Products business declines

Group Q3 revenue was €7.2 million and grew just 1% as ceramic MovingLight momentum was offset by weakness in Products.

3 min read · 2026. 10. 24.

Singapore launches three partnerships to industrialise additive manufacturing

NAMIC linked with Bavaria and ASTM while A*STAR joined local manufacturers; measurable projects and capacity remain undisclosed.

3 min read · 2026. 10. 24.

Evology adds an M 400-4 as its tenth EOS system

The Wisconsin manufacturer is answering a space-sector queue with a four-laser 400 mm platform that is still awaiting installation.

3D Systems adds 50,000 square feet to its Colorado AM centre

Littleton now links aerospace, defence and semiconductor development, qualification and production; output remains unquantified.

Printers

Peopoly's 800 mm Giga 800 FGF goes on sale from $15,000

The pellet printer lists 3 kg/h, a 400°C hot end and laser bed mapping, but no independent production benchmark is public.

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Printers

Admaflex Discovery brings desktop ceramic VPP to a $92,500 system

The 96 × 54 × 110 mm platform offers a 50 µm image and an upgrade path; usable parts still require a full thermal process chain.

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Grenzebach integrates complete AM post-processing flows

The vendor-neutral concept connects post-print steps through buffers, autonomous transport and digital state handoff.

Software

LAIKA adopts PrismSlicer to reduce full-colour physical iterations

After a seven-month trial, the renderer predicts colour, translucency and surface for PolyJet faces; quantified savings are not public.

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Automation Alley validates secure distributed AM under a $7.5 million award

Project DIAMOnD will test encrypted recipes and cross-site quality evidence; the programme remains in first-phase validation.

3 min read · 2026. 10. 23.

Nikon to supply two-metre LPBF systems for Tomahawk mid-bodies

Multiple customised NXG-E systems are being built in Long Beach; machine count, price, alloy and qualified output remain undisclosed.

3 min read · 2026. 10. 23.

Materials

Powderloop targets TRL 6 for a space-grade hardmetal powder

The ESA-backed programme studies cobalt-free, in-situ-alloying powder for DED, EHLA, PBF-LB and coating applications.

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Research

OpenCAL turns volumetric 3D printing into open hardware

The Berkeley project uses about $1,600 in commercial parts and minute-scale exposures; it is a research platform, not a production machine.

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ValCUN REMUS deposits aluminium without powder or a laser

The wire system integrates with robots or CNC machines for repair and feature addition; savings figures remain vendor claims.

Printers

HORKOS NX70 DUO combines wire DED with CNC machining

The Japanese hybrid machine alternates Meltio deposition and cutting in one setup. Its first unit is sold, but no independent test is public.

VDMA autumn AM survey improves, but does not show a turnaround

64% reported positive sales development and 15% decline. The survey indicates stabilisation, not market size.

2 min read · 2026. 10. 22.

Software

MetalFab build preparation falls from 46 minutes to six

The new Materialise processor adds multiprocessing and 420K scan features; the benchmark is vendor-supplied and physical regression remains essential.

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4 min read · 2026. 10. 22.

Carbon DLS saddle production passes one million units

Carbon says 11 brands use printed lattices across more than 60 models; scale is clear, but the count does not replace durability evidence.

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