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Xometry appoints Weights & Biases co-founder Lukas Biewald to board of directors
Xometry, Inc. has appointed Lukas Biewald, co-founder and former CEO of Weights & Biases and current Senior Vice President of AI Initiatives at CoreWeave, to its board of directors as a Class I direct...
Sigemedtech CEO says implant future is 3D printing, aims to become global leader
Sigemedtech CEO Yoo Hyun-seung has declared that the future of orthopedic implants lies in 3D printing, positioning the company to become a global leader in patient-specific spinal implants. In a rece...
Grenzebach Group spins off Additive Manufacturing as standalone company from January 2026
Grenzebach Group, headquartered in Hamlar, Germany, announced a restructuring that will separate its Additive Manufacturing business into a dedicated entity, Grenzebach Additive Solutions GmbH, effect...
BLT reports 43.57% Q1 revenue growth, industrial revenue surpasses aerospace for first time
Xi'an-based BLT (Bright Laser Technologies, 688333) held its performance briefing on May 21, 2026, revealing that Q1 2026 revenue reached CNY 326 million, up 43.57% year-over-year, with net profit sur...
Huashu High-Tech receives first 'overweight' rating from Guotai Haitong Securities, highlighting industrial AM leadership
Guotai Haitong Securities has initiated coverage on Huashu High-Tech (华曙高科, 688433) with an 'overweight' rating and a target price of CNY 113.40, marking the first formal analyst coverage for the Chin...
Central Texas College invests $118,000 in Stratasys J55 PolyJet 3D printer for workforce training
Central Texas College (CTC) has invested $118,000 in a Stratasys J55 PolyJet 3D printer for its Graphics and Printing career pathway, funded through Perkins grant resources. The system, installed at t...
Aibuild launches FETS simulation tool claiming 10,000x faster thermomechanical analysis for AM
Aibuild has launched FETS (Finite Element Thermomechanical Simulation), a cloud-based simulation tool optimized for Directed Energy Deposition (DED), friction stir, and material extrusion processes ac...
Han's Laser highlights cyclical growth attributes including 3D printing business
Han's Laser (Shenzhen: 002008), a global leader in smart manufacturing equipment, is drawing analyst attention for its cyclical growth profile, which includes a rising 3D printing segment. In a May 23...
Creality 3D showcases 'micro smart factory' product matrix at 64th China Higher Education Expo
Creality 3D (Shenzhen, China) exhibited a product matrix themed around a 'micro smart factory' for teaching applications at the 64th China Higher Education Expo in Nanchang. The booth highlighted 3D p...
Farsoon Technologies reports 129 million yuan R&D investment, up 30.52% year-on-year, with 263 R&D staff representing 35.69% of total headcount
Farsoon Technologies (688433) disclosed in its 2025 annual report that the company invested 129 million yuan in R&D, a 30.52% year-on-year increase, representing 18.04% of total revenue. The company e...
Snapmaker hires Full Spectrum developer Ratdoux to lead multicolor 3D printing initiative
Snapmaker has hired Radu "Ratdoux," the developer behind the Full Spectrum color-mixing slicer project, to lead a new initiative focused on multicolor FFF printing. Ratdoux will work on integrating Fu...
PartsToGo hires Pärtel-Peeter Kruuv to lead aerospace AM qualification push
PartsToGo has appointed Pärtel-Peeter Kruuv as head of its aerospace business unit, tasking him with bridging the gap between additive prototyping and certified production of flight-ready parts. Kruuv...
BigRep America partners with SEMA Garage for large-format 3D printing bay and June 23 lunch-and-learn
BigRep America has partnered with the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) to install a dedicated large-format 3D printing bay at the SEMA Garage facility in Diamond Bar, California. The cent...
JLC3D and Bambu Lab 3D model libraries compete as platforms evolve from tooling to ecosystem play in smart manufacturing
JLC3D (嘉立创) and Bambu Lab (拓竹科技) are both advancing their 3D model libraries as the competitive axis in additive manufacturing shifts from hardware specifications to integrated design-to-manufacturing...
大族激光 sees PCB equipment surge on AI server demand, 3D printing unit poised for Apple foldable titanium parts
大族激光, the Shenzhen-headquartered laser equipment conglomerate, reported Q1 2026 revenue of RMB 5.14 billion, up 74.4% year-on-year, and net profit of RMB 354 million, up 116.6%. The growth is driven b...
3D Systems Q1 2026 revenue $95.5M, turns profitable with medical 3D printing leading
3D Systems reported Q1 2026 revenue of $95.5 million, up 1% year-over-year, with adjusted EBITDA turning positive at $2.1 million — a $25.9 million improvement from the $23.9 million loss in Q1 2025....
Sheyn builds decorative-objects business on desktop FDM, PLA, and minimalist design philosophy
Vienna-based design studio Sheyn has built a commercial operation around 3D-printed decorative objects, producing vases, bowls, planters, and lighting fixtures using desktop FDM/FFF printers and PLA f...
Swift Solar raises $27M Series A to scale perovskite tandem solar manufacturing
Swift Solar, a U.S.-based perovskite solar technology company spun out of MIT, Stanford, and NREL, has closed a $27 million Series A funding round, bringing its total raised to $44 million. The round...
Open Bionics fits first 3D printed full-length bionic arm using Hero FLEX system
Open Bionics has fitted the world's first full-length, 3D printed bionic arm for above-elbow amputees. Praveen Gowtham, a 43-year-old physicist from New York, received the Hero FLEX system at the comp...
Rocket Lab completes 1,000th 3D printed Rutherford engine, marking serial production milestone for AM in aerospace propulsion
Rocket Lab has completed production of its 1,000th Rutherford engine at its Long Beach, California facility, making the electric pump-fed, additively manufactured rocket engine one of the most produce...