Did you miss any of the major 3D printing news items this week? Our weekly round-up of the most important news from the past seven days includes insights into the Stratasys vs Bambu Lab patent case, s…
Ursa Major Leading New DOD Project to 3D Print Solid Rocket Motors in the US
Rocket engine manufacturer Ursa Major will receive $12.5 million from the US Navy and the Office of Strategic Capital (OSC) to scale the production of 3D printed solid rocket motors (SRM). …
SpaceX signs 3D printing deal with Velo3D
SpaceX, Elon Musk’s rocket company, will license 3D printing technology from Velo3D, a metal AM company based in California. Under the terms of the deal, Space Exploration Technologies Corp (SpaceX) w…
ORNL to 3D print large-scale hydropower turbine components in a new DOE-funded project
The US Department of Energy (DOE)’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is leading a new initiative to 3D print large metal runners used in dams for hydropower generation. These rotating components c…
45% growth for Chinese metal 3D printers amid poor Western performance, Context Q1 2024 reports
Market intelligence firm CONTEXT has outlined a rise in Chinese metal 3D printer shipments in Q1 2024. This trend, also evident in CONTEXT’s Q4 2023 report, continued amid stagnating global industrial…
Lockheed Martin 3D printing new Mako hypersonic missile
US Defense firm Lockheed Martin is 3D printing key components for its new Mako hypersonic missile. The company is leveraging metal additive manufacturing to produce the jet-fired missile’s guida…
Velo3D files for a latest common stock offering of up to 1.65M shares
Join the Expert Committee for the 2024 3D Printing Industry Awards to help select the winners! Metal 3D printer manufacturer Velo3D (NYSE: VLD) has announced the registration of up to 1,650,…
Velo3D receives noncompliance notice from the New York Stock Exchange
Metal 3D printer manufacturer Velo3D has received a noncompliance notice from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The company did not comply with Section 802.01B of the NYSE Listed Company Manual bec…
NAMI purchases new 3D printers to localize energy supply chains
Saudi Arabia-based 3D printing service provider National Additive Manufacturing & Innovation (NAMI) Company has purchased multiple metal and polymer 3D printers from 3D Systems. NAMI, …
New research evaluates how powder spreadability impacts PBF 3D printing
Researchers from the University of Leeds, University of Greenwich, and medical device testing firm Cormica Limited have published a new review paper on powder bed fusion (PBF) 3D printing. Published i…