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Featured image of Cold Spray Could Cut Copper Rocket Nozzle Production From Months to Days
May 26, 2026
Cold Spray Could Cut Copper Rocket Nozzle Production From Months to Days
Featured image of Metal LPBF’s 3-Meter Build Volume Barrier is Broken: Meet Eplus3D’s New 100-Laser Platform
Apr 29, 2026
Metal LPBF’s 3-Meter Build Volume Barrier is Broken: Meet Eplus3D’s New 100-Laser Platform
Featured image of How to Build a 3D Printed DIY Drone That Actually Flies
Apr 25, 2026
How to Build a 3D Printed DIY Drone That Actually Flies
Featured image of HP’s New MJF 1200 Is Smaller, Faster, Cheaper & Built for Every Workshop
Apr 14, 2026
HP’s New MJF 1200 Is Smaller, Faster, Cheaper & Built for Every Workshop
Featured image of Artec’s New “Jet” 3D Scanner Digitizes Entire Sites via Drone-Mounted or Handheld LiDAR
Apr 6, 2026
Artec’s New “Jet” 3D Scanner Digitizes Entire Sites via Drone-Mounted or Handheld LiDAR
Featured image of How Small Texas Manufacturers are Gaining Access to Elite Defense Engineering Tools at a Critical Time
Mar 20, 2026
How Small Texas Manufacturers are Gaining Access to Elite Defense Engineering Tools at a Critical Time
Featured image of Velo3D Makes History as U.S. Army’s First Qualified 3D Printing Vendor for Ground Vehicles
Feb 11, 2026
Velo3D Makes History as U.S. Army’s First Qualified 3D Printing Vendor for Ground Vehicles
Featured image of Inside the U.S. Air Force’s READI Lab: 3D Printing Parts Suppliers Won’t
Feb 9, 2026
Inside the U.S. Air Force’s READI Lab: 3D Printing Parts Suppliers Won’t
Featured image of Is Your 3D Printer a Security Risk? You Might Be Surprised
Sep 30, 2025
Is Your 3D Printer a Security Risk? You Might Be Surprised
Featured image of Boeing’s 3D Printing Breakthrough Cuts Satellite Production Time in Half
Sep 11, 2025
Boeing’s 3D Printing Breakthrough Cuts Satellite Production Time in Half
Featured image of Is 3D Printing the Key to U.S. Military’s Drone Dominance? We Asked One Man Who Would Know
Sep 9, 2025
Is 3D Printing the Key to U.S. Military’s Drone Dominance? We Asked One Man Who Would Know
Featured image of The German Military Is Wasting Millions on 3D Printers
May 8, 2025
The German Military Is Wasting Millions on 3D Printers
Featured image of U.S. Army’s New Right-to-Repair Mandate Could Ignite Demand for 3D Printed Spare Parts
May 6, 2025
U.S. Army’s New Right-to-Repair Mandate Could Ignite Demand for 3D Printed Spare Parts
Featured image of American Manufacturers: Buy a 3D Printer or a 3D Printing Company?
Apr 17, 2025
American Manufacturers: Buy a 3D Printer or a 3D Printing Company?
Featured image of Navy Aircraft Carrier Outfitted with Huge Metal 3D Printed Valve
Mar 6, 2025
Navy Aircraft Carrier Outfitted with Huge Metal 3D Printed Valve
Featured image of GE Catalyst Turboprop Engine with 3D Printed Parts Gets FAA Certification
Mar 3, 2025
GE Catalyst Turboprop Engine with 3D Printed Parts Gets FAA Certification
Featured image of 3D Printing Better Body Armor
Jan 28, 2025
3D Printing Better Body Armor
Featured image of Aerospace Industry’s Demand for 3D Printing Valued at $1.6 Billion
Oct 29, 2024
Aerospace Industry’s Demand for 3D Printing Valued at $1.6 Billion
Featured image of Armed for Innovation: Fortifying Tactical Helmets with 3D Printing
Mar 20, 2024
Armed for Innovation: Fortifying Tactical Helmets with 3D Printing
Featured image of 3D Printed Rocket Engine Goes Hypersonic Over the Pacific
Mar 12, 2024
3D Printed Rocket Engine Goes Hypersonic Over the Pacific
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Featured image of Cold Spray Could Cut Copper Rocket Nozzle Production From Months to Days
Space Potential
Cold Spray Could Cut Copper Rocket Nozzle Production From Months to Days

This hybrid solid-state manufacturing method bypasses laser-melting limitations to slash production lead times for complex aerospace components.

by Carolyn Schwaar May 26, 2026
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Layered for Liftoff
How to Build a 3D Printed DIY Drone That Actually Flies

From quick weekend projects to high-performance FPV builds: This all-in-one guide helps you choose the right 3D printing files, mastering the best filaments, and successfully launching your first 3D printed drone.

by Carolyn Schwaar Apr 25, 2026
Featured image of Metal LPBF’s 3-Meter Build Volume Barrier is Broken: Meet Eplus3D’s New 100-Laser Platform
Record-Breaking Scale
Metal LPBF’s 3-Meter Build Volume Barrier is Broken: Meet Eplus3D’s New 100-Laser Platform

By coordinating 100 lasers across a massive 3,050 mm build plate, this ultra-large-format system for titanium, aluminum, steel and more, eliminates the need for welding rocket thrusters or structural aerospace parts.

by Carolyn Schwaar Apr 29, 2026
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The Means of Production
American Manufacturers: Buy a 3D Printer or a 3D Printing Company?

U.S.-based space manufacture Momentus opted not to just buy 3D printers from Velo3D, it saw a much bigger opportunity.

by Carolyn Schwaar Apr 17, 2025
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3D Printer Security
Is Your 3D Printer a Security Risk? You Might Be Surprised

Recent real-world attacks prove that your printer could be a prime target for hacking, viruses, and IP Theft. Understanding its weak points is the first step to protecting your designs, your network, and your physical prints.

by Carolyn Schwaar Sep 30, 2025
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MJF For All
HP’s New MJF 1200 Is Smaller, Faster, Cheaper & Built for Every Workshop

Alongside the compact MJF 1200 hardware, HP’s new 3D printing portal powered by Craftcloud offers instant, professional MJF parts to everyone—even those without a printer.

Apr 14, 2026
Featured image of Artec’s New “Jet” 3D Scanner Digitizes Entire Sites via Drone-Mounted or Handheld LiDAR
Expanding Mobile Mapping
Artec’s New “Jet” 3D Scanner Digitizes Entire Sites via Drone-Mounted or Handheld LiDAR

Forget stationary tripods and GPS limits: Artec 3D’s first SLAM-based mobile mapping system delivers rapid digital twins of almost any environment.

by Carolyn Schwaar Apr 6, 2026
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To Print and Protect
3D Printing Better Body Armor

Belfast start-up Vikela is reimagining body armor with 3D printing to create customizable, lightweight, and versatile protection.

by Carolyn Schwaar Jan 28, 2025
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Defense, Distributed
Is 3D Printing the Key to U.S. Military’s Drone Dominance? We Asked One Man Who Would Know

As the Pentagon calls for a massive increase in drone production, additive manufacturing is moving from the lab to the front lines and scaling up for production. The director of America Makes explains why this moment could finally "unlock" the technology's full potential.

by Carolyn Schwaar Sep 9, 2025
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Lighter, Better, Faster
GE Catalyst Turboprop Engine with 3D Printed Parts Gets FAA Certification

GE greenlights for production a game-changing engine with multiple 3D printed parts contributing to best-in-class performance.

by Carolyn Schwaar Mar 3, 2025
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Better Than Foam
Armed for Innovation: Fortifying Tactical Helmets with 3D Printing

Start-ups aim to improve safety and comfort for soldiers with 3D printed helmet padding technology.

by Carolyn Schwaar Mar 20, 2024
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Keep 'em Rollin'
Velo3D Makes History as U.S. Army’s First Qualified 3D Printing Vendor for Ground Vehicles

Velo3D and Army engineers will begin printing and validating alternative spare parts for the U.S. Army Tank and Automotive Command (TACOM) supply chain to relieve current sustainment bottlenecks.

by Carolyn Schwaar Feb 11, 2026
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Certified to Sail
Navy Aircraft Carrier Outfitted with Huge Metal 3D Printed Valve

Metal 3D printing is redefining the fundamentals of shipbuilding as more parts are certified for installation onto critical Navy vessels.

by Carolyn Schwaar Mar 6, 2025
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Mission: Flight Ready
Inside the U.S. Air Force’s READI Lab: 3D Printing Parts Suppliers Won’t

How a specialized four-person team at Robins AFB is leveraging 3D printing and reverse engineering to manufacture critical metal components that are no longer in production.

by Carolyn Schwaar Feb 9, 2026
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Unleash the Additive Arsenal
U.S. Army’s New Right-to-Repair Mandate Could Ignite Demand for 3D Printed Spare Parts

The U.S. military's growing additive manufacturing capability may soon be put into action producing myriad spare parts to boost force readiness.

by Carolyn Schwaar May 6, 2025
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Ineffective Investment
The German Military Is Wasting Millions on 3D Printers

A German government report says the military doesn't have spare part design data or manufacturing rights, but is buying 3D printers anyway.

by Carolyn Schwaar May 8, 2025
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Breaking into Defense
How Small Texas Manufacturers are Gaining Access to Elite Defense Engineering Tools at a Critical Time

El Paso Makes is launching a cloud-based engineering platform to bridge the digital divide, providing regional small-to-medium manufacturers with the secure, high-tier tools required to modernize the U.S. Defense Industrial Base.

Mar 20, 2026
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Race to Space
Boeing’s 3D Printing Breakthrough Cuts Satellite Production Time in Half

The aerospace leader's new technique prints features directly into satellite structures, a move that drastically simplifies manufacturing and shaves six months off delivery times.

by Carolyn Schwaar Sep 11, 2025
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Battlefield Tested
Militaries Worldwide Leverage 3D Printing to Enhance Readiness, Enable Repairs

From frontline replacement parts to quick-build bunkers, the military relies on 3D printing to get the job done faster, better, and anywhere.

Apr 14, 2023
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Big Savers!
US Marines Saved $70,000 by 3D Printing Small F-35 Aircraft Component

A team of US Marines in Maryland were tasked with finding a landing gear component that attached to the door of a F-35 stealth fighter aircraft. By using 3D modeling and printing, they were able to replicate the component for just 9 cents.

by Hanna Watkin Aug 23, 2018
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