Biking giant Trek officially entered the 3D printed saddle arena with its new line of lattice-structure comfort tech that Specialized and Fizik fans have been buzzing about for years. Trek’s pitch is that its version reduces hotspots and sliding by letting the saddle move with the rider, not against them. It’s flexes where you need it (firm for bones, soft for squish) and weighs less than your water bottle. AirLoom: from $175.

Germany-based Arburg, known for everything from plastic-granule printers to liquid-silicone rigs—and fresh off last year’s Formnext debut of its Freeformer 550-3X—has decided to exit the additive manufacturing stage, but keep its well-established injection molding tech. Come Dec. 31, 2025, the company will bow out, citing unmet financial goals and a global 3D printing market that never quite lived up to the hype, it says.

students at ETH Zurich have developed an exciting laser powder bed fusion machine that follows a circular tool path to print round components. Two different metals can be processed simultaneously, and the system could open new doors in aerospace and industry needing cylindrical or ring shaped prints. Check out this video to see the printer dubbed "Rapture" in operation.

Apple just gave additive manufacturing a starring role in its quest to make everything thinner, lighter, and smugly sustainable. Apple’s new 5-mm thick iPhone Air features a 3D printed titanium USB-C port that’s slimmer, stronger, and uses 33% less material than forging. Meanwhile, the Apple Watch Series 11 debuts a 3D printed titanium case that cuts raw material use in half.

Launching on Kickstarter soon, the Makera Z1 is pitched as a more compact and affordable entry-level version of the company's Carvera and Carvera Air hardware. Expect a sub $1,000 price tag and lighter construction that makes smart substitutions in the construction with minimal compromise on the performance. A prototype Z1 is pictured here alongside the company's new Cyclone Dust Collector (launching soon) which can suck up chips as they're made and is said to virtually eliminate clogs or the need for clean-up pauses while machining.

an unusual new laser engraver tailor-made to engrave designs inside clear glass and plastics, as well marking on sensitive materials without the potential mess or emissions. It sounds niche, but its unique ability to engrave in 3D and "cold" processing are likely to be an attractive combo for makers concerned about cleaner processing and wider material possibilities. It launches later this year.

The LX2 is the company's first non-portable gantry style system, and offers a modular laser toolhead, high processing speeds and seamless integration with the company's user-friendly software. It launches in the next couple of weeks, with a deposit scheme already live on the company's website.

The upcoming large resin printer features an asymmetric double doors, self-regulating easy-release heated resin vat, and real-time monitoring via camera. It's a dramatic refinement on the original Jupiter which was a bit rough around the edges. Unlike that printer, which launched via Kickstarter, the Jupiter 2 will launch directly with Elegoo later this year.

Debuting in Germany, there's only a functioning German storefront available for now with 3D printed shoes as its first product. The designs, 3D printed from TPU photopolymer, are available in a handful of colors and styles and mark the company's first lifestyle product. A U.S. storefront is also online, with a variety of "sold out" printed products and a banner calling for creators to reach out to collab.

We've gotten a glimpse of an upcoming 3D printing-centric air filtration unit, which can be hooked up to enclosed Creality machines to scrub the vented air clean. We also saw a Creality Falcon branded version hooked up to the company's new Falcon A1 Pro laser cutter, suggesting there's some cross compatibility across the company's product lines. No release date was confirmed, but it's one of a number of not-a-printer-but-related-to-3D-printing hardware the company is cooking up.

and caught Creality (after releasing the K2 and K2 Pro) showcasing another K2 series printer – the K2 SE. It's a naked sibling of the K2 compatible with the CFS filament switcher out of the box. More details to follow, so watch this space!