There was always speculation, then leaks, but now, Apple has embraced its metal 3D printing story in full by publishing a detailed case study on why and how it 3D prints all of its Apple Watch Ultra 3 and titanium Apple Watch Series 11 cases. It won't name the brand of laser powder bed fusion 3D printer used, except to say its has six lasers, which narrows down the field quite a bit. The materials is 100% recycled aerospace-grade titanium powder, which helped the company save 400 metric tons of raw titanium in 2025 by using 50% less via 3D printing.
But even there it can come from unexpected places. A nondescript table appeared today at Bambu Lab's booth, showing off a bunch of heavy, highly polished metallic looking pieces. Like the CyberBrick was once a stealthy, interactive exhibit at the company's stand, perhaps we'll see a high metal-content filament from them soon, too.
Meet the PioNext Mini, MS01 SE, and G5Ultra: Innovations promising unprecedented speed and high-temperature performance across dental, medical, and industrial sectors.
At least so says Recreus, flexible filament specialists whose Formnext highlight solves the difficulties of high-speed printing soft flexibles: a new filament size. Soon, the company will offer a 2.20 mm flexible filament alongside the standard 1,75 mm. The logic goes that 2.85 mm filament takes too long to melt properly, and 1.75mm buckles too easily.
This new goldilocks size melts juuust right for higher-flow printing of flexibles at PLA-like print speeds, they say. Recreus-made Bambu Lab and Prusa Nextruder compatible nozzles, required for this optimal new size, will also launch soon.
The major hardware announcements mark expansions into engineering-competent large-volume desktop printing, plus an upped game in resin performance for Anycubic. Co-founder and CTO James Ouyang tells us all.
This year’s Formnext doesn’t just belong to Bambu Lab and the H2C, with the Prusa Core One and One L to get next-gen “passive” toolchanging powered by the Bondtech INDX.
Unveiled at Formnext 2025 in Frankfurt, TPM3D says its space-saving setup aims to bring pro-grade SLS performance to studios, labs, and small production teams.
Fresh from Formnext 2025: SUNLU targets both engineers and artists with ultra-strong filaments, CMYK resins, and a smart hardware add-on for Bambu Lab users.
At Formnext, UnionTech showcases two new SLA systems, self-developed resins, and a huge 1.5-meter demo part.
Bambu Lab’s new H-series machine is an “uncompromising” take on no-waste multi-material printing, delivered via a new induction-based nozzle changing system called Vortek.
CEAD and Caracol both rolled in flaunting 3D printed vessels, apparently agreeing that the best way to show off “large-format printing” is… well, to go full nautical. This year the show floor is teeming with robotic-arm printers, and the organizers thoughtfully corralled them into one zone, which is perfect if you’ve ever wondered what it feels like to walk through a futuristic shipyard run entirely by robots.
The new M4 Onyx promises 50% higher throughput and part costs slashed by about 30% compared to previous systems, plus 90% powder recovery.
Coming to crowdfunding later this year, Anycubic’s next resin 3D printer reads like a beefed up Photon Mono M7 Pro for, well, pros.
The tech giant wants to offer an affordable entry point. Eagle-eyed engineers will notice the "new" machines look suspiciously like 3DGence workhorses.
The strategic move to invest in Tritone Technologies answers customer demand for a single vendor that can handle everything from prototyping polymers to industrial-grade metal.
and we'll be there to bring you the latest printing releases and news. While it's probably the biggest 3D printing/additive manufacturing show for us, there are plenty of others, including RepRap festivals, maker fairs and additive user group expos, all tapping the wider universe of 3D printing. Have you ever been to one?
A combination of cease and desists, plus threatened direct legal action marks a firmer tack from MakerWorld in the choppy waters of online content sharing and, inevitably, 3D model piracy.
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Škoda Auto is flexing its in-house 3D printing muscles at its new Czech additive-manufacturing hub — a place that now rivals some tech startups’ wildest gadget fantasies. Inside, 16 industrial printers (HP's MJF, Stratasys PolyJet & FDM, Formlabs resin, and many more) hum like overachieving robots. Together they spit out roughly 15,000 parts a year. Among the hottest items on the print menu? Fully functional air-vent prototypes.
Formlabs at Formnext will debut a new large cure machine, new engineering-grade resins, and updated software.