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6-axis Non-Planar Printing Enables True 3D Toolpaths, Stronger Parts

6-axis robotic arms and tilting beds let printers move in XY and Z at once, creating true 3D toolpaths that cut support, smooth shallow surfaces, and produce stronger parts, per maker demos and an MDPI case study.

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Skyroot's Fully 3D-Printed Dhawan-III Methalox Engine Passes 145-Second Hot-Fire Test

Skyroot hot-fired its fully 3D-printed Dhawan-III methalox cryo engine for 145 seconds, producing 2.3 kN at sea level and 2.8 kN in vacuum while showing electric-blue flames and Mach diamonds.

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NordSpace Teams with Fraunhofer ILT and SWMS for Multi‑Material 3D‑Printed Rocket Engines

NordSpace secured NRC IRAP advisory services and up to $335,000 and has signed a Canada–Germany R&D pact with Fraunhofer ILT and SWMS to push large-format, multi-metal AM for medium-lift engines.

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AM Research Hosts Free Webinar Releasing Finalized 2025 Data and 2026 Preview

AM Research will release finalized 2025 market data and a 2026 preview in a free webinar led by Scott Dunham on March 24, 2026.

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Stratasys F900 Reliability Up 22% Year‑Over‑Year After Customer Advisory Board Changes

Stratasys reported a 22% year-over-year rise in F900 system reliability after targeted 2025 manufacturing improvements developed with its industrial Customer Advisory Board.

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CEAD's Faber Navalis automates one-piece 3D printing of 12m hulls

CEAD’s Faber Navalis prints one-piece hulls up to 12 m long, producing a 12 m RIB-style prototype in six weeks and claiming moldless, closed-loop production with glass-fiber HDPro.

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Raise3D launches RMS220 SLS to create single-polymer AM ecosystem

Raise3D launches the RMS220 SLS as its first SLS system, pairing a €5,999 full license with €120/10 kg material cards and planned post-processing tools including an automated blast cabinet in early 2026.

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AgniKul Cosmos Fires Clustered Electric Pump-Fed 3D-Printed Semi-Cryogenic Engines

AgniKul said it test-fired a cluster of three 3D‑printed semi‑cryogenic engines using electric motor‑driven pumps, calibrating 6 pumps, 6 motors and 6 speed‑control algorithms in sync.

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Sözer automates file-prep with Materialise SDK, cuts errors 90%, boosts output 70%

Sözer cut file errors 90% and boosted 3D printing output 70% after automating file preparation with Materialise Magics SDK, saving roughly 1.5 full-time equivalents.

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AML3D Holds A$16.5M Orders, Low A$3.25M Revenue; H2 Could Be Record

AML3D holds A$16.5 million of orders in hand while recognising only A$3.25 million of revenue in H1; the company says material delays pushed much of the income into H2 FY26.

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Toray unveils Toraypearl PA12 powder claiming 2.5x smoother, 2x tougher PBF parts

Toray says Toraypearl PA12 is a “truly spherical” PA12 powder that yields Ra ≈ 7 μm surface finish and a 50 kJ/m² Charpy impact strength, with samples in customers' hands since January 2026.

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AI predicts internal defects, ties powder and process to metal AM performance

KIMS led by Dr. Jeong Min Park built an explainable AI that links pore size, non-circularity, and spatial distribution from LPBF micrographs to mechanical properties, aiming for defect-aware process design.

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Bambu Lab H2D review part two examines laser, blade, pen tools

The H2D Laser Full Combo ships with a 10W blue laser (310×270 mm, up to 400 mm/s) and offers a 40W upgrade (310×250 mm, up to 1000 mm/s), plus cutter and pen heads.

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LAMÁQUINA 3D‑Printed Tiles Clad Sagrada Família Tower with 1,686 Modules, 40% Recycled

LAMÁQUINA’s robotic 3D‑printed white glazed ceramic tiles now form the cladding atop the Sagrada Família’s Tower of Jesus Christ, built from 1,686 modular clay components using 40% recycled material.

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Drone Nerds Adds Creality SPARKX i7 Multicolor AI-Assisted 3D Printer for Pre-Order

Drone Nerds opened pre-orders for Creality’s SPARKX i7, a desktop AI-assisted printer that supports up to four-color printing and ships with a built-in AI camera.

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Ohio State laser 3D-prints lunar regolith simulant into heat-resistant structures

Ohio State researchers used laser-directed energy deposition to turn LHS-1 lunar highland regolith simulant into layered, heat-resistant components useful for tools, landing pads, and habitats.

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AME-3D Adds In-House FDM Printing to Speed Prototyping and Testing

AME-3D in Sheffield added in-house FDM/FFF 3D printing on 3 March 2026 to provide faster, lower-cost prototyping and functional test part.

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Heidelberg team 3D-prints plug for fiber-to-chip photonic coupling with sub-dB loss

Heidelberg researchers 3D‑printed a Two‑Photon Polymerization plug with total‑internal‑reflection micro‑optics that achieves sub‑dB fiber‑to‑chip coupling across 1500 to 1600 nm and packs in under three minutes per port.

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University of Mississippi team develops customizable 3D-printed medicated bandage for chronic wounds

University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy researchers developed a customizable, biodegradable 3D-printed scaffold intended to close persistent sores and ulcers, announced March 3, 2026.

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Consortium launches end-to-end AM digital thread for proactive process-level QA

Melotte, Additive Center and Hamburg’s amsight deployed an operational end-to-end data-capturing system at Melotte’s Netherlands facility linking powder chemistry, build data, post‑processing and final CT into one digital thread.

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Third-Party Software Drives Interoperability and Workflow in 3D Concrete Printing

CAMADA, a Portugal-based company that "seems to have launched in 2022," is offering third-party slicing and simulation software that claims to convert 3D models to GCODE for robotic arms and gantry 3D concrete printers.

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Marine Corps Developer Builds $700 NDAA-Compliant Modular 3D-Printed Drone, Gains Interim Approval

Cuts foreign dependency with a $700 modular 3D-printed drone, NDAA-compliant and granted interim flight approval.

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Issey Miyake unveils UROKO 3D‑printed eyewear featuring eight concave lenses

Issey Miyake Eyes' UROKO sunglasses have eight concave lenses (four per side), start of sales on 27.02.2026, and carry a ceramic-like glazed sheen; price listed at ¥99,000 JPY.

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California Bill AB 2047 Would Force 3D Printers to Block Firearm Prints

AB 2047 would require California-sold 3D printers to scan STL and CAD files with firearm-detection algorithms and block gun prints, with DOJ standards due July 1, 2027.

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3D Printing Industry Relaunches Additive Manufacturing Advantage Online Series for 2026

Registration and a call for speakers opened March 4, 2026 for Additive Manufacturing Advantage - a set of four focused online conferences on industrial AM verticals.

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QinetiQ and AMS Achieve Maiden Flight With Recycled-Titanium 3D-Printed Hinge

QinetiQ’s Flight Test Organisation flew an Agusta A109S on Feb 27, 2026, with a structural hinge 3D printed from recycled titanium, a milestone QinetiQ and AMS describe as a “world first” and say cuts CO2e by 93.5%.

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MTP unveils AdditiveM physics-based AI platform for predictive metal AM modeling

MTP's AdditiveM promises qualification-grade, physics-based AI models for metal AM that the company says can run on standard engineering workstations and high-end personal laptops.

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Low-cost Bambu Lab A1 Enables In-Situ Copper Electroplating of PLA Parts

A hands-on project used a consumer-priced Bambu Lab A1 to perform in-situ copper electroplating on PLA prints, a 3DPrint.com spotlight dated January 05, 2026 reports.

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MIT 3D-prints functional electromagnetic linear motor in three hours for 50 cents

MIT researchers printed a functioning electromagnetic linear motor in about three hours using roughly $0.50 in materials and a single post-print magnetization step.

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Emerging Additive Manufacturing Job Roles Reshape Technical Careers in 2026

LinkedIn lists 4,000+ additive manufacturing jobs in the United States while a 2021 survey showed 36% of AM professionals in R&D; 3Dnatives catalogued technical roles on March 5, 2026.

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