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Stratasys unveiled the F870, a 1000x610x610mm fully heated-chamber FDM printer aimed at factory tooling, with Toyota and Rivian already evaluating it ahead of its IMTS 2026 debut in Chicago.
Read the story →Hike Medical closed $22.5M in seed and Series A funding to grow its Peoria, Illinois print farm — 600+ printers running continuously, custom orthotics from a smartphone scan in about five business days.
Spanish wire-laser DED maker Meltio now builds its turnkey ABB-arm Robot Cell in New Britain, CT with integrator FORCE Automation, trading transatlantic freight and customs queues for a plug-in cell aimed squarely at US aerospace, energy and defense shops.
Polish micro-dispensing firm XTPL has called a September 29 vote on a $3.5M investment from an undisclosed Taiwanese deep-tech fund, its first backer from the region.
Quickparts is installing 12 Stratasys NEO large-format SLA systems across the US, France, Italy, and UK in a nearly $6 million bet that identical, requalified capacity in four countries beats betting on one.
Australian wire-arc metal printer maker AML3D closed FY2026 with A$12.5M in revenue (+70%), its first profitable half, and a A$78M pipeline as ARCEMY systems keep landing in the US Navy's supply chain.
6K Additive posted $13.3M in H1 2026 revenue (+73% YoY) and narrowed its metal powder gross loss to just $68,618, backed by a $23.4M DPA grant, a $27.4M EXIM loan, and a 5x capacity expansion.
3D Systems has signed a CRADA with DOE's Savannah River National Laboratory to develop radiation-tolerant printing materials, AI-driven process controls, and manufacturing systems for reactors and small modular reactors.
Materialise's Q2 2026 revenue rose 8.1% to €70.1 million as a 40% aerospace surge pulled its Manufacturing segment back to growth, prompting a raised full-year profit outlook despite Software segment softness.
Creality swung to a net loss in H1 2026 despite 12.9% revenue growth, just three months after a 3,829x-oversubscribed Hong Kong IPO, and simultaneously unveiled plans for an RMB550M Shenzhen AM headquarters.
Ursa Major is going public at a $2.3B valuation on the strength of a rocket engine that's roughly 80% 3D printed by mass — a rare case of metal LPBF hardware carrying a company straight to Nasdaq.
Dutch investor 819 Capital Partners has taken a long-term, open-ended stake in Emmen filament maker Bedrock 3D, pairing it with orthotics printer Insolution under its Novio-Scan Holding group.
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