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New printer launches, hands-on reviews, and hardware comparisons — from a first machine to a wall of them.
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Apium P220: The Industrial PEEK Printer, Explained
Apium's P220 prints PEEK, PEKK, and ULTEM with a patent-pending adaptive heating system instead of a conventional heated chamber, claiming 29-32% crystallinity without post-print annealing. Here's how the German machine works, what it costs, and how it stacks up against Intamsys, miniFactory, and Stratasys.
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The 7 Types of 3D Printing: ASTM's Official Process Categories, Explained
ASTM's F42 committee sorts every 3D printing process into seven official categories, from desktop FDM to industrial metal powder bed fusion. How each one works, its materials, tradeoffs, and where hobbyists vs. industry actually use it.
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Dash-CAE Shows Off a Carbon Monocoque Built From CAD to Chassis in Days Using 3D-Printed Tooling
UK composites firm Dash-CAE debuted a carbon monocoque at Goodwood built via 3D-printed LFAM tooling, cutting CAD-to-chassis time to as few as six days.
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Beam Control, Not Just Melting: How JEOL, Freemelt, and Colibrium Are Redefining Electron Beam 3D Printing
A July 10 industry analysis argues EB-PBF's next act is smarter beam control — point-based melting, real-time defect imaging, and tailored grain structure — not just bigger, hotter beams.
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A Tower Crane That Prints Concrete: Luyten Opens Reservations for Its 100-Meter-Tall Building Printer
Luyten has opened reservations through October 25 for the $849,000 ASCEND A27, a tower-crane-based concrete 3D printer that can build structures up to 100 meters tall.
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Kentstrapper's Mille Puts a One-Cubic-Meter Industrial FFF Printer on the Market for €40,000
Florence's Kentstrapper launched Mille, a €40,000 industrial FFF printer with a full 1000mm cubic build volume, dual failover extruders, and Cloudflare Zero Trust remote monitoring aimed at automotive, marine, and defense shops.
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Ex-Boeing and Amazon Execs Buy Zenith Tecnica, Plan to Grow EBM Titanium Fleet From 6 to 8 Printers
New owners Andrew Burgess and Blair Jordan are expanding New Zealand's Zenith Tecnica — a top EBM titanium manufacturer serving NASA's Psyche mission — from six printers to eight after a June 18 acquisition and 490% revenue growth since FY2020.
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Beehive Industries Bets on Ultra-Large Metal 3D Printing With Multi-Unit Nikon SLM Solutions Order
Beehive Industries has self-funded a multi-unit order of Nikon SLM Solutions' largest metal printer, the NXG 600E, splitting capacity between aluminum and titanium to print whole vehicle bodies for defense and space customers.
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Formnext Asia Shenzhen Adds a Maker Day and Global Dealer-Matching Program for 2026
Formnext Asia Shenzhen's August 2026 edition gets a hands-on Maker Day with factory tours and an open-mic forum, plus a formal matchmaking program pairing overseas distributors with Chinese 3D printing giants like Bambu Lab, Creality, and Elegoo.
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Mimaki's Full-Color 3DUJ-553 Prints One-Piece Golf Bag Collectibles for LIV Golf's 'Art of Golf' Series
Mimaki's 3DUJ-553 inkjet printer is turning out licensed, single-piece full-color golf bag miniatures for LIV Golf's Cleeks Club 'Art of Golf' series — no painting, no assembly, just print and ship.
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Nikon SLM Solutions and Bosch 3D Print a Complete V8 Engine Block as a Single Aluminum Part
Nikon SLM Solutions and Bosch used a multi-laser NXG XII 600 to print an entire V8 engine block in AlSi10Mg with no casting or tooling, signaling metal AM's push into serious automotive production.
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Prusa Ships the Standard INDX Conversion Kit, Firmware 6.6.1 Fixes Toolchanger Resets
Prusa's July update confirms the standard 8-tool INDX kit starts shipping by end of July, backed by firmware 6.6.1 fixes and waste-reduction numbers that dwarf a rival multicolor setup.
