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4 days ago | 
3dprintingindustry.com | Alex Tyrer-Jones
GKN Aerospace has implemented Interspectral’s AM Explorer software at its Engine Systems Centre of Excellence in Trollhättan, Sweden. By integrating the process monitoring and quality assurance platform into its 3D printing operations, the aerospace group aims to boost efficiency and cut material waste. This, in turn, will unlock more sustainable aero-engine production while ensuring reliable production of high-quality aerospace parts.
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4 days ago | 
3dprintingindustry.com | Alex Tyrer-Jones
Irish medical device manufacturer Croom Medical has revealed TALOS, a new laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) platform for 3D printing tantalum (Ta). The company’s press release hails TALOS as a breakthrough for medical implants and industrial applications. Tantalum’s unique properties, including corrosion resistance and biocompatibility, mean it is well-suited for use in healthcare and engineering industries.
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4 days ago | 
3dprintingindustry.com | Alex Tyrer-Jones
In this article, we review the Centauri Carbon, Elegoo’s first fully enclosed, CoreXY FDM 3D printer. The Shenzhen-based 3D printer manufacturer’s latest desktop FDM offering was revealed during RAPID + TCT 2024 and made commercially available in February 2025. It adds to the company’s open-architecture Neptune and OrangeStorm Giga lineup while complementing Elegoo’s affordable resin 3D printer range.
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4 days ago | 
3dprintingindustry.com | Alex Tyrer-Jones
Spanish 3D printing materials developer Recreus specializes in flexible TPU filaments for industrial additive manufacturing applications. Operating out of its Elda HQ, the company entered the FDM 3D printing market in 2013 with its Filaflex TPU filament line. Over a decade later, Recreus has grown its Filaflex portfolio to incorporate a range of flexible products spanning Shore hardnesses from 60A to 95A.
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1 week ago | 
3dprintingindustry.com | Alex Tyrer-Jones
Florida-based Slice Engineering has reached an agreement with Creality over a patent non-infringement lawsuit filed by the Shenzhen-based 3D printer manufacturer. The original declaratory judgment lawsuit was filed last year in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida, Gainesville Division. Creality claimed that Slice Engineering wrongly accused it of infringing two hotend patents, U.S. Patent Nos. 10,875,244 and 11,660,810.
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1 week ago | 
3dprintingindustry.com | Alex Tyrer-Jones
In April 2025, electronics 3D printing firm Nano Dimension completed its long-anticipated acquisition of industrial 3D printer manufacturer Desktop Metal (DM), nine months after announcing the $179.3 million deal. Shortly thereafter, Nano Dimension closed its $116 million takeover of Markforged, a Massachusetts-based FDM and binder jetting 3D printer OEM, first disclosed last September. The deals followed a protracted stretch of M&A uncertainty, marked by lawsuit filings and boardroom upheaval.
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1 week ago | 
3dprintingindustry.com | Alex Tyrer-Jones
3D printer manufacturer BCN3D has filed for voluntary bankruptcy, according to official court documents seen by 3D Printing Industry. First reported last week by Spanish digital outlet Crónica Global, the Spanish OEM has reportedly entered proceedings after failing to negotiate a restructuring of its outstanding debts with creditor banks last year. Barcelona’s Commercial Court No. 3 is processing BCN3D’s bankruptcy case.
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2 weeks ago | 
3dprintingindustry.com | Alex Tyrer-Jones
Inside Boston Children’s Hospital, 3D printing and digital planning are “transforming” pediatric care. The 156-year-old institution uses Materialise’s Mimics software to turn two-dimensional patient scans into detailed 3D models, streamlining preoperative planning and enhancing surgical outcomes. Dr. David Hoganson, a pediatric cardiac surgeon at the Massachusetts-based health center, called 3D technology a “total game-changer” for clinicians.
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3 weeks ago | 
3dprintingindustry.com | Alex Tyrer-Jones
The cobbled streets and centuries-old university halls of Leuven recently served as a picturesque backdrop for the Materialise 3D Printing in Hospitals Forum 2025. Belgium’s Flemish Brabant capital hosted the annual meeting, which has become a key gathering for the medical 3D printing community since its launch in 2017. This year, 140 international healthcare professionals convened for two days of talks, workshops, and lively discussion on how Materialise’s software enhances patient care.
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1 month ago | 
3dprintingindustry.com | Alex Tyrer-Jones
Before RAPID + TCT 2025 kicked off, Materialise celebrated its 35th anniversary at its North American headquarters in Plymouth, Michigan. During the event, which included a guided tour of the Belgian software developer’s medical 3D printing facility, I sat down with CEO Brigitte de Vet-Veithen.
