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Are these the comfiest 3D printed shoes ever?

Alexander Wang's 3D printed kitten heels trade the runways of New York Fashion Week for the uncarpeted halls of Messe Frankfurt.

By Laura Griffiths

/ 20 Nov 2025

Are these the comfiest 3D printed shoes ever?

LEAP 71 to develop rocket engines for Aspire Space

A formal agreement was signed at Dubai Airshow this week.

By Sam Davies

/ 19 Nov 2025

LEAP 71 to develop rocket engines for Aspire Space

So long, STL?

Should additive manufacturing's original file format be laid to rest alongside floppy discs and punched tape in the defunct data graveyard?

By Laura Griffiths

/ 15 Nov 2025

Sitting comfortably

Could 3D printing be the next generation of polyurethane foam?

By Laura Griffiths

/ 15 Nov 2025

Are you serious?

General Motors opens up on the additive manufacture of 130+ parts for the Cadillac CELESTIQ ultra-luxury, handbuilt sedan.

By Sam Davies

/ 15 Nov 2025

Satellite of speed

Melissa Orme shares more details on an AM first for Boeing’s Space Mission Systems.

By Laura Griffiths

/ 15 Nov 2025

LEAP 71 & Farsoon unveil 1.5-metre hypersonic precooler concept

The part has been produced with LEAP 71's Noyron computational engineering mode & Farsoon's FS811M-U-8 metal 3D printer.

By Sam Davies

/ 12 Nov 2025

LEAP 71 & Farsoon unveil 1.5-metre hypersonic precooler concept

How Airbus 3D printed an A330 Fuel Air Separator

"The 75% is a result of the optimisation, not an input.”

By Sam Davies

/ 10 Nov 2025

How Airbus 3D printed an A330 Fuel Air Separator

Time for change: How one British watch maker is 3D printing 'impossible' designs

It’s “a piece of high-end engineering” on your wrist.

By Laura Griffiths

/ 10 Nov 2025

Time for change: How one British watch maker is 3D printing 'impossible' designs

LEAP 71 unveils 2000kN rocket engine injector head manufactured in partnership with Nikon SLM Solutions

The component is a critical element of the LEAP 71 XRB-2E6 methane/liquid oxygen rocket bell nozzle engine that the company announced was under development in April.

By Sam Davies

/ 5 Nov 2025

LEAP 71 unveils 2000kN rocket engine injector head manufactured in partnership with Nikon SLM Solutions

Go with the flow: Design optimisation for oil & gas

"You design following the function of the part, not some limitations artificially introduced by casting or other conventional methods."

By Laura Griffiths

/ 4 Nov 2025

Go with the flow: Design optimisation for oil & gas

Precision Plastics Australia launches DesignLab.au platform for additive manufacture of home decor products

The platform is keen to champion homegrown manufacturing and distribution excellence, with every product design being developed for just-in-time production using Precision Plastics Australia’s advanced production processes.

By Sam Davies

/ 3 Nov 2025

Precision Plastics Australia launches DesignLab.au platform for additive manufacture of home decor products