Design - TCT

This is what 3D printing was made for

Laura Griffiths speaks to the team behind a new customised medical device leveraging silicone 3D printing to support the most vulnerable patients.

By Laura Griffiths

/ 3 Apr 2026

Application spotlight: Antenna reflector tripods delivered with up to 45% mass reduction

Thales Alenia Space, a leading European actor in space and defence, leverages AM to reduce mass and lead time for antenna brackets.

By Sam Davies

/ 2 Apr 2026

Application spotlight: Antenna reflector tripods delivered with up to 45% mass reduction

Application spotlight: AM delivers greater comfort and performance for Explosive Ordnance Disposal helmet

AM service provider rpm partnered with amsight, Farsoon and Fraunhofer IAP to deliver the product for BSST GmbH.

By Sam Davies

/ 27 Mar 2026

Application spotlight: AM delivers greater comfort and performance for Explosive Ordnance Disposal helmet

The Exploration Company licenses LEAP 71's Noyron RP technology for rocket engine design

The two companies have signed a five-year agreement.

By Sam Davies

/ 24 Mar 2026

The Exploration Company licenses LEAP 71's Noyron RP technology for rocket engine design

Sintavia validates lightweight 3D printed heat exchanger in two weeks with NVIDIA GPUs

"Because we operate in a fully digital environment, we are always looking at faster and more efficient solutions to reduce span time at each step."

By Laura Griffiths

/ 18 Mar 2026

Sintavia validates lightweight 3D printed heat exchanger in two weeks with NVIDIA GPUs

Application spotlight: Lead time of automotive upright reduced from 4 days to 4 hours with metal additive manufacturing

Cognitive Design Systems software provided a clearer view of the cost implications of using AM.

By Sam Davies

/ 13 Mar 2026

Application spotlight: Lead time of automotive upright reduced from 4 days to 4 hours with metal additive manufacturing

LEAP 71 & HBD additively manufacture 200kN aerospike rocket engine

At one-metre in height, the partners believe the engine to be the world's largest 3D printed aerospike.

By Sam Davies

/ 12 Mar 2026

LEAP 71 & HBD additively manufacture 200kN aerospike rocket engine

Ursa Major successfully hot fires latest variant of AM-enabled Hadley engine

Major components have been in-sourced as a result of Ursa Major's 'strategic vertical integration' of AM.

By Sam Davies

/ 5 Mar 2026

Ursa Major successfully hot fires latest variant of AM-enabled Hadley engine

Metamorphic AM launches Rapid Geometry Review offering

The service assesses structural logic, printability, material suitability, manufacturability, and 'missed geometric opportunity.'

By Sam Davies

/ 4 Mar 2026

Metamorphic AM launches Rapid Geometry Review offering

Dress code: The mathematics of 3D printing and fashion

Laura Griffiths sits down with modular fashion designer Brigitte Kock to discuss democratising fashion with 3D printing and parametric design.

By Laura Griffiths

/ 20 Jan 2026

Dress code: The mathematics of 3D printing and fashion

3D printed cooling component significantly reduces energy consumption in data centres

"We are seeing a development where the power density in servers is increasing faster than ever before, and traditional air cooling is simply no longer sufficient."

By Laura Griffiths

/ 20 Jan 2026

3D printed cooling component significantly reduces energy consumption in data centres

New COBRA Golf irons allow golfers of all abilities to experience 'game-changing benefits of AM'

The 3DP MB and 3DP X models follow the 3DP TOUR, COBRA's first commercial in-line 3DP iron.

By Sam Davies

/ 6 Jan 2026

New COBRA Golf irons allow golfers of all abilities to experience 'game-changing benefits of AM'