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

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

/ 10 Nov 2025

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

£38m Airbus-led DECSAM programme to scale additive manufacturing for next-gen aircraft

By the conclusion of the programme, the partners hope to be able to demonstrate an integrated, digitally connected AM supply chain from alloy selection and build strategies to post-processing, inspection and factory scale-up.

By Sam Davies

/ 10 Nov 2025

£38m Airbus-led DECSAM programme to scale additive manufacturing for next-gen aircraft

Reclaim to Fame: Sustainability gains for metal powder manufacture

"I hate not to highlight the sustainability, because that’s why we love what we do, but it’s just an offshoot of how we make great powder."

By Sam Davies

/ 8 Nov 2025

Reclaim to Fame: Sustainability gains for metal powder manufacture

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

Automotive supplier Angstrom Group acquires Mantle

Mantle believes the Angstrom Group investment will provide the resources to expand production capacity, strengthen its partner network, and accelerate deployment of its hybrid additive–subtractive manufacturing systems.

By Sam Davies

/ 5 Nov 2025

Automotive supplier Angstrom Group acquires Mantle

Additive Industries unveils MetalFab 420K modular metal 3D printer

Equipped with four 1kW lasers, Additive Industries says it has designed the new machine to deliver higher productivity while maintaining high material quality levels.

By Sam Davies

/ 4 Nov 2025

Additive Industries unveils MetalFab 420K modular metal 3D printer

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

Additive Industries unveils MetalFab 420K modular metal 3D printer

Additive Industries is taking orders for the MetalFab 420K machine immediately, with delivery expected to commence in Q2 2026.

By Sam Davies

/ 4 Nov 2025

XJet launches more affordable Carmel Pro additive manufacturing system

Customers can expect a 60-70% lower initial investment than existing XJet Carmel systems.

By Sam Davies

/ 4 Nov 2025

XJet launches more affordable Carmel Pro additive manufacturing system

TRUMPF's additive manufacturing business rebrands as ATLIX

"We are committed to continue strengthening long-term relationships with our existing customers and to developing new ones."

By Laura Griffiths

/ 3 Nov 2025

TRUMPF's additive manufacturing business rebrands as ATLIX

The big one: The problem with post-processing large parts

AM is getting bigger, literally. Laura Griffiths explores the challenges around large-format printing after a part comes off the build plate.

By Laura Griffiths

/ 28 Oct 2025

The big one: The problem with post-processing large parts

University of Glasgow leads research into 3D printed steel metamaterial that improves crash protection for vehicles

Researchers from universities in Scotland and Italy have develop a 3D printed twisting metamaterial that they believe could lead to improved crash protection for vehicles. The metamaterial has been designed

By Sam Davies

/ 27 Oct 2025

University of Glasgow leads research into 3D printed steel metamaterial that improves crash protection for vehicles