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2026. 10. 18.

3D-Printed Helicopter Duct Receives Regulatory Approval

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Australia’s Plane Support secured CASA approval for a 3D-printed air-conditioning duct for a 214B helicopter.

What is new?

Aerospace replacement parts require more than dimensional accuracy: traceable production and regulatory acceptance matter. Plane Support developed an air-conditioning duct for a 214B helicopter and received approval from Australia’s aviation regulator CASA.

3DPS perspective

Real-world suitability should be evaluated against production, cost and reliability data as these become available.

Source: Original report and cover-image reference.

2026. 10. 03.

China Pushes Green-Laser Copper 3D Printing into Batch Production

With its new XH-M350G-2HR, Xihe Additive is moving beyond demonstrations: copper cooling components for AI servers and power electronics are entering batch-production applications.

2026. 10. 02.

Impossible Objects: $40 million to scale CBAM industrial manufacturing

Impossible Objects raised $40 million in Series B funding to scale its composite-based CBAM manufacturing technology.

2026. 09. 30.

OTR3DLab: full-scale tire and wheel prototypes by 3D printing

OTR Engineered Solutions’ new OTR3DLab service targets rapid production of full-scale tire and wheel prototypes for vehicle testing.

2026. 09. 28.

TPM3D: Fatigue Testing of SLS-Printed and Foamed Footwear Soles

The Chinese company combines lattice geometry and foaming to tune footwear-sole mechanical properties.

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KEXCELLED Raises Nearly RMB 100 Million for Chinese 3D Printing Materials

2026. 10. 05.

New materials

KEXCELLED Raises Nearly RMB 100 Million for Chinese 3D Printing Materials

Suzhou-based Nuosibeirui, owner of the KEXCELLED brand, has closed a new funding round while expanding industrial filaments, photopolymer resins and custom material development.

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QIDI Smart 5: a compact CoreXY revealed by FCC filings

2026. 10. 04.

New printers

QIDI Smart 5: a compact CoreXY revealed by FCC filings

FCC documents reveal a 180×180×180 mm QIDI Smart 5 for PLA/PETG, with a claimed maximum speed of 600 mm/s.

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2026. 10. 03.

New printers

Stratasys F870: One-Meter Industrial FDM Already in Toyota and Rivian Workflows

Stratasys’ new F870 combines a 1000 × 610 × 610 mm heated build chamber, Nylon 12CF support and a focus on production tooling, fixtures and factory aids.

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Prusament PLA Lightweight: foaming PLA for lightweight parts

2026. 10. 03.

New materials

Prusament PLA Lightweight: foaming PLA for lightweight parts

Prusa says its new foaming PLA can produce prints up to 65% lighter, targeting RC models, drones and other weight-sensitive parts.

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KLS Martin and Lithoz: nearly 500 patient-specific bioceramic implants

2026. 10. 02.

New materials

KLS Martin and Lithoz: nearly 500 patient-specific bioceramic implants

Patient-specific LithaBone TCP implants made with Lithoz LCM technology are now a standard ordering option on KLS Martin’s IPS Gate platform.

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Tesseract: linear motors could replace belt drives in 3D printers

2026. 10. 01.

New materials

Tesseract: linear motors could replace belt drives in 3D printers

Dutch startup Tesseract Technologies is developing a linear-motor and closed-loop control system, with a commercial launch planned for Q1 2027.

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Commodore 64 Ultimate Returns: A Retro Legend, Not a 3D-Printed One

2026. 10. 01.

Technology

Commodore 64 Ultimate Returns: A Retro Legend, Not a 3D-Printed One

Commodore.net has officially relaunched its legendary home computer as the Commodore 64 Ultimate, rebuilding the classic machine on modern FPGA hardware. We cover it here as a curiosity: it has no direct 3D printing angle, since the case is produced with classic injection molding using the original 1986 tooling, not 3D printing.

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LLNL: AI detects defects during 3D printing

2026. 10. 01.

Software / AI

LLNL: AI detects defects during 3D printing

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is using camera-based AI inspection to analyze direct ink writing layer by layer and detect defects during the build.

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MINGDA: a complete 3D printing workflow at SIGN CHINA 2026

2026. 10. 01.

Technology

MINGDA: a complete 3D printing workflow at SIGN CHINA 2026

MINGDA presented a signage workflow covering 2D graphics, 3D preparation, multi-color printing and post-processing.

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AML3D: 3D-printed copper-nickel components for a U.S. submarine program

2026. 09. 30.

Software / AI

AML3D: 3D-printed copper-nickel components for a U.S. submarine program

Australian company AML3D received an initial production order worth about A$500,000 for high-pressure copper-nickel components from Austal USA Advanced Technologies.

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