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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.

Earlier news

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Sovol M1D Combines IDEX and Tool Changing for Up to Seven Colors with Minimal Purge Waste

2026. 09. 11.

New printers

Sovol M1D Combines IDEX and Tool Changing for Up to Seven Colors with Minimal Purge Waste

The Sovol M1D Kickstarter campaign closed in late August with more than two thousand backers. The machine combines a fixed extruder with an automatic tool-changing extruder and targets up to seven colors or materials with very little purge waste.

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The Future of High-Flow Nozzles: Internal Geometry Matters More Than Length

2026. 09. 11.

Technology

The Future of High-Flow Nozzles: Internal Geometry Matters More Than Length

Five different internal nozzle geometries, measured extrusion force and real flow testing show where the next generation of high-flow hotends may be heading.

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HeyGears G1X Kickstarter Passes $15 Million, Combining Full-Color 3D and UV Printing

2026. 09. 11.

Technology

HeyGears G1X Kickstarter Passes $15 Million, Combining Full-Color 3D and UV Printing

The HeyGears G1X Series has passed $15 million on Kickstarter. The Chinese platform aims to combine full-color 3D printing, textured UV work and conventional UV printing in a desktop system.

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CXMT RAM: China Closes the Memory Gap from DDR5 to LPDDR6

2026. 09. 10.

Technology

CXMT RAM: China Closes the Memory Gap from DDR5 to LPDDR6

China’s ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) is becoming a serious DRAM competitor: its DDR5 memory is appearing in desktop and server systems, while in September 2026 the company also announced mass production of LPDDR6.

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SUNLU Moves Toward an IPO as China’s Filament Market Expands Rapidly

2026. 09. 10.

New materials

SUNLU Moves Toward an IPO as China’s Filament Market Expands Rapidly

Chinese materials manufacturer SUNLU more than doubled its first-half revenue year on year in 2026 while progressing toward a listing on Shenzhen’s ChiNext market.

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Beyond the Machines in Shenzhen: 3D Printing Moves Toward AI, Footwear and Consumer Electronics

2026. 09. 10.

Software / AI

Beyond the Machines in Shenzhen: 3D Printing Moves Toward AI, Footwear and Consumer Electronics

One of the most important takeaways from Formnext Asia Shenzhen 2026 was that additive manufacturing is spreading into industries that previously paid it far less attention – from AI-based 3D modelling and data-centre cooling to consumer electronics.

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Formnext Asia Shenzhen 2026 Breaks Attendance Records as Asia’s 3D Printing Market Accelerates

2026. 09. 10.

Software / AI

Formnext Asia Shenzhen 2026 Breaks Attendance Records as Asia’s 3D Printing Market Accelerates

Formnext Asia Shenzhen 2026 welcomed 34,202 visitors while international attendance jumped 157 percent. The figures underline how quickly China and the wider Asian region are becoming one of the key centres of additive manufacturing.

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3devo Filament Maker X10 Targets Up to 1.5 kg of Custom Filament per Hour

2026. 09. 09.

New materials

3devo Filament Maker X10 Targets Up to 1.5 kg of Custom Filament per Hour

Dutch manufacturer 3devo has introduced the Filament Maker X10, targeting the gap between laboratory development and small-scale filament production. The company says the system can produce up to 1.5 kg of filament per hour.

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2026. 08. 24.

Technology

KPI features have been added.

KPI features have been added. CALIBRA – Measurem Why do KPIs matter in measurement equipment management? Because data becomes truly useful only when it helps you see where attention is needed and how performance changes over time.

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CALIBRA – A Free Measurement Equipment Management System Is Under Development

2026. 08. 11.

Technology

CALIBRA – A Free Measurement Equipment Management System Is Under Development

CALIBRA – A Free Measurement Equipment Management System Is Under Development A new in-house developed web application is joining the growing collection of 3DPS projects. CALIBRA is being developed as a modern, transparent and expandable measurement equipment and calibration management system. Development has progressed rapidly from the original concept to an already functioning web application, with the foundations of company management, equipment tracking, external partner management and auditing now in place.

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