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When we last covered LightForce Orthodontics in August 2023, the Boston-based company had just closed an $80 million Series D round to scale production and advance AI in its workflows. Nearly three years later, the company launched LightBracket Metal™, a patient-specific 3D-printed metal bracket. Since that funding round, LightForce has continued building its manufacturing fo...

Italian compounder Xenia Materials has announced the launch of XECARB® PPA-CF, a new FFF/FDM filament based on a bio-based PPA matrix reinforced with 20% carbon fibre. The material targets demanding structural applications in automotive, aerospace, and industrial manufacturing. Key performance figures are telling: a density of 1.21 g/cm³, a heat deflection temperature of up t...

King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSH) has developed an in-house 3D printing program that is changing how its surgical teams prepare for and execute complex procedures? with measurable results. At the core of the initiative is the ability to produce patient-specific anatomical models directly within the hospital. Surgical teams use these physical replicas ...

A new tripartite MOU pairs large-format LPBF systems, qualified powders and industrial process expertise with a clear bet on serial production. Eplus3D, Rosswag Engineering and qualloy have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly advance next-generation metal additive manufacturing and the supply chains that go with it. The agreement brings together a machine builder,...

A decade of rapid progress in (metal) additive manufacturing has delivered faster machines and increasingly repeatable processes. Yet for most manufacturers, the path from a successful prototype to true series production remains frustratingly elusive. Leading a group active across healthcare (50%), software (25%), and 3D printing services (25%), Brigitte de Vet-Veithen, CEO o...