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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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Curiosities & Astonishing Stories

Two PSUs, one power button – a DIY ATX relay switching module

A compact DIY relay module built on perfboard to coordinate the power-on signal of a secondary ATX PSU. A closer look at the prototype, ATX PS_ON# control and essential electrical safety considerations.

2026. 10. 31.

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Curiosities & Astonishing Stories

Trump T1: Made in America?! When the American Dream Arrives as a Gold-Painted HTC

American manufacturing. American values. American pride. That was the story behind the Trump Mobile T1 smartphone. But when iFixit examined the device, the gold-colored exterior revealed something surprisingly familiar: hardware virtually identical to the HTC U24 Pro released in 2024. So what exactly are customers buying — American engineering or a carefully packaged political marketing message?

2026. 10. 29.

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New printers

Xact Metal XM300G: Orders Open for a New Mid-Size Metal Printer

Xact Metal has opened orders for the XM300G metal printer, offering a 300 × 300 × 300 mm build volume and one or four lasers, with deliveries targeted for mid-2027.

2026. 10. 28.

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Technology

4D_Additive 1.8 Adds Temporary Stiffeners to Limit Warping

CoreTechnologie’s 4D_Additive 1.8 can generate temporary stiffening geometry during print preparation, aiming to reduce warping in large thin-walled parts without editing the final CAD design.

2026. 10. 27.

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New printers

Meet InfiMech: The Little-Known Brand Betting on Tool Changing and Automated Build Plates

Six or eight automatically selectable tools, induction heating and automated build plates: meet InfiMech’s TX, EX, MX and MX Pro printers.

2026. 10. 27.

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New printers

AIM3D ExAM A 510 Targets Aerospace Parts with ULTEM Pellets

AIM3D has adapted its pellet-fed ExAM 510 for aerospace applications. The A 510 variant targets ULTEM 9085 parts and a documented, repeatable manufacturing process.

2026. 10. 27.

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New printers

BigRep ALTRA 670 Launches as the Company Leaves the Stock Exchange

BigRep is leaving the stock exchange while introducing the ALTRA 670, an industrial printer with a 1200 × 700 × 800 mm build volume and extruders rated to 450 °C.

2026. 10. 26.

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New printers

SnowPod: Desktop Metal LPBF with a Cartridge-Based Powder Concept

SnowX is developing SnowPod to bring laser powder bed fusion to smaller workspaces, emphasizing a 40 µm laser spot and more contained powder handling. Safety and ownership costs remain key questions.

2026. 10. 26.

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New printers

Peopoly Giga 800: Large-Format Pellet Printer Enters General Sale

Peopoly opened general sales of its 800 mm-cube Giga 800 FGF printer on October 22, starting at $15,000 and adding laser-assisted leveling after early-adopter feedback.

2026. 10. 25.

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Research

ETH Zurich Uses Printed Hydrogels to Drive Muscle-Powered Robots

ETH Zurich researchers combined volumetrically printed hydrogel scaffolds with living muscle tissue to create biohybrid actuators, reporting up to elevenfold greater motion in selected comparisons.

2026. 10. 25.

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