News and Insights of 3D Printing and Manufacturing
French medical device company PROTEOR has acquired Filament Innovations, a company specializing in 3D printing technologies for the orthotics and prosthetics (O&P) industry. The acquisition broadens PROTEOR’s digital solutions portfolio to include scanning, rectification, and 3D printing tools, supporting the development of customized medical device solutions.
Austrian ceramic 3D printing company Lithoz has achieved a 92% success rate in a clinical long-term follow-up study of its beta TCP patient-specific implants (PSI). The study confirmed that its 3D printed implants made using Lithoz’s CeraFab printer are effective bone substitutes, showing strong osteoconductive and osteoinductive properties with no post-surgical complications. The study’s findings aim to support the broader clinical adoption of ceramic 3D printing in surgical applications.
Simpliforge Creations, an Indian 3D construction printing company, and IIT Hyderabad, in collaboration with the Indian Army under Project PRABAL, have successfully completed the world’s highest on-site 3D printed military structure at 11,000 feet, in Leh. This milestone marks the first-ever protective military bunker built in high-altitude, low-oxygen (HALO) conditions using in-situ 3D construction printing.
According to DVIDS, the Expeditionary 3D Concrete Printer is being developed by the 175th Civil Engineer Squadron at Martin State Air National Guard Base, Maryland, to rapidly build fortified infrastructure that supports warfighters and sustains operations in contested environments.
Earlier this week, Expo 2025 launched in Osaka, Japan. This year, the world expo is showcasing installations and exhibits from all over the world exploring the theme of “Designing Future Society for Our Lives”. Notably, lucky visitors will not only see great design and architecture at the various pavilions, the rest areas are also something special to experience as each of them was designed by a young Japanese architect.
US-based 3D printer manufacturer 3D Systems has announced the successful use of its point-of-care additive manufacturing solution to produce the world’s first MDR-compliant 3D printed facial implant. Designed and printed within University Hospital Basel, Switzerland, the patient-specific PEEK implant was used in a maxillofacial reconstruction surgery on March 18, 2025.
The EU-funded Keratoprinter project is developing a new 3D bioprinting platform to create full-thickness, curved human corneas. Aimed at tackling the global shortage of donor tissue, the initiative seeks to restore vision for millions affected by corneal blindness while prioritizing sustainability and patient-specific care.
Construction 3D printing contractor PERI 3D and concrete materials company Holcim have unveiled France’s first on-site 3D printed multi-family building – the largest in Europe. The new ViliaSprint² project is now underway in Bezannes. The building is part of a social housing project, a major trend in construction additive manufacturing.
Stratasys Ltd. (NASDAQ: SSYS), a global provider of polymer 3D printers, has announced new strategic partnerships with three European dental distributors: Nueva Galimplant (Spain), Gold Quadrat (Germany), and Metaux Precieux (Germany). These collaborations will expand the reach of Stratasys’ dental 3D printing portfolio, including TrueDent™, a full-color, monolithic digital denture solution. Stratasys’ dental offering includes mixed-application printing, such as crowns, bridges, and orthodontic models, on a single tray, streamlining workflows and enabling mass customization. These features are especially attractive to labs seeking to increase throughput without scaling labor. During IDS 2025, the leading European dental trade fair, Stratasys exhibited its multi-material 3D printing capabilities across dental applications, from orthodontics to crowns and bridges.
Contec, a construction company based in Western Australia, recently acquired a concrete 3D printer from CyBe Construction, a Dutch developer of 3D printing technology. Contec has already printed all the walls of its first two-story house, located in Tapping, and aims to rapidly scale up operations.