Legislation & Regulation
September 21, 20253D printed sleep apnea device receives FDA clearance
Airway Management, a developer of advanced oral appliances, has achieved FDA clearance for its Nylon flexTAP, one of the first digitally printed single-point midline oral appliance devices for sleep apnea.…
Just as the Global AM Hubs Summit event gets ready to start in Barcelona, a new pan-European initiative looks to consolidate and strengthen the role of national AM associations throughout…
September 11, 2025New ASTM Standard F3774 targets streamlined AM processes
ASTM International’s additive manufacturing technologies committee (F42) has approved a new standard, F3774, that aims to assist all who use AM in a business-case capacity, whether it be a manufacturer,…
September 10, 2025SWISSto12 acquires IP and key assets from Hanwha Phasor
SWISSto12, a leading aerospace company and Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) of advanced satellite systems and radio frequency products, has acquired intellectual property (IP) and key assets from Hanwha Phasor, following…
Gordie Follin, Chief Product Officer of Beehive Industries, testified before the U.S. House Financial Services Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Finance Institutions, on August 13, at a…
August 15, 2025ASTM develops proposed standard for metal powder feedstock
ASTM International’s additive manufacturing technologies committee (F42) is developing a proposed standard (WK80171) that will offer guidance on selecting suitable techniques for detecting, quantifying, and classifying contamination that may be…
August 5, 2025INNOSPACE achieves ISO 37301 certification for CMS
INNOSPACE, a South Korean satellite launch service company heavily reliant on additive manufacturing, has been awarded the ISO 37301 certification for its compliance management system (CMS), the globally recognized standard…
Elmet Technologies, a fully integrated, US-owned and operated tungsten and molybdenum manufacturer, has been granted a US patent (no. 12,359,290) for “Tungsten Heavy Metal Alloy Powders and Methods of Forming…
Cairn Surgical, an innovative medical technology firm striving to make breast cancer surgery more precise, has received ISO 13485:2016 certification for its Quality Management System associated with the novel 3D…
July 24, 20253MF is officially an ISO standard
Founded a decade ago, the 3MF Consortium set out to establish a full-fidelity file format for 3D printing that solved issues related to other commonly used file formats like STL.…
