3D Printing & Additive — 2026-09-25
This cycle's coverage centers on materials and medical additive manufacturing: 3DPrint.com's September 24 news briefs highlight new photopolymer reference materials, energy-saving metallic alloys for electric motors, and "Nanobone" applications. Medical AM takes the spotlight as AI-driven design and point-of-care integration headline the ADDITIV Medical 2026 program, while two fresh Springer papers push wearable strain sensors and ML-driven process tuning forward.
3D Printing & Additive — 2026-09-25
Key Highlights
Materials roundup. The September 24 edition of 3D Printing News Briefs covers a reference material for standardizing photopolymer manufacturing, metallic alloys that help reduce energy loss in electric motors, and "Nanobone" material news.
Medical AM point-of-care push. Medical additive manufacturing is expanding rapidly inside major healthcare institutions — hospital systems including Indiana University Health and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals have launched dedicated point-of-care 3D printing facilities. AI-driven design and point-of-care integration headline the ADDITIV Medical 2026 agenda.
Wearable rubber sensors. A new study in Progress in Additive Manufacturing (published this week) demonstrates solvent-cast 3D printing of vulcanized EPDM/carbon black rubber composites, producing repeatable, sensitive piezoresistive strain sensors for wearable health monitoring.
ML meets process tuning. A companion paper in Progress in Additive Manufacturing uses high-speed imaging and machine learning to investigate nozzle-based additive manufacturing dynamics, aiming to tame the vast parameter search space that trial-and-error tuning traditionally requires.
Analysis
The most notable development this cycle is the convergence of AI design tools with in-hospital, point-of-care 3D printing. With institutions like Indiana University Health and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals standing up dedicated on-site AM facilities, medical 3D printing is moving from centralized service bureaus into clinical environments — and ADDITIV Medical 2026 is positioning that shift as the industry's central theme.
What to Watch
- ADDITIV Medical 2026 — the event's focus on AI design and point-of-care integration is worth following for institutional adoption signals.
- Formnext — the Additive Manufacturing Media events calendar lists the upcoming Formnext cycle as a hub for industrial AM professionals.
- Weekly materials news from 3DPrint.com's briefs series, which continues to surface standards work like photopolymer reference materials.
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