Factory Signal Briefing — May 28, 2026
Advanced Manufacturing · 3D Printing · CNC · Robotics · AI Vision
News
Grenzebach spins out Additive Manufacturing arm as standalone company
Grenzebach Group, the Germany-based industrial systems manufacturer, is restructuring its operations to carve out its Additive Manufacturing and Friction Stir Welding divisions into…
NTU 3D Prints Self-Sensing Soft Continuum Robot
Researchers at Nanyang Technological University have 3D printed sacrificial molds to create a self-sensing soft continuum robot that reconstructs its shape with machine learning.
Polymesh and the New Geometry of Watchmaking in MING’s 3D Printed Titanium Strap
Charles R. Goulding and Nimra Shakoor spotlight how MING’s 3D printed titanium Polymesh strap leverages sub-70-micron additive manufacturing and complex lattice geometries to redefine luxury…
Bring Back Your Bose with an ESP32
It’s become a familiar theme over the last couple of decades — hardware is rendered useless when its manufacturer pulls the cloud service on which it depends. This is particularly …read more
Building Codes and Regulation May Determine the Future Growth of 3D Printed Construction
Regulation may be the least fun part of 3D printed construction, but it determines whether 3DCP can move past demonstrations.
Canon Patent Targets Easier Inkjet Support Removal
Canon Production Printing has filed a European patent application for a different way to remove support material from UV inkjet 3D printed structures.
ETH Zurich students fire 3D printed copper detonation rocket engine
Students from the Aris Swiss student space initiative at ETH Zurich have produced stable detonation waves during ground testing of a Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE), whose…
The evolution of cobots in metal fabrication and construction
Matt Bush, the co-founder and CEO of Hirebotics, talks about how cobots are becoming a necessity for manufacturers and welders.
Your guide to the last day of the 2026 Robotics Summit & Expo
The fun continues in Boston for the second day of the Robotics Summit & Expo, which includes the Women in Robotics breakfast and more.
The internet is being rebuilt for machines
As AI agents move from experiments to production, AWS, Cloudflare, and others are redesigning cloud infrastructure for a future dominated by machine-generated internet traffic instead of…
Amazon builds its own AI production platform and greenlights three AI animated series for Prime Video
Amazon MGM Studios and AWS are launching a "GenAI Creators' Fund" that gives filmmakers money and access to the in-house AI platform "Project Nara." Three animated series are already in…
Decathlon brand launches KIPNEXT 3D sneaker made using MJF
Nearly two decades ago, sporting goods retailer Decathlon created the Kiprun brand to drive innovation in running gear. Since then, the performance running brand has pushed the envelope for…
Grenzebach spins out Additive Manufacturing arm as standalone company
Grenzebach Group, the Germany-based industrial systems manufacturer, is restructuring its operations to carve out its Additive Manufacturing and Friction Stir Welding divisions into…
NTU 3D Prints Self-Sensing Soft Continuum Robot
Researchers at Nanyang Technological University have 3D printed sacrificial molds to create a self-sensing soft continuum robot that reconstructs its shape with machine learning.
Polymesh and the New Geometry of Watchmaking in MING’s 3D Printed Titanium Strap
Charles R. Goulding and Nimra Shakoor spotlight how MING’s 3D printed titanium Polymesh strap leverages sub-70-micron additive manufacturing and complex lattice geometries to redefine luxury…
Bring Back Your Bose with an ESP32
It’s become a familiar theme over the last couple of decades — hardware is rendered useless when its manufacturer pulls the cloud service on which it depends. This is particularly …read more
Building Codes and Regulation May Determine the Future Growth of 3D Printed Construction
Regulation may be the least fun part of 3D printed construction, but it determines whether 3DCP can move past demonstrations.
Canon Patent Targets Easier Inkjet Support Removal
Canon Production Printing has filed a European patent application for a different way to remove support material from UV inkjet 3D printed structures.
ETH Zurich students fire 3D printed copper detonation rocket engine
Students from the Aris Swiss student space initiative at ETH Zurich have produced stable detonation waves during ground testing of a Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE), whose…
The evolution of cobots in metal fabrication and construction
Matt Bush, the co-founder and CEO of Hirebotics, talks about how cobots are becoming a necessity for manufacturers and welders.
Your guide to the last day of the 2026 Robotics Summit & Expo
The fun continues in Boston for the second day of the Robotics Summit & Expo, which includes the Women in Robotics breakfast and more.
The internet is being rebuilt for machines
As AI agents move from experiments to production, AWS, Cloudflare, and others are redesigning cloud infrastructure for a future dominated by machine-generated internet traffic instead of…
Amazon builds its own AI production platform and greenlights three AI animated series for Prime Video
Amazon MGM Studios and AWS are launching a "GenAI Creators' Fund" that gives filmmakers money and access to the in-house AI platform "Project Nara." Three animated series are already in…
Decathlon brand launches KIPNEXT 3D sneaker made using MJF
Nearly two decades ago, sporting goods retailer Decathlon created the Kiprun brand to drive innovation in running gear. Since then, the performance running brand has pushed the envelope for…