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Our Favorite Digital Fabrication Stories from 2017

We didn’t see as many digital fabrication stories in 2017 as the year previous. But that doesn’t mean innovation is slowing down; it just means it’s becoming more precise and tailored. Here’s some of the past year’s best:

Italian startup Springa invented a CNC mill that’s essentially an autonomous router that roves over your workpiece:

Dutch consultancy Arup figured out how to achieve the low cost of sandcasting with the complexity of 3D printing:

Behold the Cubiio portable laser engraver:

MIT & Steelcase collaborated to come up with this Rapid Liquid Printing Machine:

A father-and-son team invented a new, inexpensive type of metal 3D printing machine:

Adidas unveiled kicks created with a Digital Light Synthesis method:

Affordable desktop CNC machines have now expanded into the area of textiles:

Artist Stefanie Pender combined traditional glassmaking with digital fabrication:

And finally, we learned that Jay Leno uses DMLS 3D printers to keep his collection of 286 rare vehicles up and running.