On September 2, 2026, SHINING 3D released its new EinScan Trak scanner (first unveiled on August 28, with coverage by VoxelMatters on September 2), targeting industrial reverse engineering and quality inspection applications. The scan-to-print closed-loop toolchain continues to improve, signaling growing additive manufacturing adoption—reverse engineering and quality control are common pre- and post-processing steps in metal part delivery. Value for powder buyers: the scan-to-print closed loop lowers the barrier to custom parts, expands the application scope of metal AM, and indirectly drives powder consumption.