When Stolen 3D Printers Become Worth Stealing
Someone stole a batch of 3D printers in Calgary, Canada.
Prusa Makes Lightweight Printing Easier by Keeping it PLA
Prusa has introduced a lightweight filament, but the strange part is that it’s still PLA.
Stratasys and GM Show What It Takes to Scale Additive Manufacturing Across the Factory Floor
Charles R. Goulding explains what happens when a global automaker turns 3D printing from a prototyping tool into a standardized manufacturing capability, like Stratasys and GM are demonstrating.
Carbon Dots Could Make PLA Conductive
A carbon dot filled PLA filament has shown a potentially useful combination of better mechanical behavior and steadier dielectric performance in FFF printed test parts.
Snapmaker and Phaetus Launch Liber High-Flow Hot End for the U1 3D Printer
Snapmaker announced an intriguing new hot end for their U1 series: the Liber.
Bambu Lab Patent Combines Bowden and Direct Drive Extrusion
Bambu Lab has patented an unusual extrusion arrangement that seems particularly good for printing soft materials like TPU in FFF systems.
Flashforge Finally Ships the CJ270 With Millions of Colors
Flashforge finally shipped the elusive CJ270 full-colour 3D printer.
Kelly Johnson’s Impossible Factory: What Skunk Works Can Teach 3D Printing
Charles R. Goulding describes how Josh Dean’s new book chronicles the remarkable career of Lockheed engineer Kelly Johnson and the Skunk Works culture that transformed aerospace. Its lessons about rapid development,…
UV Skins Could Enable Support Free Lunar Printing
A UV cured skin may let lunar construction printers deposit unsupported structures before their flowable material collapses.
RIMPAC 2026 Brings 3D Printing into Fleet Logistics
Charles R. Goulding and Andressa Bonafe explore how RIMPAC 2026 is transforming 3D printing from an onboard repair tool into a fleet-wide logistics network powered by digital manufacturing and autonomous delivery.
Sponsor News
Slant 3D’s Oil Stick Lubrication Tool Makes 3D Printer Maintenance Easy
Slant 3D’s new Oil Stick is a simple tool every 3D printer operator should use.
Investigating Creality’s Black Friday Deals
It’s that time of year again, and there are quite a few Black Friday sales on for desktop 3D printers.
Vision Miner 22 IDEX V4 Delivers Inexpensive PEEK-Class 3D Printing
Vision Miner officially introduced the 22 IDEX V4, the newest iteration of its independent dual-extrusion 3D printer.
Integrated Design-to-Production Services Simplify Part Manufacturing
Making a production part is vastly different than making one for one-off use.
PCBWAY to Launch September Promotion with 36% Discount on TPU 3D Printing
It looks like PCBWAY has found itself with a trainload of TPU material.
Creality’s SpacePi X4: Advanced Four-Spool, Two-Chamber Filament Dryer
Creality introduced what could be the best filament drying solution on the market: the SpacePi X4.
Creality and AMISS Partner to Bring 3D Printing Innovation to Fashion Industry
Creality seems to have developed an entirely new application for 3D printing, this time in the fashion industry.
A Closer Look at PCBWay’s Online 3D Printing Workflow
I took a tour through PCBWay’s online quoting service for 3D prints.
PCBWay Enhances Designer Workflow with New Open-Source Software Integrations
There are some interesting developments at PCBWay.
Research
Carbon Dots Could Make PLA Conductive
A carbon dot filled PLA filament has shown a potentially useful combination of better mechanical behavior and steadier dielectric performance in FFF printed test parts.
UV Skins Could Enable Support Free Lunar Printing
A UV cured skin may let lunar construction printers deposit unsupported structures before their flowable material collapses.
PINN Model Predicts Laser Melt Pools In Milliseconds
What if an LPBF system could predict what its melt pool was about to do in less than 50 milliseconds?
Can Modified HDPE Finally Behave Itself On An FFF 3D Printer?
HDPE ought to be a very useful 3D printing material.
Corporate
Stratasys Wins $27.6M Verdict Against Bambu Lab, But It’s Not Over Yet
Stratasys has scored a significant patent victory against Bambu Lab in the US.
Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, September 20, 2026
Once again we take a look at the valuations of the major 3D printing companies over the past week.
Impossible Objects Raises US$40M to Expand High-Speed CBAM 3D Printing
Impossible Objects just raised a massive US$40M.
Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, September 13, 2026
Once again we take a look at the valuations of the major 3D printing companies over the past week.
California AB 2047 3D Printer Bill Passes Legislature, Awaits Governor’s Decision
It appears that California AB2047, the proposed law to control 3D printers, has passed the California legislature.
Ideas
When Stolen 3D Printers Become Worth Stealing
Someone stole a batch of 3D printers in Calgary, Canada.
AI CAD Models Approach 100% Accuracy on BenchCAD Benchmark
Are we getting dangerously close to 100% accurate AI CAD?
xBUILD Rebranding by Atlix Reflects the Industrial Gap
It’s time for some rebranding, again.
Why 3D Printer Manufacturers Like Meltio Are Moving Production to the US
Some 3D printer providers are setting up manufacturing operations in the US, but is this a good approach?
Services
Snapmaker Launches 3D Model Ecosystem in Open Beta
Snapmaker announced today that their new ecosystem, Snapmaker Space, is entering open beta state.
Elegoo Wants to Solve the Hard Part of 3D Printing
Elegoo has launched something that isn't a 3D printer.
Printreon Offers Patreon-Style Monthly Memberships for 3D Model Designers
You’ve heard of Patreon — but now there is Printreon!
Tripo P2.0 Preview Generates 3D Models With Up to 50,000 Triangles
Tripo AI released Tripo P2.0 Preview, which has a unique method to generate 3D models.
Usage
Stratasys and GM Show What It Takes to Scale Additive Manufacturing Across the Factory Floor
Charles R. Goulding explains what happens when a global automaker turns 3D printing from a prototyping tool into a standardized manufacturing capability, like Stratasys and GM are demonstrating.
Kelly Johnson’s Impossible Factory: What Skunk Works Can Teach 3D Printing
Charles R. Goulding describes how Josh Dean’s new book chronicles the remarkable career of Lockheed engineer Kelly Johnson and the Skunk Works culture that transformed aerospace. Its lessons about rapid development,…
RIMPAC 2026 Brings 3D Printing into Fleet Logistics
Charles R. Goulding and Andressa Bonafe explore how RIMPAC 2026 is transforming 3D printing from an onboard repair tool into a fleet-wide logistics network powered by digital manufacturing and autonomous delivery.
Robots Take Center Stage at IMTS 2026 – and 3D Printing Is Along for the Ride
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi take readers inside IMTS 2026 to explore how companies ranging from FANUC and Boston Dynamics to Standard Bots, KUKA and Yaskawa are helping transform robots…