3D Printer Market Q2 2026: Industrial Up 40%, Desktop Saturating
3D printer market Q2 2026: industrial revenue rose 40% on drones and rockets while desktop exports hint at oversupply. What CONTEXT's data means for buyers.
Bambu H2D at 3,000 Hours: A Proactive Maintenance Checklist
3D-Printed Automated Window Shade for Home Assistant (~$25)
How to Build a 3D-Printed Tire Pyrometer for Track Days
Use Bambu Infill Patterns as Surface Textures — A Free, Built-In Trick You're Probably Skipping
How to Dry PETG HF on AMS2 Pro: Settings, Time, and What to Expect
Bambu Lab Lineup 2026: P2S vs X2D vs H2S vs H2D — Which One Should You Buy?
Bambu Lab H2D Reliability at 4,000 Hours: What Owners Replaced
Bambu Lab H2D reliability after 4,000+ hours of production printing: owners list the fans, nozzles and servos that failed. What print farm buyers should stock.
Stratasys v. Bambu Lab: PTAB Rulings Cancel Claims, Not Damages
PTAB found claims in four Stratasys patents unpatentable, weakening its second Bambu Lab lawsuit while most of the $27.6M award stands. What changes next.
Formlabs Form Studio 1: A $699 Resin Printer Built for Indoors
The Formlabs Form Studio 1 is a $699 resin printer with GREENGUARD Gold air-quality certification, with conditions. What it offers and who should buy it.
Bambu Lab S1 3D Scanner: What FCC Filings Hint Before November
Bambu Lab's first 3D scanner, the S1, is due in November. FCC filings hint at a 60W wired design that may need a PC. What makers should watch for.
UniFormation S10: A Resin Printer That Washes and Dries Itself
The UniFormation S10 resin printer prints, washes and dries in one machine, from $999 on Kickstarter. What its automation solves, and the risks.
3D Printed Lab Equipment: €200 Mounts That Match €2,000 Gear
A Umeå University thesis shows 3D printed lab equipment, from sub-€200 rotation mounts to a sub-$350 biofilm rocker, can match commercial instruments.
Prusa HT Hotend: 400°C Turns the Core One Into a PPS-CF Printer
Prusa's $199 HT Hotend takes every Core One to 400°C for PPS, PPA, and carbon-fiber nylon. What it unlocks for 3D printing, what it can't, and who should buy.
Kickstarter's $29M 3D Printing Wave: Color, Fiber, and Metal Are Now Desktop Problems
Four Kickstarter campaigns raised $29M for desktop printers in 2026 — funding full-color printing, continuous fiber, and metal LPBF at consumer prices.
Bambu Lab and 7 Accessibility Organizations Are Asking 10 Million Makers to Solve Real Disability Challenges
24 design briefs sourced from actual users with disabilities. 618 prize slots including 24 Bambu Lab A1 Combo printers. Entry deadline: November 15, 2026.
Virginia Tech's Self-Repairing Liquid Metal Composite Can Be 3D Printed Into Circuits That Heal Themselves
Virginia Tech's gallium-indium composite restores conductivity after being cut and can be 3D printed into self-healing circuits. How it bridges breaks.
Sunlu i10 Filament Dryer Review: $180, Ten Spools, and PETG That Actually Stops Stringing
The $180 Sunlu i10 dries ten spools at once. After months of PETG, PLA, TPU, and PA testing, PETG stringing dropped sharply. Is this filament dryer worth it?
Snapmaker Launched Its Own Model Repository — Here's Why the Multicolor Focus Is the Real Differentiator
Snapmaker Space opens with 2,500 models and rewards for multicolor designs, aimed at Bambu's MakerWorld and tuned for the U1. Why multicolor is the real angle.
Bambu Lab's R1 Laser Cutter Applies the Same Calibration-Free Philosophy to a $2,499 CO2 Machine
Bambu Lab's $2,499 R1 CO2 laser cutter reuses its printers' sensors and auto alignment to skip calibration, cutting 18mm plywood and 20mm acrylic.
Creality's SPARKX i8 Claims Zero Purge Waste on 4-Color Prints — Here's How QuarTeks Actually Works
Creality's SPARKX i8 routes color changes into infill via a sub-1mm shared filament path, claiming zero purge on 4-color prints. How the QuarTeks system works.
Prusament PLA Lightweight Is 65% Lighter Than Regular PLA — By Foaming While It Prints
Prusament PLA-LW uses active foaming technology: heat activates additives that expand the extruded polymer, reducing part weight by up to 65% and making one kilogram print 2–3× as many models as standard PLA. Available in five colors at $56.99/kg. Print settings are specific: 0.45 extrusion multiplier, 230°C default, no retractions.
Stratasys Wins $27.6M Against Bambu Lab — Jury Finds Willful Infringement on 4 Patents
A Texas federal jury awarded Stratasys $27.6 million in damages after finding Bambu Lab willfully infringed four U.S. patents. The case was filed in August 2024 and reached verdict in September 2026 after a week-long trial. A second Stratasys patent case against Bambu Lab remains pending without a scheduled trial date.
TCT Shenzhen 2026: Dental Gets Its Own Forum, AI Design Tools Flood the Floor
The TCT Shenzhen 2026 preview maps what 80+ side events reveal about China's additive manufacturing market. Dental additive manufacturing gets a dedicated forum for the first time. AI-generated 3D design companies (Tripo AI, Meshy, DreamTech) are a major new category. Thermal management for AI hardware has emerged as a production application.
HeyGears Reflex RS Turbo: 4.5 Seconds Per Layer, 8K Amber Screen, and a New Resin Flagship
HeyGears expands beyond its full-color UV printing lineup with the Reflex RS Turbo — a resin 3D printer targeting high-precision detailed models at 4.5 seconds per layer via Dynamic Motion Algorithm 3.0, an 8K Amber Screen with 566:1 contrast ratio, and 2μm Z-axis accuracy.
IFA 2026: Multicolor 3D Printing Is Finally Solving Its Two Biggest Problems
IFA 2026 showcased four distinct approaches to multicolor 3D printing from Creality, MOVA, Flashforge, and LightMake — all targeting the same bottlenecks: slow color transitions and excessive purge waste. The machines on display suggest consumer multicolor printing is moving from novelty to practical workflow in 2026.
Bambu H2D vs. Stratasys Fortus 450mc: Desktop PC-ABS Proves Competitive at a Fraction of the Cost
A direct comparison of PC-ABS prints from the Bambu Labs H2D against a Stratasys Fortus 450mc industrial FDM system. Industrial printer runs at 325°C in a 95°C chamber, takes twice as long, costs 10x more — and loses on surface finish.
Bambu Lab Referral Program Is Live: Get Up to 6% Back on Your Printer
Bambu's new referral program gives existing owners up to 6% back as a gift card per referral, while the buyer gets 9% off. Here's how it works and how to use it this Q4.
Formnext Shenzhen 2026: What the Conference Reveals About 3D Printing's New Markets
At Formnext Asia Shenzhen 2026, the most important signals weren't machine announcements. AI modeling companies, server cooling vendors, and smartphone production parts tell a different story.
3devo's Filament Maker X10: Desktop Filament Production at 36 Kilos Per Day
The 3devo FMX10 brings precision filament extrusion to universities, research labs, and 3D printing farms — with ±30µm diameter tolerance and PEEK-level temperature range.
Has FDM 3D Printing Hit Its Peak? What the Plateau Actually Means
Hackaday examines whether consumer FDM has reached its mechanical limits — and why a technology plateau looks different from a technology ceiling.