BigRep ONE.5X: Large-Format 3D Printing Gets a Pellet Extrusion Upgrade
BigRep launched the ONE.5X at RAPID+TCT 2026 and announced a pellet extrusion partnership with Massive Dimension. Here's what the combination means for industrial-scale FFF printing.
Under $10,000 Metal 3D Printing Is Here: The Scrap Labs SCRAP 1
A SpaceX veteran's startup is selling a metal LPBF printer kit for $9,600. Two companies are now crossing the sub-$10K threshold simultaneously — here's what it means for the metal AM market.
3D Printing's Metal Problem: The First Steel Alloy Designed by AI From Scratch
Most metals used in additive manufacturing were designed for casting and forging decades ago. Researchers at Purdue and South China university used machine learning to design one that wasn't.
Additive Manufacturing's $16 Billion Year: What the Recovery Data Reveals
The 3D printing market hit $16B in 2025 with 10% growth, but the split between H1 and H2 tells a more nuanced story about where AM is actually recovering — and where it isn't.
HP IF 600HT: Open Materials Take On Stratasys in Industrial FDM
HP's IF 600HT debuts at AMUG 2026 — open 1.75mm filament, 500°C extruder, PEEK-class materials, priced directly against Stratasys F370/F450 with lower TCO.
Virginia-Class Sub Gets Its First 3D Printed Metal Part
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard installed a 3D printed copper-nickel flange on USS Washington — the first welded metal AM part on an in-service Virginia-class submarine.
AM Post-Processing: The Bottleneck Preventing Industrial 3D Printing from Scaling
PostProcess Technologies' fifth annual survey identifies post-processing — not printing — as the primary constraint on scaling additive manufacturing. The bottleneck is operational, not technological.
Prusa MMU3 Firmware 3.0.4: 20% Faster Filament Changes, 9 Hours Back Per Print
A 9-second improvement per filament swap sounds small. On a 3,777-change multicolor print, Prusa's MMU3 firmware 3.0.4 returns nearly 9.5 hours — compounding at every layer with no new hardware.
3D Printed Organs: What TV Gets Wrong and Where the Science Actually Is
Amazon's Scarpetta depicts transplantable bioprinted organs in 2026. The actual frontier is more interesting than the fiction — and much further away than any TV writer suggests.
From Rolls-Royce Aeroengines to Desktop 3D Printing: An Duong's Bet
An Duong spent years 3D printing jet engines at Rolls-Royce. Now he runs Morethan3D, bringing that aerospace manufacturing knowledge into the desktop hobbyist market.
Aconity3D WireDED: Three Metals, One Build, No Machine Changes
Aconity3D's AconityWIRE system processes aluminum, stainless steel, Inconel, and titanium wire in a single build — without reconfiguring the machine. What this means for industrial metal AM.
Bambu Lab's Shenzhen Creativity Center: A Retail Strategy in Miniature
Bambu Lab opened China's first 3D printing creativity center for children inside a shopping complex — a move that signals where the company sees its next growth market.
Apple Is Already 3D Printing at Scale — and Pushing Further
Apple already prints Apple Watch cases and ports at 40M units annually. Mark Gurman reports the company is now working on aluminum AM for iPhone enclosures — at 220M units per year.
AMS 2026: Desktop 3D Printing's Tipping Point Is Almost Here
Additive Manufacturing Strategies 2026 surfaced a clear signal: desktop 3D printing is one or two machine generations from production-grade relevance — and dental is leading the way.
The Hardware-Software Synergy of CoreXY Manufacturing
Why the integration of Klipper, high-bandwidth kinematics, and multi-material architectures is defining the next era of desktop production.
The Industrialization of CoreXY: Standardizing the 2026 Production Stack
How the convergence of servo-extrusion and AI-integrated CoreXY architectures is moving FDM from prototyping to high-uptime industrial manufacturing.
The Multi-Material Shift: Prusa CORE One+ and the INDX Architecture
Analysis of the transition toward integrated multi-material CoreXY systems and the impact on production scalability in 2026.
Strategic Production Shift: Additive Manufacturing and the End of Prototyping
Analyzing the transition from rapid prototyping to industrial-scale strategic production in 2026, driven by functional multi-material 3D printing and AI-automated manufacturing.
Industrializing the Desktop: The CoreXY Revolution in 2026
Analyzing the transition from enthusiast-grade printers to high-velocity, production-ready manufacturing systems.