desktop 3d printing
Kupros Launches Cu29 V2, Announces Process for Embedded Electronics from Desktop FFF & FDM
In addition to its more traditional uses, the centrality of copper to an unusually large number of high-growth industries has led more than a few observers to argue that it…
Bambu Lab and Insta360 Invite Makers to Build Custom Camera Gear
Bambu Lab is expanding the role of MakerWorld, its community platform for 3D printable models. The company has partnered with camera maker Insta360 to launch the Luna Ultra Design Challenge,…
Forty-Five Years After Alvin Toffler Coined “Prosumer,” Could AI and 3D Printing Make It a Reality?
Every major technology wave comes with big predictions about how it will change the world. Today, many of those predictions center on artificial intelligence (AI). Futurists like Ray Kurzweil and…
Printing Money Episode 40: 3DP/AM Deal Analysis and More with Matthias Schmidt-Lehr, AMPOWER
Welcome to Printing Money Episode 40. Matthias Schmidt-Lehr (AMPOWER, Executive Partner) joins Danny for this episode and we are very thankful to have him back. In Episode 40, Danny and…
Additive Manufacturing at a Crossroads
Additive manufacturing is at a crossroads. Simultaneously, we find ourselves between certain very different modalities, applications, and industries. Rather than being able to explore them all, companies will now have…
Why Elegoo Chose Emoji® to Introduce More People to 3D Printing
When Elegoo unveiled the world’s first officially licensed emoji®-themed 3D printer, it wasn’t just launching another version of an existing machine. The company was testing a much bigger idea by…
UAS Additive Strategies Shows How Fast Drone Manufacturing Is Changing
The recent UAS Additive Strategies online event, hosted by 3DPrint.com and Additive Manufacturing Research (AM Research), brought together leaders from across the additive manufacturing (AM) and drone industries to discuss…
Bambu Lab Wants Home 3D Printing to Feel Less Like a Workshop with PLA Pure
As desktop 3D printers become increasingly common in homes, Bambu Lab is focusing attention on something beyond print speed and hardware features. This week, the company launched a new filament,…
The Rise of IP: The First Emoji 3D Printer Is Here. Don’t Rule Out Star Wars Next.
For years, most desktop 3D printers have looked more or less the same. Some are black. Some are gray. A few are bright orange. They look like boxes. Some are…
Creality’s Listing: A Sign That China’s Consumer 3D Printing Has Entered a New Phase of Global Competition
Just days ago, the bell rang at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) for Creality. The company opened at HK$33.80 per share, up from the IPO price of HK$18.8, giving…
Bambu Launches A2L: What the New Printer Reveals About Its Strategy
Bambu Lab continues its relentless march for 3D printing domination with the launch of the A2L. The 330 × 320 × 325 mm printer will have a nozzle temperature of…
AM Asia Watch: China’s HeyGears Lands $44M to Expand Beyond Dental 3D Printing
Chinese 3D printing company HeyGears raised more than 300 million Yuan (roughly $44 million) in a new Series C funding round as it looks to expand beyond its industrial and…
Flashforge Bets on Meshy AI as Desktop 3D Printing Battle Intensifies
Competition in desktop 3D printing is brutal. Whereas before, firms competed through value engineering, Prusa clones now have an integrated hardware, sensor, and software setup that is making all the…
Tectonic 3D Takes Over Solvay 3D Printing Materials Portfolio
High-performance 3D printing materials company Tectonic 3D has bought the 3D printing materials portfolio of Solvay. The Syensqo portfolio, including PEEK AM Filament MS NT1, PEEK CF10 LS1, PPSU, NT1 HC,…
RAPID 2026: Democratizing Metal Laser Powder Bed Fusion 3D Printing with Mastrex
Aside from a quick mention in an episode of our Printing Money podcast, I didn’t know much about Mastrex. But when I heard that the company had developed a $39,000…
Asia AM Watch: China’s 5 Million-Printer Export Year Signals Desktop AM at Scale
For years, a lot of the discussion around China and additive manufacturing has focused on industrial competition. Can Chinese companies move into higher-end markets? Can they challenge Western machine makers…
Getting Down to Business at AMS 2026: Desktop Revolution, Dental Market & More
At the recent Additive Manufacturing Strategies (AMS) 2026 in blizzard-stricken New York City, those who were able to make it through the wind and snow got right down to business….
Bambu Lab A1 Used to Directly 3D Print Copper Electroplated Parts
Maker Dzingof was doing tonnes of electroplating of desktop and other 3D prints years ago with his Metalizzr project. I’ve been playing, a lot less successfully, with electroplated 3D prints…
3D Printing at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics
For the summer Olympics, we are well aware of the extensive 3D printing that goes on in service of track cyclists, road cyclists, and runners. In athletics, custom 3D printed…
3DPOD 292: 3D Printer Product Reviews with Alastair Jennings
Alastair Jennings has been reviewing cameras for a very long time. A chance digression led him to review one of the first RepRap 3D printers. Since then, Alastair has reviewed…
From Speed to Versatility: Multi-Color & Multi-Material Printing at TCT Asia 2026
If you walked the floor of any major additive manufacturing expo in 2025 — as a buyer, engineer, or exhibitor — the buzz was unmistakable. It wasn’t just hype; it…
3D Printing Predictions 2026: The Material Extrusion Market in 2026
The material extrusion market has seen titanic shifts over the past few years. A new bevvy of low-cost 3D printers have turned to software and sensors to make reliable high-speed…
Top 10 3DPrint.com Stories of 2025: Kickstarter, Consumer Goods, Bankruptcy, & More
As Vanesa Listek wrote, last year was a major turning point for additive manufacturing (AM), as the industry is working to sort itself out. Customers want proven use cases and…
A New 3D Printing Megaverse Is Forming — Who Will Lead?
The desktop 3D printer market may soon look less like a hobby and more like a serious, high-stakes race. Between rumors of mega-investments, changing alliances, and a boom in consumer…
