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Fabbaloo provides deeper analysis of developments in current and future 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing industries. Daily news on #3Dprinting since 2007. http://fabbaloo.com #3DPrinting
ICYMI: Bambu Lab Discontinues P1P 3D Printer, Commits to Support Through 2031 #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
Bambu Lab Discontinues P1P 3D Printer, Commits to Support Through 2031
Bambu Lab has retired the venerable P1P 3D printer.
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February 18, 2026 at 5:47 PM
ICYMI: Bambu Lab Discontinues P1P 3D Printer, Commits to Support Through 2031 #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
ICYMI: Road Construction Research Opens New Path for Reusing 3D Printing Plastic Waste #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
Road Construction Research Opens New Path for Reusing 3D Printing Plastic Waste
A report opens up the possibility that 3D printer waste could be put to good use.
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February 18, 2026 at 4:12 PM
ICYMI: Road Construction Research Opens New Path for Reusing 3D Printing Plastic Waste #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
ICYMI: Ontario Homebuyer Invests in Industrial Robot to 3D Print Housing, Raising Feasibility Questions #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
Ontario Homebuyer Invests in Industrial Robot to 3D Print Housing, Raising Feasibility Questions
A puzzling story from Ontario describes how a prospective homeowner purchased a robotic arm to print their own house.
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February 18, 2026 at 2:42 PM
ICYMI: Ontario Homebuyer Invests in Industrial Robot to 3D Print Housing, Raising Feasibility Questions #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
ICYMI: Honda and the Strategic Role of 3D Printing in Advanced Manufacturing #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
Honda and the Strategic Role of 3D Printing in Advanced Manufacturing
Charles R. Goulding and Jacob Nolan detail how Honda leverages 3D printing to accelerate prototyping, preserve legacy vehicles, and modernize global manufacturing operations.
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February 18, 2026 at 12:54 PM
ICYMI: Honda and the Strategic Role of 3D Printing in Advanced Manufacturing #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
ICYMI: Blended Material Transitions In Large Format AM Studied #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
Blended Material Transitions In Large Format AM Studied
Researchers mapped how material composition changes during switchovers in large format, pellet-fed 3D printing.
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February 18, 2026 at 9:50 AM
ICYMI: Blended Material Transitions In Large Format AM Studied #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
ICYMI: Makerworld Introduces New Image Requirement to Address Misleading AI-Generated Model Listings #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
Makerworld Introduces New Image Requirement to Address Misleading AI-Generated Model Listings
Bambu Lab just made an important rule change about AI use on Makerworld.
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February 17, 2026 at 5:21 PM
ICYMI: Makerworld Introduces New Image Requirement to Address Misleading AI-Generated Model Listings #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
ICYMI: oozeBot Launches preFlight Slicer, Rebuilding PrusaSlicer on a Modern 64-Bit Architecture #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
oozeBot Launches preFlight Slicer, Rebuilding PrusaSlicer on a Modern 64-Bit Architecture
There’s a new slicer in town: preFlight.
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February 17, 2026 at 4:18 PM
ICYMI: oozeBot Launches preFlight Slicer, Rebuilding PrusaSlicer on a Modern 64-Bit Architecture #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
ICYMI: Leadership Transition at PrintedSolid Signals Deeper Integration with Prusa Research #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
Leadership Transition at PrintedSolid Signals Deeper Integration with Prusa Research
Big changes are afoot at PrintedSolid.
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February 17, 2026 at 2:57 PM
ICYMI: Leadership Transition at PrintedSolid Signals Deeper Integration with Prusa Research #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
ICYMI: Will Miami and Austin Become 3D Printing Powerhouses? A Look at How Additive Manufacturing Fits the Future of Two Growing Cities #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
Will Miami and Austin Become 3D Printing Powerhouses? A Look at How Additive Manufacturing Fits the Future of Two Growing Cities
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi highlight how 3D printed construction in Texas and infrastructure innovation in Florida are helping to shape the next generation of U.S. economic hubs.
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February 17, 2026 at 1:49 PM
ICYMI: Will Miami and Austin Become 3D Printing Powerhouses? A Look at How Additive Manufacturing Fits the Future of Two Growing Cities #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
ICYMI: Patent Uses Reservoir Silt For Low-Carbon 3DPC #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
Patent Uses Reservoir Silt For Low-Carbon 3DPC
A new Taiwanese patent details a 3D printed concrete mix that substitutes reservoir silt to lower cement and aggregate demand.
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February 17, 2026 at 9:15 AM
ICYMI: Patent Uses Reservoir Silt For Low-Carbon 3DPC #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
ICYMI: Helio Additive Expands Material Support with 3D-Fuel PCTG Integration #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
Helio Additive Expands Material Support with 3D-Fuel PCTG Integration
3D-Fuel and Helio Additive have partnered to enable the use of PCTG with Helio.
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February 16, 2026 at 5:47 PM
ICYMI: Helio Additive Expands Material Support with 3D-Fuel PCTG Integration #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
ICYMI: Hands on with PollyFab’s Aero Pro & Airpuff One 3D Printed Shoes #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
Hands on with PollyFab’s Aero Pro & Airpuff One 3D Printed Shoes
I’m back with more 3D printed shoes to review.
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February 16, 2026 at 4:23 PM
ICYMI: Hands on with PollyFab’s Aero Pro & Airpuff One 3D Printed Shoes #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
ICYMI: Synera Expands AI-Driven Engineering Platform with Autodesk Fusion Integration #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
Synera Expands AI-Driven Engineering Platform with Autodesk Fusion Integration
I’m looking at a new AI tool for developing 3D models, Synera.
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February 16, 2026 at 2:16 PM
ICYMI: Synera Expands AI-Driven Engineering Platform with Autodesk Fusion Integration #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
ICYMI: Design of the Week: Lord of the Rings Guitar #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
Design of the Week: Lord of the Rings Guitar
This week’s selection is the amazing Lord of the Rings Guitar by Olaf Deigel.
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February 16, 2026 at 12:14 PM
ICYMI: Design of the Week: Lord of the Rings Guitar #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
ICYMI: Researchers Probe Fatigue In 3D Printed High Entropy Alloy #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
Researchers Probe Fatigue In 3D Printed High Entropy Alloy
A new study investigates cyclic deformation in a 3D printed high entropy alloy, a step toward predictable fatigue life for metal AM.
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February 16, 2026 at 9:59 AM
ICYMI: Researchers Probe Fatigue In 3D Printed High Entropy Alloy #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
ICYMI: Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, February 8, 2026 #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, February 8, 2026
Once again we take a look at the valuations of the major 3D printing companies over the past week.
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February 15, 2026 at 7:40 PM
ICYMI: Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, February 8, 2026 #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
ICYMI: University of Maryland’s Extensive HVAC 3D Printing Program Signals a Turning Point #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
University of Maryland’s Extensive HVAC 3D Printing Program Signals a Turning Point
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi highlight how the University of Maryland’s extensive HVAC 3D printing program is moving additive manufacturing from experimental concepts to real-world energy infrastructure.
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February 14, 2026 at 1:26 PM
ICYMI: University of Maryland’s Extensive HVAC 3D Printing Program Signals a Turning Point #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
9T Labs Enters Bankruptcy and Liquidation #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
9T Labs Enters Bankruptcy and Liquidation
No one seems to have noticed, but 9T Labs appears to be gone.
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February 13, 2026 at 5:34 PM
9T Labs Enters Bankruptcy and Liquidation #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
ICYMI: Barriers in Scaling and TPU Materials Limit Home Production of 3D Printed Footwear #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
Barriers in Scaling and TPU Materials Limit Home Production of 3D Printed Footwear
The 3D print industry may be missing out on a major distributed application: footwear.
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February 13, 2026 at 5:28 PM
ICYMI: Barriers in Scaling and TPU Materials Limit Home Production of 3D Printed Footwear #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
ICYMI: Slant 3D Proposes Catalog Platform as a Partial Solution to Widespread 3D Model Theft #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
Slant 3D Proposes Catalog Platform as a Partial Solution to Widespread 3D Model Theft
3D model theft is rampant, and there’s not a lot that can be done.
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February 13, 2026 at 4:20 PM
ICYMI: Slant 3D Proposes Catalog Platform as a Partial Solution to Widespread 3D Model Theft #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
3D Printed Footwear Faces Challenges as Long-Distance Run Exposes Problems #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
3D Printed Footwear Faces Challenges as Long-Distance Run Exposes Problems
Can you run in 3D-printed shoes? Someone gave it a try, and there are implications.
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February 13, 2026 at 4:17 PM
3D Printed Footwear Faces Challenges as Long-Distance Run Exposes Problems #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
3DCP-Optimized Caisson Design Reduces Concrete Volume and CO2 #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
3DCP-Optimized Caisson Design Reduces Concrete Volume and CO2
COBOD and partners have developed a new application for 3DCP: caissons.
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February 13, 2026 at 2:51 PM
3DCP-Optimized Caisson Design Reduces Concrete Volume and CO2 #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
ICYMI: Stratasys Simplifies Production Qualification for SAF PA12 #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
Stratasys Simplifies Production Qualification for SAF PA12
Stratasys made an interesting move that should grow their industrial customer base.
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February 13, 2026 at 2:14 PM
ICYMI: Stratasys Simplifies Production Qualification for SAF PA12 #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
Hitem3D Shifts Image-to-3D AI Platform Toward Print-Ready Model Generation #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
Hitem3D Shifts Image-to-3D AI Platform Toward Print-Ready Model Generation
Hitem3D is focusing on 3D printing for its image-to-3D AI system.
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February 13, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Hitem3D Shifts Image-to-3D AI Platform Toward Print-Ready Model Generation #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
ICYMI: LLM Agents Step Into The 3D Printer Control Loop #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
LLM Agents Step Into The 3D Printer Control Loop
A new CMU framework uses large language models to spot defects and change print parameters during print jobs.
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February 13, 2026 at 12:09 PM
ICYMI: LLM Agents Step Into The 3D Printer Control Loop #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing