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Developer Releases “Simplified Open Community License” in Sharp Critique of Prusa’s New OCL #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
Developer Releases “Simplified Open Community License” in Sharp Critique of Prusa’s New OCL
The Open Community License announced by Prusa Research last week has inspired an even simpler alternative, the Simplified Open Community License.
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December 23, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Developer Releases “Simplified Open Community License” in Sharp Critique of Prusa’s New OCL #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
ICYMI: Do Multicolor 3D Printers Redefine Desktop FFF Priorities? #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
Do Multicolor 3D Printers Redefine Desktop FFF Priorities?
Does print speed really matter anymore?
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December 23, 2025 at 5:22 PM
ICYMI: Do Multicolor 3D Printers Redefine Desktop FFF Priorities? #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
ICYMI: printpal Milestone Signals Shift From Traditional CAD to AI Modeling #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
printpal Milestone Signals Shift From Traditional CAD to AI Modeling
printpal announced they’ve hit a significant milestone.
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December 23, 2025 at 4:37 PM
ICYMI: printpal Milestone Signals Shift From Traditional CAD to AI Modeling #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
MX3D Spins Off ArtLab to Serve Growing Demand for Large-Scale Printed Art and Custom Structures #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
MX3D Spins Off ArtLab to Serve Growing Demand for Large-Scale Printed Art and Custom Structures
MX3D has made an interesting move by setting up a subsidiary.
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December 23, 2025 at 4:25 PM
MX3D Spins Off ArtLab to Serve Growing Demand for Large-Scale Printed Art and Custom Structures #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
NDAA 2026 Expands Additive Manufacturing Mandates While Banning Use of Chinese-Made AM Equipment #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
NDAA 2026 Expands Additive Manufacturing Mandates While Banning Use of Chinese-Made AM Equipment
The new US National Defense Authorization Act includes quite a few statements on additive manufacturing, some of which will affect product sales.
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December 23, 2025 at 2:50 PM
NDAA 2026 Expands Additive Manufacturing Mandates While Banning Use of Chinese-Made AM Equipment #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
ICYMI: Bambu Lab Awarded Patent for Intelligent Speed-Adjusting Method #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
Bambu Lab Awarded Patent for Intelligent Speed-Adjusting Method
An interesting patent has just been awarded to Bambu Lab related to print quality.
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December 23, 2025 at 2:22 PM
ICYMI: Bambu Lab Awarded Patent for Intelligent Speed-Adjusting Method #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
Caracol and Weber: A Strategic Match in LFAM #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
Caracol and Weber: A Strategic Match in LFAM
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi report on Caracol’s move to acquire Weber and its implications for the future of large-scale 3D printing.
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December 23, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Caracol and Weber: A Strategic Match in LFAM #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
ICYMI: Reshaping Aerospace Supply Chains: Inside the TriMas–Tinicum Transaction #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
Reshaping Aerospace Supply Chains: Inside the TriMas–Tinicum Transaction
Charles R. Goulding and Andressa Bonafe explain how Tinicum’s buyout of TriMas Aerospace signals a push toward smarter, more agile manufacturing where additive tech becomes a quiet force multiplier.
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December 23, 2025 at 12:30 PM
ICYMI: Reshaping Aerospace Supply Chains: Inside the TriMas–Tinicum Transaction #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
ICYMI: Orientation Drives Surface Roughness In FFF, mSLA, PJ, SLS #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
Orientation Drives Surface Roughness In FFF, mSLA, PJ, SLS
A new materials study shows how build orientation shifts surface roughness across four popular polymer AM processes.
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December 23, 2025 at 10:01 AM
ICYMI: Orientation Drives Surface Roughness In FFF, mSLA, PJ, SLS #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
New Guidelines Expand Shotcrete 3D Printing Geometry #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
New Guidelines Expand Shotcrete 3D Printing Geometry
A new study codifies process rules that make shotcrete 3D printing more reliable and more ambitious.
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December 23, 2025 at 9:53 AM
New Guidelines Expand Shotcrete 3D Printing Geometry #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
ICYMI: Free 3D Splitter Tool Simplifies Breaking Large Models Into Printable Segments #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
Free 3D Splitter Tool Simplifies Breaking Large Models Into Printable Segments
There’s a new tool for printing very large objects: 3D Splitter.
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December 22, 2025 at 5:36 PM
ICYMI: Free 3D Splitter Tool Simplifies Breaking Large Models Into Printable Segments #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
Red Flags Suggest Caution for the K-100 SLS 3D Printer Launch #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
Red Flags Suggest Caution for the K-100 SLS 3D Printer Launch
Surprise! There’s a new 3D printer on Kickstarter, but this one uses SLS, not FFF.
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December 22, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Red Flags Suggest Caution for the K-100 SLS 3D Printer Launch #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
ICYMI: ShapeScan Workflow Enables Rapid Creation of Custom 3D Printed Holders Using Images #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
ShapeScan Workflow Enables Rapid Creation of Custom 3D Printed Holders Using Images
I’m trying out a new online tool to produce outlines for designing custom 3D printed holders.
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December 22, 2025 at 4:29 PM
ICYMI: ShapeScan Workflow Enables Rapid Creation of Custom 3D Printed Holders Using Images #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
Recent Patents Suggest Creality Is Building a Broad Intellectual Property Portfolio #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
Recent Patents Suggest Creality Is Building a Broad Intellectual Property Portfolio
Creality seems to be patenting a great deal of intellectual property.
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December 22, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Recent Patents Suggest Creality Is Building a Broad Intellectual Property Portfolio #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
ICYMI: Recent Announcements Highlight Maturing Role of 3D Printing in Industry #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
Recent Announcements Highlight Maturing Role of 3D Printing in Industry
Multiple recent announcements confirm the reality of 3D print technology in manufacturing.
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December 22, 2025 at 2:36 PM
ICYMI: Recent Announcements Highlight Maturing Role of 3D Printing in Industry #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
Creality Quietly Introduces New “Spark X” Brand Focused on Automated, AI-Enhanced 3D Printing #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
Creality Quietly Introduces New “Spark X” Brand Focused on Automated, AI-Enhanced 3D Printing
Creality quietly announced something called “Spark X” last week.
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December 22, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Creality Quietly Introduces New “Spark X” Brand Focused on Automated, AI-Enhanced 3D Printing #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
ICYMI: Design of the Week: Horus #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
Design of the Week: Horus
This week’s selection is the massive Horus Lupercal by Reddit contributor HammerDoris40k.
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December 22, 2025 at 12:39 PM
ICYMI: Design of the Week: Horus #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
Design of the Week: Huge 3DCP print #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
Design of the Week: Huge 3DCP print
This week’s selection is a gigantic 3DCP print by Urbacon Trading & Contracting.
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December 22, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Design of the Week: Huge 3DCP print #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
3D Printed Steel Retrofits For Historic Masonry Walls #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
3D Printed Steel Retrofits For Historic Masonry Walls
Researchers propose 3D printed steel reinforcement to discreetly strengthen vulnerable unreinforced masonry.
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December 22, 2025 at 9:41 AM
3D Printed Steel Retrofits For Historic Masonry Walls #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
ICYMI: Plasma Coatings Tune Recycled Composite Filaments For FFF #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
Plasma Coatings Tune Recycled Composite Filaments For FFF
Researchers used atmospheric plasma to tune recycled composite filaments for FFF.
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December 22, 2025 at 9:33 AM
ICYMI: Plasma Coatings Tune Recycled Composite Filaments For FFF #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
ICYMI: Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, December 14, 2025 #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, December 14, 2025
Once again we take a look at the valuations of the major 3D printing companies over the past week.
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December 21, 2025 at 1:36 PM
ICYMI: Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, December 14, 2025 #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, December 21, 2025 #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, December 21, 2025
Once again we take a look at the valuations of the major 3D printing companies over the past week.
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December 21, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Who’s The Biggest In 3D Printing, December 21, 2025 #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
The Rise of Additive Power: Pratt Whitney’s U.S. and India Breakthroughs #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
The Rise of Additive Power: Pratt Whitney’s U.S. and India Breakthroughs
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi showcase how, with faster GTF repairs and India’s rising role, Pratt Whitney is proving that 3D printing now drives engine design, not just prototypes.
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December 20, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The Rise of Additive Power: Pratt Whitney’s U.S. and India Breakthroughs #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
ICYMI: Quantum Science and 3D Printing: How the University of Chicago is Forging the Frontier #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
Quantum Science and 3D Printing: How the University of Chicago is Forging the Frontier
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi uncover the quantum leap between quantum science and 3D printing, which is expanding at the University of Chicago.
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December 20, 2025 at 1:32 PM
ICYMI: Quantum Science and 3D Printing: How the University of Chicago is Forging the Frontier #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
Prusa Research Reworks Its Open-Source Approach #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
Prusa Research Reworks Its Open-Source Approach
Prusa Research seems to be taking a step away from traditional open source principles.
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December 19, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Prusa Research Reworks Its Open-Source Approach #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing