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2026. 10. 17.

CMF Speakers Support 3D-Printed Knobs and Panels

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Nothing’s CMF Speaker S and M support custom 3D-printed replacement panels and knobs.

What is new?

The Speaker S and Speaker M allow owners to customize front panels and controls. The manufacturer has published STL models, enabling users to create their own variations and potentially replace damaged parts without replacing the entire speaker.

3DPS perspective

Real-world suitability should be evaluated against production, cost and reliability data as these become available.

Source: Original report and cover-image reference.

2026. 10. 27.

4D_Additive 1.8 Adds Temporary Stiffeners to Limit Warping

CoreTechnologie’s 4D_Additive 1.8 can generate temporary stiffening geometry during print preparation, aiming to reduce warping in large thin-walled parts without editing the final CAD design.

2026. 10. 18.

HEATER CONTROL: from temperature monitoring to visually programmable heating control

HEATER CONTROL began with two temperature sensors and a local display. Its development now includes a browser interface and a checked communication link, with configurable hardware assignment and a block-based rule editor forming the next steps.

2026. 10. 16.

ESA Returns the First Metal 3D-Printed Thrusters Made on the ISS

The European Space Agency has brought its fifth metal-printing sample from the International Space Station back to Earth. For the first time, the returned set includes small thrusters intended for satellite propulsion.

2026. 10. 16.

Musk Has Lost His Marbles… And Now They've Taken Flight!

Elon Musk’s new Roadster drove upside down, briefly took flight and demonstrated extraordinary acceleration. Engineering brilliance—or a boss’s joke turned into an assignment?

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Anycubic Photon P1 MAX Review Highlights a Larger, More Automated Resin Platform

A fresh Tom’s Hardware review finds that the Anycubic Photon P1 MAX aims to move up the resin-printer market by combining a larger build area with more automation and convenience features.

2026. 09. 12.

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Technology

TRACE Ecosystem + CALIBRA – One Connected Digital Factory with Four Specialized Systems

TRACE Ecosystem + CALIBRA connects metrology, maintenance, tools and materials, production readiness and the Virtual Factory concept through four specialized industrial systems that can operate independently or together.

2026. 09. 12.

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New materials

Prusament ColorMix Targets Up to 45 Shades from Five Filament Spools

Prusa has introduced a new translucent PLA family designed for its ColorMix workflow. The goal is to create up to 45 different color shades from five base spools using halftoning on multi-color printers.

2026. 09. 12.

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PrusaSlicer 3.0 Preview Brings a New Interface, Project Workflow and Sandboxed Plugins

Prusa has released the first public preview of PrusaSlicer 3.0. Large parts of the application were rewritten to better support modern multi-printer, multi-bed and multi-tool workflows.

2026. 09. 11.

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New printers

Sovol M1D Combines IDEX and Tool Changing for Up to Seven Colors with Minimal Purge Waste

The Sovol M1D Kickstarter campaign closed in late August with more than two thousand backers. The machine combines a fixed extruder with an automatic tool-changing extruder and targets up to seven colors or materials with very little purge waste.

2026. 09. 11.

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Technology

The Future of High-Flow Nozzles: Internal Geometry Matters More Than Length

Five different internal nozzle geometries, measured extrusion force and real flow testing show where the next generation of high-flow hotends may be heading.

2026. 09. 11.

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Technology

HeyGears G1X Kickstarter Passes $15 Million, Combining Full-Color 3D and UV Printing

The HeyGears G1X Series has passed $15 million on Kickstarter. The Chinese platform aims to combine full-color 3D printing, textured UV work and conventional UV printing in a desktop system.

2026. 09. 11.

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Technology

CXMT RAM: China Closes the Memory Gap from DDR5 to LPDDR6

China’s ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) is becoming a serious DRAM competitor: its DDR5 memory is appearing in desktop and server systems, while in September 2026 the company also announced mass production of LPDDR6.

2026. 09. 10.

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New materials

SUNLU Moves Toward an IPO as China’s Filament Market Expands Rapidly

Chinese materials manufacturer SUNLU more than doubled its first-half revenue year on year in 2026 while progressing toward a listing on Shenzhen’s ChiNext market.

2026. 09. 10.

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Software / AI

Beyond the Machines in Shenzhen: 3D Printing Moves Toward AI, Footwear and Consumer Electronics

One of the most important takeaways from Formnext Asia Shenzhen 2026 was that additive manufacturing is spreading into industries that previously paid it far less attention – from AI-based 3D modelling and data-centre cooling to consumer electronics.

2026. 09. 10.

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