It's a standard thing at trade fair booths to be offered a coffee while you chat, but to have the product itself serve it up is just delightful. Among the drones and defense-minded booths, Snapmaker's modified U1 toolchanger served a fresh cup of coffee, programmed on the spot to pour with your preferred ratio of cream.

This modified U1 is the work of Ellie Rose, founder and CTO of Cocoa Press. The machine was one of a few open works expanding the capabilities of the machine, including the impressive project Sidecar multi-MMU mod.

A fortnight after sunsetting the X1 series, Bambu Lab is back teasing the next X-series machine. The company indicates we'll learn more on April 14 – but there's enough out there to guess what's coming, not least because the company sent out a specific sign-up-for-updates note to its newsletter subscribers.

Last week's poll asked whether the P2S was enough in place of the X1 series. A little over 50% of you said no. Now we can see what's coming is dual extrusion with an H2D-style nozzle shifter, plus what looks like the Lidar unit, we can ask the follow-up – is that enough?

alerting us to a printer launch under the banner "Xcellence made simple." There have been leaks and speculation, and with the sunsetting of the X1 series the other week an X-shaped void which looks like it will be promptly filled. Could this be the X2D?

Probably. We see two hot ends, like the H2D, as well as a shape that sticks out like the X1's lidar unit. What else can we expect? At a guess, the chamber cooling and heating system introduced in the H2D, a 256mm³ build volume, plus the full camera suite for print quality monitoring. We'll know for sure come April 14, 10 AM EDT.

Best known for its smart-looking mechanical keyboards, the brand's in-depth GitHub repo includes all the CAD for some 80+ products, giving you access to reference files to adapt, remix, and design around. The kicker? Personal use only – this is source available, not open source. It gives a fascinating look behind the curtain at a series of minimal looking peripherals, and for owners, an easier starting point to design your own 3D printable accessories.

After a slow start that echoed the struggles of the past two years, the additive manufacturing (AM) market staged a surprising comeback in the second half of 2025, according to new data from Additive Manufacturing Research. This pushed the industry to $16 billion in total revenue. AM Research also expects services to become the largest segment over time, as more companies rely on external providers rather than building everything in-house. Check out the company's free recorded webinar for more.

Posted earlier this week to the company's social media accounts, Sovol has teased what appears to be a new multi-filament, multicolor 3D printer that's "unmistakably Sovol". What does that mean, exactly?

Well, we have a couple of ideas. The company's recent printing hardware has been based on the Voron project – open-source, and supportive of it financially, with some proceeds from sales going directly to the project.

Running with that idea, could it be a toolchanger upgrade for the SV08 or SV08 Max based on a community design? Seems plausible.

The PolyDryer Box now comes in an XL variant, designed to hold 3 kg spools. The system incorporates user feedback from the original PolyDryer, with changes including a new carry handle and latch, as well as color-changing desiccant as standard.

It loses the combined, clean silhouette of the original – the Dryer module matches the original 1 kg spool box footprint, not the XL's larger outline – but like that system, also benefits from community designs and mods.

leaving a big, metal-clad "flagship" shaped hole in its offering. For some, the P2S mostly fits the bill, whereas others are likely more than satisfied by the larger and more capable H2 series. Does Bambu Lab need a new printer to replace the X1-series?