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Creality’s CES 2026 Star: The AI-Integrated SPARKX i7 Leads a New Era of Multi-Color 3D Printing

The desktop-friendly machine offers a modern look, but its real value lies in its functions that allow for intelligent, AI-enabled fabrication

Jan 8, 2026
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This New Office-Friendly Metal 3D Printer Uses ‘Ink’ Instead of Powder

The Gauss MT90 swaps messy powders for proprietary "metal ink" cartridges starting at $150, bringing desktop metal printing to a potentially more affordable price point.

by Carolyn Schwaar Jan 8, 2026
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Co Print Previews Quadro, a Four-Headed Multi-Material Bed Slinger

Co Print has revealed its next hardware play, the Quadro, a bed-slinger designed to tackle the material waste of multicolor printing with four independent toolheads on a single gantry.

by Matthew Mensley Jan 8, 2026
Print the Crime, Do the Time
Can you imagine a future where 3D printing is outlawed?

Content creator Loyal Moses explores this exact scenario in a two-minute short called Payment Received. This extended look explores the motivations behind the idea, a near-future where owning a printer isn't illegal, but the filament and files are.

by  Matthew Mensley Jan 8, 2026
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AtomForm Palette 300: The 12-Nozzle Gamble from Robot Vacuum Brand MOVA

Another smart home electronics manufacturer wants a piece of the desktop printing pie. MOVA, a brand best known for its robot vacuums and lawn mowers, has used CES 2026 to launch AtomForm, a new 3D printing sub-brand debuting with an ambitious 12-nozzle machine called the Palette 300.

by Matthew Mensley Jan 7, 2026
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Ready to Design Your Own 3D Printable Parts? Here is the Best CAD Software for Beginners

Learning CAD can be tough, but you can ease your way in with simple newbie-friendly software. Check out our picks of the best CAD software for beginners.

by Shawn Frey Jan 7, 2026
Curd Your Enthusiasm
From Moo to Maker: Scientists turn bad milk into 3D printing filament.

Two Univ. of Wisconsin professors have snagged a U.S. patent for turning spoiled milk into biodegradable plastic for 3D printing, promising to help Wisconsin’s dairy farmers cash in on what was once just food waste. Their patented milk-to-material magic uses dairy proteins to replace petroleum-based plastics. Next step: find a company to commercialize it — hopefully soon!

by  Carolyn Schwaar Jan 7, 2026
Source: Univ. of Wisconsin-Platteville
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Addman Scales Up: Acquisition of Forecast 3D Adds Huge U.S. Polymer Printing Capacity

With the strategic takeover of Forecast 3D, Addman’s fleet surges to over 160 systems and adds a West Coast manufacturing powerhouse to expand polymer production.

by Carolyn Schwaar Jan 7, 2026
Shine Bright
Subscribers to Proto Pasta's Endless Exploration filament subscription are in for a treat soon.

Alongside CES this week, Proto Pasta has shown off its self-proclaimed world's first quantum dot filament. The material uses "quantum pigments" – tiny crystalline semiconductors –that are UV reactive, creating an intense glow with 365nm wavelength blacklight. Subscribe to the Endless Exploration by February 28 to receive three samples in your March delivery.

by  Matthew Mensley Jan 7, 2026
Source: Proto Pasta
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The Truth About “Food-Safe” 3D Printing Filament: Regulations, Risks & Real Options

Just because it's PLA doesn't mean it's safe for food contact. See which ones actually are and how to use them.

by Jillian Veader Jan 6, 2026
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Bambu Lab Clarifies Situation Amid Reports of Partially Melting A1 3D Printers

A number of posts to social media, plus an independent investigation by YouTube channel 3D Musketeers, suggests the A1's original power distribution board at risk of melting components in rare situations. Bambu Lab assures us the risk is minimal and remedied in newer machines.

by Matthew Mensley Jan 5, 2026
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LONGER ePrint Upgraded: One of Kickstarter’s Top Funded Live Project Adds Full Direct-to-Film Printing

LONGER has announced a major upgrade to its ePrint series, currently live on Kickstarter. Building on its success, ePrint now becomes the world’s first all-in-one personal desktop printer to support both UV and full DTF printing through a dual-printhead system.

Jan 5, 2026
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Stranger Things 3D Print: The Best STL Files

Stranger Things is back with your favorite characters and monsters. Read on to discover the coolest Stranger Things STLs you can 3D print!

Jan 5, 2026
Weekend Poll
A Lego Ender 3 V2 caught our attention this week.

The design is up for voting on the Lego Ideas community design site. As far as iconic printers go, it's certainly representative of the world populations' experiences with 3D printing, but are there other printers more worthy of being immortalized in Lego?

Add your own to the poll if you have a better idea than our limited preselection.

by  Matthew Mensley Jan 4, 2026
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20 Simple Arduino Projects for Beginners

Arduino development boards are nifty little devices with huge potential. Read on for simple and useful Arduino projects for beginners.

Jan 3, 2026
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Finally, a Plant-Based 3D Printing TPU That Truly Biodegrades in Your Backyard?

Ecogenesis Biopolymers has launched a new genTPU filament derived from algae and plant oils.

by Carolyn Schwaar Jan 2, 2026
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3D Printing Merch That’s Actually Worth Buying (No T-Shirts)

Treating yourself? Treating someone you forgot at Christmas? Whatever the reason, these articles of 3D printing-aligned merch are all at least one of useful, cool, stylish or tasty.

by Matthew Mensley Jan 2, 2026
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Official: Creality’s SparkX i7 Is a Entry-Level ‘Lifestyle’ Printer

Following the soft launch of the SparkX brand and hint at new hardware, we now have a clear picture of what the SparkX i7 actually is – a "lifestyle" printer of a sort, offering ease of use over granular control.

by Matthew Mensley Dec 31, 2025
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Why 8 Million People Made All3DP Their Go-To 3D Printing Hub in 2025

From deep-dive hardware reviews to daily industry bulletins, platform upgrades and editorial expansions fueled a huge reach into the maker community and the professional market.

by All3DP Dec 31, 2025
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This Lego Creality Ender 3 V2 Replica Could Become an Official Set

It won’t print, but this Ender 3 V2 replica in Lego has the potential to become an officia set, provided it gets enough votes and passes muster in Lego’s evaluation stages.

by Matthew Mensley Dec 31, 2025
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