FMGI, a long-established U.S.-based general contractor, just made a decisive leap into 3D printed construction thanks to a new partnership with Alquist 3D and Walmart for more than a dozen construction projects beginning in 2026. FMGI is leasing Alquist’s just-launched A1X concrete printers and preparing its crews to build with robots at scale. The contractor stands to become one of the first to integrate additive construction into its core business model.
Medical professionals and device manufacturers can now create patient-specific anatomically realistic models that behave like real tissue under CT or X-ray.
Of the three big multi-material contenders from Formnext – the Snapmaker U1, Bambu Lab H2C, and Prusa Core One – the Bondtech-powered INDX system won handily, securing more votes than the other two combined.
What is it about the INDX that gets your printing juices flowing?
We got a glimpse of Creality’s future for the Ender series at Formnext, and it’s customizable and colorful.
While the company’s big news at the show was a new recipe for its ObXiDian nozzles – the new ObXiDian 500, which offers superior non-stick, abrasives-resistance at higher temperatures – what caught my eye was a mesmerizing shiny green spinning thing. I’m easily distracted like that.
Representative of the company’s in-development Fuge technology, it’s a new internal geometry for nozzles that flattens the filament, rather than splitting it like Bondtech’s CHT does.
On display at Formnext last week, Elegoo’s new multicolor-centric 3D printer does not replace the original Centauri Carbon, the company has told us.
Amid the bustle of a busy Formnext week, we sat with Bambu Lab CEO Ye Tao for a casual chat about company's just-launched nozzle-swapping 3D printer. Surprisingly, the printer's real value to Tao isn't necessarily in saving material at color changes.
This 600 mm/s machine with an IFS module proves that fast, multicolor 3D printing is affordable this holiday season.
A few years ago, 3D printed bike saddles were met with raised eyebrows. Then the 2025 Tour de France champ cruised to victory atop one, and suddenly the future of bike seats felt very… printed. Now ENVE wants your hands in on the action. Its new 3DXC grips ($45) replace traditional foam with a 3D printed resin lattice promising more comfort and control than its molded counterparts.
Big ticket printer deals often grab the headlines, but Black Friday is actually a solid time to stock up on consumables. We've found significant bulk discounts from Sunlu, Bambu Lab, and Creality – just watch out for the shipping minimums.
Limited-time deals on Revopoint’s full lineup of next-generation 3D scanners run through Dec. 7.
The latest full release brings an HDR-ready ACES color pipeline for cinematic realism, plus major modeling upgrades: powerful new volume and SDF workflows, revamped Geometry Nodes modifiers, and smoother UV and mesh handling. Animators get workflow boosts and Grease Pencil motion blur, while the Sequencer now talks directly to the Compositor for sleek editing. With UI polish, big-scene performance gains, and hundreds of fixes, it’s a studio-grade leap for both modeling and production.
Always "on it's way", delayed or "soon", but never here and ready to go. Not this year, though. Bambu Lab, Prusa, et al may be grabbing the attention, but Phrozen's quiet monster of a printer is now available to buy and made its proper debut at Formnext this year.
What sets it apart? The Arco uses Klipper (properly, with attribution) uses a fast, flying gantry CoreXY design, and features a novel heat pipe-based hot end cooling system that helps shorten the filament drive path. Ours just arrived, so we'll be going hands on soon.
LONGER's ePrint breaks the limits of 2D, delivering the world's first dual-head personal UV printer that achieves true 60 mm raised-texture relief and tactile depth.
The FibreSeeker 3, a rebrand of industrial maker Anisoprint, challenges the desktop composite monopoly with an open-source focus and a new co-extrusion process that promises 900-MPa tensile strength.
It’s taken a month, but the Bambu Lab P2S and P2S Combo are now available to buy on Bambu Lab’s webstore, with the H2C pricing confirmed and expected to follow in the next couple of weeks.
It’s Black Friday time again. Here's a round up of the major deals in the desktop 3D printing space, including hardware, materials, accessories and more.
Next-gen multi-color, continuous fiber breakthroughs, and a massive surge in robotics dominate the year's most important hardware show.
Printables' Black Friday Sale has been running since October 30 (so, Black Friday Month Sale?), with models offered with a 30% discount until November 30. Designers can choose whether to be part of the sale or not, so you might have to check if your favorite creator is in on the promotion or not.
Still, if you were holding back on going for the Flying Dragon Book Nook, a Low Poly Pokémon Collection, or a Low Poly Macaw Parrot Puzzle (thinking about Christmas gifts already?), now might be the time to go after these cool designs.
but we'll be talking about the immediate future of desktop printing for a while. It looks like multiple printheads and high-tech nozzles, seamlessly swapping in and out as needed. Three such printers made their Formnext debuts this week – which would you buy?