You can read about it here, but the event got me thinking. Even though a physical "flagship" store still has to turn brisk business to justify itself (it's not just a marketing exercise) is there even much demand for in-person printer shopping?
I sit behind a keyboard for my job, so it's easy for me to assume that no, it's all internet-based, since that's all I see. But a recent reader survey in PC Mag of brick-and-mortar tech stores placed Micro Center top of the pile. And they sell 3D printers, filaments, accessories... the lot. So tell me, where do you buy your 3D printing gear?
In a new study, which may not come as a surprise to veteran makers, the cubic-subdivision won out over the octet, gyroid, grid, and concentric, among five others, as the infill that had the highest energy absorption efficiency due to its desirable "progressive folding" failure mode. This ensures that parts, like helmets, can absorb a maximum amount of energy while transmitting the minimum amount of peak force. Researchers used glass-filled PLA.
Under pressure from groups seeking transparency about the Centauri Carbon’s underlying software, Elegoo has published the “source code” for the Elegoo OS the printer uses. The release is a positive step, but appears to validate concerns that the firmware is a heavily modified version of Klipper that breaches license conditions.
By relying on spools of metal wire, this robotic technology is making on-demand manufacturing a reality for forces in the field.
If your 3D printing game gets strong enough, you, too, could be turning plastic bottles into $458 designer lamps. That’s exactly what Swedish studio Manu has done with its new line Teen Jane. Printed from recycled PET, each lamp comes with an “adoption” certificate, charmingly noting its past life as humble packaging. And thanks to a built-in dimmer, the lamp doesn’t just light up a room—it sets the mood. Eco-chic never looked this luminous.
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The hot ends release in a punchy new purple colorway that, as well as add a splash of color, boost the peak performance of your budget Bambu machines.
To be clear, this Google-branded DIY keyboard is not an official Google product. But it is officially peculiar, and if you want to build one for yourself, the files and a build guide are now online.
The potential for lighter weight, more efficient rocket engines and auto parts through 3D printing aluminum has always been there. The problem was trying to 3D print with traditional alloys that tended to crack. Additive-specific aluminums are surfacing from a range of material providers and the latest, DuAlumin-3D, retains its microstructural stability up to 400ºC — the highest of any known aluminum alloy. Scientists are now looking at specific automotive applications for this 3D printed aluminum.
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A post by Raspberry Pi CEO and cofounder Eben Upton details rising cost of some memory chips, and the difficult decision to increased prices.
Snapmaker’s vision of low-cost toolchanging 3D printing mixed with a savvy campaign that ticked all the boxes has set a new record for 3D printing hardware on Kickstarter.
Because nothing says "let's cooperate on international law" like gifting illegal firearms to senior foreign officials, FBI Director Kash Patel presented 3D printed guns to high-ranking New Zealand bureaucrats, according to an Associated Press report. After regulators determined the plastic replica pistols were "potentially operable", which is bureaucrat-speak for "dangerously close to being actual guns", they were swiftly destroyed. Patel was in New Zealand to open the FBI’s first standalone office there.
Bambu Lab's first physical retail store has opened in Shenzhen’s MixC World mall, kicking off what company says will be a wave of physical locations for the brand, including internationally.
Recent real-world attacks prove that your printer could be a prime target for hacking, viruses, and IP Theft. Understanding its weak points is the first step to protecting your designs, your network, and your physical prints.
Launched in collaboration with LA-based tech-design firm Presq, the Fig.(0) is an “open-source” shoe designed specially to take advantage of the H2D’s dual extrusion capabilities, inviting user modification and redesign.
But in the vastness of the 3D model repositories we turn to every day, is it a problem? I've seen social media posts drawing attention to perceived waves of "AI slop" on model platforms, griping about the models and generated imagery of models, but haven't really given it much thought myself. What do you think?
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Creality’s second generation “flagship” series finally feels complete, with the K2 Pro and it’s 300mm³ build volume sitting pretty as the best-of-all worlds.
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