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Hawaii Startup Field-Tests 3D-Printed Basalt-Fiber Drones at RIMPAC 2026
Maui's Voltage Vessels is flying and floating 3D-printed drones made from Eclipse X9, a recycled-PETG/basalt-fiber composite, during the 30-nation RIMPAC 2026 exercise.
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Software
Hackers Cross-Compile Busybox with Zig to Patch a Klipper-Modded Flashforge AD5X
A community project cross-compiles busybox with the Zig toolchain to add missing Linux tools like less and more to a Z-Mod-modified Flashforge AD5X, working around a Zig floating-point bug with manual ELF patching.
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Industry
EFF Warns Other States Not to Repeat New York's 3D Printer 'Censorware' Mandate
A July 14 EFF analysis dissects New York's first-in-the-nation law forcing 3D printers and CNC machines to run firearms-blueprint detection before printing, and urges other states not to copy it.
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Business
Titanium Recycler IperionX Raises $50M to Expand U.S. Metal-Powder Supply for 3D Printing
IperionX priced a $50M ADS offering to expand its Virginia and Tennessee titanium projects, bolstering a rare domestic source of recycled titanium powder for metal 3D printing.
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Printers
Ugee's Funbox Bets That Kids' 3D Printing Needs Less Assembly and More AI
Ugee's new Funbox ships fully assembled with HEPA/carbon filtration and an AI tool that turns a kid's voice, sketch, or photo into a printable model — priced at $269 for launch.
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Industry
The AM Market Hit $4.35 Billion in a Single Quarter — and Defense Is Doing the Heavy Lifting
AM Research logged $4.35B for Q1 2026, up 13.1% year over year — but the analyst credits defense procurement and supply chain reshoring, the segment figures don't sum to the total, and the methodology sits behind a $795 paywall.
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Printers
Six Lasers, 450mm Bed: EOS Brings the M4 Onyx to North America as the Beam-Shaping FLX Nears
EOS brings its six-laser M4 Onyx to North America at IMTS 2026 in September, but the real story is the M4 Onyx FLX due Q3 2026 — four kilowatt-class beam-shaping lasers betting that a smarter, bigger spot beats adding more spots. Plus a live spec discrepancy between EOS and the trade press.
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Printers
Bambu Lab and Insta360 Launch $11,160 Luna Ultra Design Challenge on MakerWorld
Insta360 becomes MakerWorld's first official camera brand, releasing free CAD files for its Luna Ultra 8K gimbal camera as Bambu Lab runs a $11,160 mount-design and content contest through August 9.
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Business
Bambu Lab Runs 48-Hour Fundraiser for Venezuela Earthquake Relief, Matching Filament Sales to UN Crisis Relief
Bambu Lab is donating the full MSRP of Venezuela-flag-colored PLA Basic Refill sold July 13-15 to UN Crisis Relief, building on a prior $50,000 LATAM pledge and grassroots maker splint printing after the country's twin earthquakes.
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Materials
Protolabs Adds ISO-Certified Medical White Resin to Its Hi-Speed SLA Lineup
Protolabs has qualified a biocompatible Medical White resin on Axtra3D's Lumia X1 platform, giving its high-speed SLA line a fifth production material cleared for surgical guides, splints, and dental parts.
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Software
Prusa Ships Firmware 6.6.2 for CORE One INDX, Fixing Nozzle-Cleaner and Tool-Lock Precision
Prusa's 6.6.2 firmware for CORE One/CORE One+ INDX fixes nozzle-cleaner offset drift and tool-pickup ejection, auto-migrates EEPROM offsets, and adds safety options for lost-tool recovery and Dock Calibration.
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Industry
USS Essex Turns Onboard 3D Printers Into a Supply-Chain Workaround During RIMPAC 2026
Amid the largest RIMPAC exercise on record, the amphibious assault ship USS Essex is printing metal and polymer replacement parts at sea — including components no manufacturer still makes — to skip weeks-long resupply waits.
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