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Industry
3D Printing in Fashion and Wearables: From Runway to Mass Production
Iris van Herpen pioneered 3D-printed haute couture; now footwear giants and wearable-tech companies are exploring production-scale printing. This article covers what has worked, what has not, and why.
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Business
How Patent Expiration Unlocked 3D Printing: FDM, SLS, SLA, and What Comes Next
Key patent expirations in 2009, 2014, and the 2020s triggered waves of desktop 3D printer innovation. This article traces how each technology became accessible and which patents are expiring now.
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Printers
SLA vs MSLA vs DLP: Resin Printer Types Explained
Resin printers use three distinct light-curing technologies — laser SLA, monochrome LCD MSLA, and DLP projector — each with different resolution profiles, print speeds, and cost structures. Here's how to choose.
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Software
Type It, Print It: AI Text-to-3D Lands in Bambu's MakerWorld via Meshy
MakerWorld now bakes Meshy's AI engine into its browser-based MakerLab — describe an object or upload a photo and get a print-ready, multicolor 3D model in under a minute, sent straight to a Bambu printer. Here's how good it actually is.
