Printers
New printer launches, hands-on reviews, and hardware comparisons — from a first machine to a wall of them.
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Dash-CAE Shows Off a Carbon Monocoque Built From CAD to Chassis in Days Using 3D-Printed Tooling
UK composites firm Dash-CAE debuted a carbon monocoque at Goodwood built via 3D-printed LFAM tooling, cutting CAD-to-chassis time to as few as six days.
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Beam Control, Not Just Melting: How JEOL, Freemelt, and Colibrium Are Redefining Electron Beam 3D Printing
A July 10 industry analysis argues EB-PBF's next act is smarter beam control — point-based melting, real-time defect imaging, and tailored grain structure — not just bigger, hotter beams.
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A Tower Crane That Prints Concrete: Luyten Opens Reservations for Its 100-Meter-Tall Building Printer
Luyten has opened reservations through October 25 for the $849,000 ASCEND A27, a tower-crane-based concrete 3D printer that can build structures up to 100 meters tall.
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Kentstrapper's Mille Puts a One-Cubic-Meter Industrial FFF Printer on the Market for €40,000
Florence's Kentstrapper launched Mille, a €40,000 industrial FFF printer with a full 1000mm cubic build volume, dual failover extruders, and Cloudflare Zero Trust remote monitoring aimed at automotive, marine, and defense shops.
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Ex-Boeing and Amazon Execs Buy Zenith Tecnica, Plan to Grow EBM Titanium Fleet From 6 to 8 Printers
New owners Andrew Burgess and Blair Jordan are expanding New Zealand's Zenith Tecnica — a top EBM titanium manufacturer serving NASA's Psyche mission — from six printers to eight after a June 18 acquisition and 490% revenue growth since FY2020.
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Beehive Industries Bets on Ultra-Large Metal 3D Printing With Multi-Unit Nikon SLM Solutions Order
Beehive Industries has self-funded a multi-unit order of Nikon SLM Solutions' largest metal printer, the NXG 600E, splitting capacity between aluminum and titanium to print whole vehicle bodies for defense and space customers.
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Formnext Asia Shenzhen Adds a Maker Day and Global Dealer-Matching Program for 2026
Formnext Asia Shenzhen's August 2026 edition gets a hands-on Maker Day with factory tours and an open-mic forum, plus a formal matchmaking program pairing overseas distributors with Chinese 3D printing giants like Bambu Lab, Creality, and Elegoo.
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Mimaki's Full-Color 3DUJ-553 Prints One-Piece Golf Bag Collectibles for LIV Golf's 'Art of Golf' Series
Mimaki's 3DUJ-553 inkjet printer is turning out licensed, single-piece full-color golf bag miniatures for LIV Golf's Cleeks Club 'Art of Golf' series — no painting, no assembly, just print and ship.
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Nikon SLM Solutions and Bosch 3D Print a Complete V8 Engine Block as a Single Aluminum Part
Nikon SLM Solutions and Bosch used a multi-laser NXG XII 600 to print an entire V8 engine block in AlSi10Mg with no casting or tooling, signaling metal AM's push into serious automotive production.
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Prusa Ships the Standard INDX Conversion Kit, Firmware 6.6.1 Fixes Toolchanger Resets
Prusa's July update confirms the standard 8-tool INDX kit starts shipping by end of July, backed by firmware 6.6.1 fixes and waste-reduction numbers that dwarf a rival multicolor setup.
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Prusa Ships the First INDX Founder's Edition Units — And Firmware 6.6.1 Fixes the Growing Pains
Bondtech has begun shipping Founder's Edition INDX toolchangers as Prusa's 6.6.1 firmware squashes early bugs, setting up a direct price-and-waste showdown with Bambu Lab's H2C.
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Prusa's INDX Multi-Material Toolchanger: Founder's Edition Ships, Waste-Free Nozzle Swaps Detailed
Prusa's July update confirms Founder's Edition INDX units are shipping, with a 13mg-per-swap waste bin, inductive offset calibration, and CMYKW+RGB color-mixing detailed ahead of the full August rollout.
