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2026. 10. 17.

CMF Speakers Support 3D-Printed Knobs and Panels

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Nothing’s CMF Speaker S and M support custom 3D-printed replacement panels and knobs.

What is new?

The Speaker S and Speaker M allow owners to customize front panels and controls. The manufacturer has published STL models, enabling users to create their own variations and potentially replace damaged parts without replacing the entire speaker.

3DPS perspective

Real-world suitability should be evaluated against production, cost and reliability data as these become available.

Source: Original report and cover-image reference.

2026. 10. 16.

ESA Returns the First Metal 3D-Printed Thrusters Made on the ISS

The European Space Agency has brought its fifth metal-printing sample from the International Space Station back to Earth. For the first time, the returned set includes small thrusters intended for satellite propulsion.

2026. 10. 16.

Musk Has Lost His Marbles… And Now They've Taken Flight!

Elon Musk’s new Roadster drove upside down, briefly took flight and demonstrated extraordinary acceleration. Engineering brilliance—or a boss’s joke turned into an assignment?

2026. 10. 14.

Bambu Lab Patent Application Describes a New Heated-Bed Design

Shenzhen Tuozhu Technology, Bambu Lab's parent company, has described a heated-bed design in a U.S. patent application intended to improve heat distribution across the build plate.

2026. 10. 01.

Commodore 64 Ultimate Returns: A Retro Legend, Not a 3D-Printed One

Commodore.net has officially relaunched its legendary home computer as the Commodore 64 Ultimate, rebuilding the classic machine on modern FPGA hardware. We cover it here as a curiosity: it has no direct 3D printing angle, since the case is produced with classic injection molding using the original 1986 tooling, not 3D printing.

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Mosaic Orion: Belt 3D Printing for Automated Custom Orthotics

2026. 10. 06.

New printers

Mosaic Orion: Belt 3D Printing for Automated Custom Orthotics

Mosaic’s new Orion system continuously manufactures custom foot orthotics, running different patient jobs one after another without conventional manual batching.

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Lightmake L4: Four Fully Independent Toolheads in a Kickstarter Printer

2026. 10. 05.

New printers

Lightmake L4: Four Fully Independent Toolheads in a Kickstarter Printer

The Lightmake L4 combines four independent toolheads with a linear-motor motion system to reduce multi-material waste and cycle time.

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KEXCELLED Raises Nearly RMB 100 Million for Chinese 3D Printing Materials

2026. 10. 05.

New materials

KEXCELLED Raises Nearly RMB 100 Million for Chinese 3D Printing Materials

Suzhou-based Nuosibeirui, owner of the KEXCELLED brand, has closed a new funding round while expanding industrial filaments, photopolymer resins and custom material development.

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QIDI Smart 5: a compact CoreXY revealed by FCC filings

2026. 10. 04.

New printers

QIDI Smart 5: a compact CoreXY revealed by FCC filings

FCC documents reveal a 180×180×180 mm QIDI Smart 5 for PLA/PETG, with a claimed maximum speed of 600 mm/s.

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China Pushes Green-Laser Copper 3D Printing into Batch Production

2026. 10. 03.

Industrial applications

China Pushes Green-Laser Copper 3D Printing into Batch Production

With its new XH-M350G-2HR, Xihe Additive is moving beyond demonstrations: copper cooling components for AI servers and power electronics are entering batch-production applications.

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2026. 10. 03.

New printers

Stratasys F870: One-Meter Industrial FDM Already in Toyota and Rivian Workflows

Stratasys’ new F870 combines a 1000 × 610 × 610 mm heated build chamber, Nylon 12CF support and a focus on production tooling, fixtures and factory aids.

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