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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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LLNL: AI detects defects during 3D printing

2026. 10. 01.

Software / AI

LLNL: AI detects defects during 3D printing

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is using camera-based AI inspection to analyze direct ink writing layer by layer and detect defects during the build.

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MINGDA: a complete 3D printing workflow at SIGN CHINA 2026

2026. 10. 01.

Technology

MINGDA: a complete 3D printing workflow at SIGN CHINA 2026

MINGDA presented a signage workflow covering 2D graphics, 3D preparation, multi-color printing and post-processing.

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OTR3DLab: full-scale tire and wheel prototypes by 3D printing

2026. 09. 30.

Industrial applications

OTR3DLab: full-scale tire and wheel prototypes by 3D printing

OTR Engineered Solutions’ new OTR3DLab service targets rapid production of full-scale tire and wheel prototypes for vehicle testing.

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AML3D: 3D-printed copper-nickel components for a U.S. submarine program

2026. 09. 30.

Software / AI

AML3D: 3D-printed copper-nickel components for a U.S. submarine program

Australian company AML3D received an initial production order worth about A$500,000 for high-pressure copper-nickel components from Austal USA Advanced Technologies.

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Flashforge CJ270: Full-Color Material Jetting in a Desktop-Sized System

2026. 09. 28.

New printers

Flashforge CJ270: Full-Color Material Jetting in a Desktop-Sized System

Flashforge is positioning the CJ270 as a compact desktop 3D printer designed for high-resolution color printing. According to the manufacturer, the system supports more than 10 million colors and offers a minimum layer thickness of 7 μm. Flashforge is also promoting an additional €450 early-bird benefit for early customers.

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Bambu Lab: construction advances on a planned 3-million-printer Shenzhen hub

2026. 09. 28.

IP / legal news

Bambu Lab: construction advances on a planned 3-million-printer Shenzhen hub

Bambu Lab is taking a major step toward building one of the world's largest 3D printer manufacturing bases. Its planned “3D Printing Intelligent Manufacturing Headquarters Base” in Shenzhen's Guangming District has moved into site-preparation and construction-access work. The complex is designed for an annual capacity of more than 3 million 3D printers and will combine manufacturing with research and development, component production and materials-related activities.

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