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2026. 10. 14.

ModelSplitter: Browser-Based Splitting for Oversized 3D Models

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ModelSplitter is in public beta, splitting STL and 3MF models into printable parts with connectors and an assembly guide.

What is new?

The browser-based application targets models larger than a printer build volume. It can propose cuts and connectors and export an illustrated assembly guide. A Pro crowdfunding campaign is planned for November, while the public beta currently allows users to test the features.

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. 14.

UpNano 3DAR Adds Dynamic Three-Axis Voxel Control to 2PP Printing

UpNano's new 3D Adaptive Resolution technology dynamically adjusts voxel shape and size along all three spatial axes during two-photon polymerization printing, targeting high-quality micro-optics and photonics parts.

2026. 10. 14.

Unlayered 3D: A Desktop Five-Axis Printer and Non-Planar Slicing

Unlayered 3D is developing a five-axis desktop 3D printer and an OrcaSlicer-based non-planar slicer to reduce support requirements for complex geometries.

2026. 10. 14.

Artec Twins Targets Massive 3D Datasets for Digital Twins

Artec 3D has introduced Artec Twins, a software platform that combines point clouds, polygon meshes and Gaussian splatting for large-scale digitization and digital-twin workflows.

2026. 10. 01.

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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Mimir Acquires Osprey, Keeping the Metal Powder Specialist Independent

2026. 10. 15.

IP / legal news

Mimir Acquires Osprey, Keeping the Metal Powder Specialist Independent

Investment company Mimir has completed its acquisition of Osprey from Sandvik. The metal powder and specialty-alloy producer will continue as an independent company with manufacturing sites in Wales and Sweden.

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WASP Develops Separable Earth-and-Plastic 3D-Printed Composites

2026. 10. 15.

New materials

WASP Develops Separable Earth-and-Plastic 3D-Printed Composites

Italian manufacturer WASP is combining earth-based paste extrusion with plastic-granule printing in a process designed to keep the two material groups separable at end of life.

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xPEI Uses Reactive Chemistry to Expand High-Temperature PEI 3D Printing

2026. 10. 14.

New materials

xPEI Uses Reactive Chemistry to Expand High-Temperature PEI 3D Printing

BlueSky Polymers, Insight Polymers and Advanced Laser Materials have developed xPEI, a reactive polyetherimide material intended to make high-temperature PEI more practical for SLS, with an FDM filament also planned.

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Bambu Lab Patent Application Describes a New Heated-Bed Design

2026. 10. 14.

Technology

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.

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ShoeFactory Turns a Phone Foot Scan into a Custom 3D-Printable Shoe

2026. 10. 14.

Research

ShoeFactory Turns a Phone Foot Scan into a Custom 3D-Printable Shoe

Munich-based Sneakprint has launched ShoeFactory, a service that sells custom-fit STL files rather than finished shoes. Customers scan their feet with a phone browser and print the resulting design themselves.

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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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