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Gridfinity, of course, is a 3D printed configurable base plate system. Print the right-sized base plate, then print boxes or scissor holders that click onto it to organize your kitchen, tool shed, or office. Lately we’ve been seeing a lot of things like the Gridfinity Layout tool, Gridfinity Generator, and a Wiki for the open-source

From making millions of value-engineered Prusa clones, Creality really has aggressively pivoted to more complex machines. The company has made strides forward in software, and the Ender’s of yore is shipping versions of its speedier K1, K2, and K3 systems. Now the company is launching scanners too. Creality seems intent on offering the full gamut

For years, simply proving that a rail part could be 3D printed was a big step. Now, that is becoming the easy part. Rail companies want to know whether those parts can be made reliably, meet strict safety standards, and ultimately be approved for use on actual trains. Trains can stay in service for decades,

The nature of the AI boom seems no clearer despite its persistence, yet it persists. For one thing, as I’ve discussed before, people really seem to dislike data centers. American tech companies (and the US president) blame this state of affairs on Chinese propaganda, but it seems more closely related to the fact that the

Carbon has successfully defended a key European patent covering its dual-cure 3D printing technology after a multi-year challenge from a competitor. The California-based additive manufacturing company announced on September 28 that the European Patent Office (EPO) Board of Appeal had upheld European Patent No. 3158400, which covers methods for producing 3D printed objects using materials

In case you haven’t heard, at Additive Manufacturing Research (AM Research) we’re tackling a new research project to model the AM services market, because service providers are really what’s moving the AM market in the current age of supply chain shakeups and critical, fast-moving manufacturing initiatives in defense, energy, and aerospace. You can read all

California’s 3D printer firearm-blocking bill is now law. But the version signed by Governor Gavin Newsom is quite different from the bill introduced earlier this year. Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2047, the California Firearm Printing Prevention Act, on September 26 as part of a larger package of gun legislation. The law aims to prevent 3D

The additive manufacturing market may be growing again, but one of the more interesting numbers behind that recovery has little to do with selling 3D printers. AM services generated nearly $2.50 billion in revenue during the second quarter of 2026, up from $2.19 billion a year earlier, according to the latest data from Additive Manufacturing

The first decades of PBF development were heavily shaped by machine capability: more power, more lasers, larger build volumes, better recoating, and improved process monitoring. These developments will continue, but the industrial question is changing. Once a platform can build the geometry, further value depends on whether it can repeatedly and economically deliver an accepted

Editor’s note: This is Part 1 of a two-part series by Xu Fanglei examining the technology and patent issues behind the Stratasys-Bambu Lab dispute. Part 1 looks at the U.S. verdict and the technology at the center of the case. Part 2 will examine the related proceedings in Europe and the broader patent fight. Over