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Hong Kong-based 3D printer manufacturer Peopoly has opened general sales of its Giga 800 Fused Granulate Fabrication (FGF) 3D printer, starting at $15,000 (EXW). The commercial release introduces a laser-assisted…Peopoly brings laser leveling to $15,000 large-format pellet 3D printer 

Romanian 3D printing service provider 3Descu has opened its manufacturing quotation engine to AI assistants, allowing engineers to obtain production pricing directly through ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor and VS Code. Launched…3Descu enables 3D printing quotes through ChatGPT and Claude

Italian 3D printer manufacturer WASP is developing a dual extrusion technology that combines earth-based materials and plastic reinforcement within a single 3D printing process. The patent-pending approach integrates Liquid Deposition…WASP develops dual extrusion technology for reversible earth and plastic 3D printing

From design to quality control—find your next software advantage at AMA Software 2026.  Prague-based software developer Additive Appearance has signed an agreement with stop-motion studio LAIKA to add its PrismSlicer…LAIKA Adopts PrismSlicer to Preview Full-Color 3D Printed Faces

Your printers are only part of the story. Explore what software makes possible at AMA Software 2026.  Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley have publicly released OpenCAL, a build-it-yourself…Build-It-Yourself OpenCAL Volumetric 3D Printer Forms Whole Parts in 90 Seconds for $1,600

Discover exclusive software insights at AMA: Software 2026, on October 22. Register for free! Nike Sportswear has unveiled the fourth 3D printed shoe from its Air Works program. The October…Nike and Zellerfeld Print Air Max’s Future, One City at a Time

Discover exclusive software insights at AMA: Software 2026, on October 22. Register for free! Dental 3D printing company SprintRay is moving beyond printers. At its 3DNext 2026 event in Miami…SprintRay Builds a One-Stop Digital Dentistry Workflow, From Scanning to Curing

Discover exclusive software insights at AMA: Software 2026, on October 22. Register for free! Battery 3D printing company Sakuu Corporation is heading to the New York Stock Exchange after signing…Sakuu Plugs Into Public Markets With $600M SPAC Merger and a 2027 Kavian Launch

Affordable printers are taking on production work. Josef Prusa argues that the companies supplying them face a contest increasingly shaped by finance, software, IP and strategic information protection, and procurement,…INTERVIEW: “One minute to midnight”: Josef Prusa on 3D printing’s new terms of competition

Join manufacturing technology experts at AMA: Software 2026 this week. Registration is free. The US military has acquired a piece of jargon for an old problem. The “valley of death”,…The Pentagon’s New Manufacturing Strategy Puts the Factory Floor Ahead of the Lab