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2026. 10. 19.

Encaja 3D-Printable Prosthetic Socket Wins Dyson Award

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Encaja, a phone-scan-based workflow for printable prosthetic sockets, won Colombia’s national James Dyson Award.

What is new?

Encaja uses a smartphone scan of a residual limb to generate a 3D-printable upper-limb prosthetic socket. It won the Colombian national round of the 2026 James Dyson Award and entered the international shortlist. Clinical fit and suitability still require professional assessment.

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. 09. 28.

Bioactivx and UltiMaker: 3D Printing in Regulated Skin-Substitute Manufacturing

The Singapore project shows how FFF can become part of a regulated manufacturing workflow for medical end products.

2026. 09. 14.

3D Printed Electronic Skin Could Give Prosthetics Pressure and Temperature Sensing

Researchers at Washington State University have developed a customizable electronic skin combining 3D scanning, SLA printing, pressure and temperature sensing, and neural-network calibration.

2026. 10. 27.

Meet InfiMech: The Little-Known Brand Betting on Tool Changing and Automated Build Plates

Six or eight automatically selectable tools, induction heating and automated build plates: meet InfiMech’s TX, EX, MX and MX Pro printers.

2026. 10. 27.

AIM3D ExAM A 510 Targets Aerospace Parts with ULTEM Pellets

AIM3D has adapted its pellet-fed ExAM 510 for aerospace applications. The A 510 variant targets ULTEM 9085 parts and a documented, repeatable manufacturing process.

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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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Prusament PLA Lightweight: foaming PLA for lightweight parts

2026. 10. 03.

New materials

Prusament PLA Lightweight: foaming PLA for lightweight parts

Prusa says its new foaming PLA can produce prints up to 65% lighter, targeting RC models, drones and other weight-sensitive parts.

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KLS Martin and Lithoz: nearly 500 patient-specific bioceramic implants

2026. 10. 02.

New materials

KLS Martin and Lithoz: nearly 500 patient-specific bioceramic implants

Patient-specific LithaBone TCP implants made with Lithoz LCM technology are now a standard ordering option on KLS Martin’s IPS Gate platform.

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Impossible Objects: $40 million to scale CBAM industrial manufacturing

2026. 10. 02.

Industrial applications

Impossible Objects: $40 million to scale CBAM industrial manufacturing

Impossible Objects raised $40 million in Series B funding to scale its composite-based CBAM manufacturing technology.

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Tesseract: linear motors could replace belt drives in 3D printers

2026. 10. 01.

New materials

Tesseract: linear motors could replace belt drives in 3D printers

Dutch startup Tesseract Technologies is developing a linear-motor and closed-loop control system, with a commercial launch planned for Q1 2027.

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

2026. 10. 01.

Technology

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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