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Printers
Prusa Ships the Standard INDX Conversion Kit, Firmware 6.6.1 Fixes Toolchanger Resets
Prusa's July update confirms the standard 8-tool INDX kit starts shipping by end of July, backed by firmware 6.6.1 fixes and waste-reduction numbers that dwarf a rival multicolor setup.
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Software
Tripo AI Raises $150 Million Series A3 as the Text-to-3D Generation Race Heats Up
Tripo AI closed a $150M Series A3 round backed by Geely, gaming giants and tech investors — its second nine-figure raise in six months — as text-to-3D generation edges closer to the maker's print bed.
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Materials
UC Santa Barbara Lands $1.15M NSF Grant for True 3D Nanoprinting Down to 10 Nanometers
UCSB secured a $1.15M NSF grant for a two-photon nanoprinting system that builds true 3D nanostructures at 10nm resolution, for uses spanning quantum photonics to coral-reef scaffolds.
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Industry
Jaden Smith Teases a Fully 3D-Printed Christian Louboutin Dress Shoe Made With Zellerfeld
Jaden Smith folded a red-soled, all-black 3D-printed Louboutin derby shoe in half on social media, previewing a Zellerfeld collaboration that pushes single-piece printed footwear into $1,200-plus luxury territory.
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Printers
Prusa Ships the First INDX Founder's Edition Units — And Firmware 6.6.1 Fixes the Growing Pains
Bondtech has begun shipping Founder's Edition INDX toolchangers as Prusa's 6.6.1 firmware squashes early bugs, setting up a direct price-and-waste showdown with Bambu Lab's H2C.
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Software
Snapmaker Pushes Two U1 Firmware Updates in Three Days, Adding Top Cover Support and AI Detection Uploads
Snapmaker shipped U1 toolchanger firmware V1.5.0 with Top Cover support and opt-in AI spaghetti-detection uploads on July 1, then followed with a bugfix release, V1.5.1, on July 3.
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Materials
UCLA Team 3D Prints a Zinc-Ion Battery Electrode on a Desktop Resin Printer, Storing 7x the Charge
UCLA chemists turned an Elegoo Mars 3 Pro lattice print into a carbon-vanadium oxide electrode that stores 7x the charge of comparable devices and holds 82% capacity after 1,500 cycles.
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Business
Massachusetts Hands VulcanForms $21.3M to Build a Third Metal 3D-Printing Plant — 1,063 New Jobs
Massachusetts approved a $21.26M tax credit for VulcanForms' third Devens facility, part of a $52M EDIP round expected to create 2,793 jobs and draw $1.4B in private investment statewide.
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Software
Creality Bets on Tencent's Hunyuan AI to Turn Photos Into Printable Models
Creality's MakeNow platform now runs on Tencent's Hunyuan 3D V2.5 model, letting users turn a photo or sketch into a printable file in minutes as the company courts a 2026 Hong Kong IPO.
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Materials
Markforged's Onyx GF Brings Built-In Color Coding to Industrial Glass-Fiber Nylon Parts
Markforged's new Onyx GF adds pigment-built-in color coding to its glass-fiber nylon, letting factory floors 3D print FOD-prevention tools and zone-segregation fixtures without painting or labeling a single part.
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Printers
Prusa's INDX Multi-Material Toolchanger: Founder's Edition Ships, Waste-Free Nozzle Swaps Detailed
Prusa's July update confirms Founder's Edition INDX units are shipping, with a 13mg-per-swap waste bin, inductive offset calibration, and CMYKW+RGB color-mixing detailed ahead of the full August rollout.
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Guides
3D Printer Nozzle Size Guide: 0.25mm vs 0.4mm vs 0.6mm vs 0.8mm-1.0mm
Prusa and E3D manufacturer data on how nozzle diameter caps layer height and flow rate, with per-size guidance for detail work, general printing, and speed.
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