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One Year Into Its Security Overhaul, Bambu Lab Adds ISO Certifications and a Public Vulnerability Log
Bambu Lab is marking a year of security work with ISO 27001, ISO 27701, and TRUSTe certifications, a growing bug bounty program, and a new public Security Update portal for tracking fixes.
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ELEGOO Launches Nexprint AI Model Platform, Expands $1 Million Creator Fund
ELEGOO DAY 2026 brought Nexprint, a Text/Image-to-3D generation platform, a beefed-up $1M Creator Fund paying up to $300 per model, and a storewide printer sale through September 29.
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Tripo AI Raises $445M, Debuts Tripo P2.0 — First Quad-Topology Text-to-3D Model
Generative-3D startup Tripo AI closed a ~$445–447M Series B/B+ led by MPCi and unveiled Tripo P2.0, which it says is the first text/image-to-3D foundation model to output clean quad meshes instead of only triangles.
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Meshy AI Put Through Six Real 3D-Printing Tests — Fast, But Not Print-Ready
3D Printing Industry ran six practical modeling tests on Meshy AI's text/image-to-3D generator and found fast, printable-after-repair output undercut by bloated polygon counts and a 2.918mm calibration-cube error.
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QuesTek Ships a Niobium Suite for Its ICMD Platform, Putting C-103 and Next-Gen Nb Superalloys Into Computational Alloy Design
QuesTek's new Niobium Suite drops an ARPA-E-built CALPHAD database for C-103 and next-gen niobium superalloys into its cloud ICMD platform, built with CBMM and aimed at the engineers qualifying refractory parts for jet engines, in-space thrusters and metal AM.
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PrusaSlicer 3.0's First Public Alpha Ships With a Complete Rewrite and Offline-First Mode
Prusa Research's alpha11 build tears up PrusaSlicer's decade-old codebase for multi-bed projects, a Lua plugin system, and a fully offline mode built for firewalled shops — but SLA slicing and third-party profiles aren't in yet.
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Additive Willmann Adopts amsight Software to Digitize Metal-AM Quality Traceability
German metal-AM service provider Additive Willmann is deploying amsight's quality-management software to link powder, process, and inspection data at the part level as it scales from project work to serial production.
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PrusaSlicer 3.0 Preview: The Biggest Overhaul in the Slicer's History
Prusa Research dropped a ground-up alpha rewrite of PrusaSlicer on Sept 1 — new UI, unlimited multi-printer beds, YAML profiles, and a sandboxed Lua plugin system — but it's Prusa-only and not production-ready yet.
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Phase3D Signs Phillips Federal as Its Defense-Market Inspection Channel Partner
Phase3D named Phillips Federal its exclusive North American defense channel partner, aiming to get real-time in-situ inspection software into Navy depots, bases and labs like Danville's Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence.
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Solidon3D Brings CAD-Free STL Editing to Makers Who Just Need a Part to Fit
German developer Robert Schneider's Solidon3D lets makers add holes, thicken walls, and resize downloaded STLs without learning CAD, and runs fully offline with a free demo through October 2026.
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MeltCalc Brings Thermodynamic Math to the Flow-Rate Guessing Game
A new open-source database and calculator models 64 hot ends against 36 polymers to estimate real maximum flow rates, aiming to replace manufacturers' rosy speed claims with physics.
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GrabCAD Print 1.117 Ships With SAF PA12 Evonik Support, Transparent Model Views
Stratasys' GrabCAD Print 1.117 is now generally available, adding official SAF PA12 – Powered by Evonik support for H350 printers, a transparent viewer mode, offline licensing, and updated CAD import compatibility.
