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INDX system inside the CORE One 3D printer [Source: Prusa Research] Controversy erupted over Prusa Research’s latest technology: INDX. The INDX technology, developed by Bondtech, promises to provide a near waste-free 3D print experience, unlike many competing filament-swapping systems. Because of this capability, Prusa’s CORE One INDX version was heavily anticipated.

The 2K Buddy resin dispensing system [Source: Kickstarter] A very handy 3D print accessory is coming to Kickstarter: 2K Buddy. 2K Buddy solves a problem many 3D printer operators face: properly mixing two-part resins. Hold on, what’s that got to do with 3D printing? It’s actually for post-processing 3D prints.

Printing spare parts at sea [Source: Fabbaloo/IG2] The US Navy is testing a new way to 3D print spare parts. According to a report on Marine Insight, the technology was used in a rather different manner during the recent RIMPACK 2026 naval exercise. Marine 3D printing attempts to leverage the on-demand capability of the technology. Normally, when a spare part is required, it has to be carried along the ship, occupying space and weight.

OOMWOO, a 3D printed robot vacuum cleaner [Source: GitHub] This week’s selection is the OOMWOO Open Source Robot Vacuum by Makers Pet . California-based Makers Pet released an open-source design for a robot vacuum cleaning robot called OOMWOO, which is mostly 3D printable. The company provides online sales of robot parts, many of which could be used in the OOMWOO.

Digital Twin architecture for LBPF systems [Source: Scientific Reports] A new digital twin for metal AM can perform real-time defect prediction in Laser Powder Bed Fusion. The work comes from Rami Alfattani and Majed M. Hotami at Umm Al-Qura University and has been accepted by Scientific Reports. The research validates mostly on LPBF using NIST’s AM-Bench data for IN625 and Ti-6Al-4V.

Which 3D print company is the biggest this week? [Source: Fabbaloo] Once again we take a look at the valuations of the major 3D printing companies over the past week. Publicly traded companies are required to post their financial reports, as well as appear on stock markets. From there we can calculate the total value of their company by multiplying the current stock price by the number of outstanding shares.

Charles G. Goulding analyzes how university breakthroughs in human heat resilience open lucrative new pathways for manufacturing and engineering firms to claim the Section 41 R&D Tax Credit. The World Meteorological Organization recently warned governments to prepare for the likely return of El Niño. The climate pattern begins with unusually warm surface waters in the equatorial Pacific Ocean. From there, the effects spread across the globe. Temperatures rise in some regions.

Where the lobbying takes place [Source: Fabbaloo] Our story earlier this week about Stratasys’ government lobbying efforts got me thinking. If Stratasys is paying lobbyists to influence the US government’s plans — albeit in a very minor way — what are the other major 3D print companies doing? We did a bit of research through the online sources where such information is published.

2026Q2 3D print industry revenues [Source: CONTEXT] There’s a new 3D print industry report from CONTEXT, which now shows entry-level 3D printers as the biggest market segment. CONTEXT somehow obtains details of company revenues and sales figures, and compiles them into quarterly reports. By examining these reports, it’s possible to understand how the industry is moving from a high-level point of view.

Patent diagram for a method to protect a 3D printer nozzle [Source: Espacenet] A newly published Chinese patent proposes an unusually elaborate way to protect an FFF 3D printer nozzle when the machine is idle. Patent application CN122343546A was filed by Suzhou Zhisheng Model Technology Co., Ltd. and published on July 7, 2026. It describes a 3D printer equipped with an automatically retracting nozzle shield, along with a rotating nozzle intended to improve extrusion consistency.