3D Printers · Sep 23, 2026
Bambu Lab S1 Scanner and Two New AMS Models Surface in FCC Filings
After the H3C and X2D Pro, FCC records have revealed three more Bambu Lab product names: an S1 3D scanner and two new AMS units.
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3D Printers · Sep 22, 2026
Creality SPARKX i8 Launches on Indiegogo From $289
The SPARKX i8 opened at $289, but the lowest selectable reward was $309 one day later. Creality says the four-channel printer is in final debugging, with factory shipments planned for October.
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3D Printers · Sep 13, 2026
Bambu Lab H3C Appears in FCC Filing
The regulatory record confirms another H-series 3D printer with dual-band Wi-Fi. A separate nine-bay hotend patent is fueling speculation about its hardware.
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3D Printers · Sep 11, 2026
Flashforge Launches the CJ270 Desktop Full-Color 3D Printer
First shown at Formnext 2024, the CJ270 has now entered pre-order with a 180 x 120 x 100 mm build volume, 7-micron layers and a workflow designed for detailed visual models.
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3D Printers · Sep 10, 2026
UniFormation S10 Puts Resin Printing, Washing and Drying in One Machine
The S10 takes a resin print from the vat to a washed, dry build without a separate wash station. Kickstarter pricing starts at $999, or $899 for VIP reservations.
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3D Printers · Aug 31, 2026
AxiLoop Debuts MC8 and MC8 Pro Eight-Toolhead 3D Printers
The new toolchangers made their public debut at Formnext Asia Shenzhen. Both use eight parked hotends, while the Pro adds a glass door and active chamber heating.
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3D Printers · Aug 19, 2026
Creality's SPARKX i8 Puts Four Color Channels in One Toolhead
The SPARKX i8 runs four filament channels into a single toolhead and merges them 1.7 mm from the nozzle, which Creality says cuts a color change to under a second. It also says the machine saves 438 kg of filament over 3,000 color changes, and values that at about $1,500.
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3D Printers · Aug 15, 2026
Bambu Lab Patent Shows a Nine-Bay Hotend Rack
Bambu Lab's patent drops a hotend into the rack and releases it from the toolhead in the same movement. The drawings show nine bays, and only the hotend comes away. The extruder stays behind.
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3D Printers · Aug 13, 2026
Prusa XL+, CORE One+ (Gen 2) and CORE One L+: Same Prices, Upgrade Kits for Owners
The XL+, CORE One+ (Gen 2) and CORE One L+ all pick up a nozzle wiper and new GT1.5 belts. The XL+ adds 360-degree cooling and a permanent toolhead sensor Prusa claims aligns each toolhead about 20 times faster than the pin it replaces. Prices stay where they were, and existing machines get upgrade kits.
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3D Printers · Jul 28, 2026
LightMake L4: Four Independent Toolheads on Linear Motors, From $1,099
LightMake wants to retire two things at once: the drive belt and the toolchange. The L4 keeps four heads loaded and hands the print between them in a second, rides them on linear motors instead of belts, and asks $1,099 against a $2,399 MSRP. The campaign lands in Q3, and nothing on the market tries the same combination.
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3D Printers · Jul 24, 2026
InfiMech MX and MX Pro: Six- and Eight-Toolhead Toolchangers From $249
The MX Series undercuts every toolchanger on the market: $249 for the six-toolhead MX and $499 for the eight-toolhead, chamber-heated MX Pro, both reached with the $50 credit a $5 deposit buys. InfiMech has now spelled out what that deposit does and doesn't do, after its community spent two weeks asking.
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3D Printers · Jul 22, 2026
Sovol M1D: the First IDEX Tool-Changing 3D Printer, From $1,199
Sovol's first toolchanger puts seven toolheads on two carriages and says it prints seven colors with almost no purge waste. Two models are headed to Kickstarter: the open-frame Essential at $1,299 and the heated-chamber Advanced at $1,599, with a $20 deposit taking another $100 off. The campaign opens July 28 at 10 a.m. EST.
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