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.
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is using camera-based AI inspection to analyze direct ink writing layer by layer and detect defects during the build.
MINGDA presented a signage workflow covering 2D graphics, 3D preparation, multi-color printing and post-processing.
OTR Engineered Solutions’ new OTR3DLab service targets rapid production of full-scale tire and wheel prototypes for vehicle testing.
Australian company AML3D received an initial production order worth about A$500,000 for high-pressure copper-nickel components from Austal USA Advanced Technologies.
Flashforge is positioning the CJ270 as a compact desktop 3D printer designed for high-resolution color printing. According to the manufacturer, the system supports more than 10 million colors and offers a minimum layer thickness of 7 μm. Flashforge is also promoting an additional €450 early-bird benefit for early customers.
Bambu Lab is taking a major step toward building one of the world's largest 3D printer manufacturing bases. Its planned “3D Printing Intelligent Manufacturing Headquarters Base” in Shenzhen's Guangming District has moved into site-preparation and construction-access work. The complex is designed for an annual capacity of more than 3 million 3D printers and will combine manufacturing with research and development, component production and materials-related activities.
The September 17 US jury verdict concerns four patents. Final disposition and possible further remedies remain separate questions.
The Chinese laser source could help integrate smaller LPBF systems, but it is not a complete metal printer.
The Singapore project shows how FFF can become part of a regulated manufacturing workflow for medical end products.
