Your daily 3D printing news in plain, simple words. Today: Sovol’s M1D toolchanger takes off on Kickstarter, Prusa’s big firmware jump, 142,000 printed movie faces, a new support-free printing method, filaments for electronics, ELEGOO’s Formnext teaser, the Formnext Awards finalists and Stratasys earnings week. Each story links to its original source.
1. Sovol’s M1D tool-changer is a hit on Kickstarter
Sovol’s new M1D printer has two print heads that move on their own, and one of them can swap between six tools. That means up to seven colors or materials in one print, with almost no wasted purge filament. Only days into its Kickstarter, about 2,000 backers had pledged around $3 million.
Source: Fabbaloo
Shop related: More print heads means more nozzles to keep fresh. Grab a spare set: DLC-Coated Hardened Bimetal Nozzles 0.4 mm (5-Pack) →
2. Prusa jumps from firmware 7.0 to 8.0 in just days
Prusa switched to a new way of numbering its firmware, so big version numbers will now come out much more often. Prusa says to skip 7.0 and go straight to 8.0, which adds support for the 400 °C high-temp hotend and OpenPrintTag smart filament tags on the CORE One.
Source: Fabbaloo
Shop related: Printing tougher, hotter materials? A hardened hotend handles abrasive filament: Hardened Steel Hotend 0.4 mm for Bambu Lab P1P, P1S, X1C & X1E →
3. LAIKA printed 142,000 faces for its new movie Wildwood
Stop-motion studio LAIKA used full-color 3D printers from Stratasys to make more than 142,000 different facial expressions for its puppets in Wildwood. Special software from Fraunhofer helped get skin tones and tiny details just right, so faces can change up to 24 times every second on screen.
Source: 3DPrint.com
Shop related: Want to print your own characters and figures? Start with a smooth everyday spool: Matte PLA Filament 1.75 mm, 1 kg →
4. Northwestern’s new DIAL printing needs no supports
Researchers at Northwestern University showed a new method called DIAL. A thick, paste-like ink is spread in thin layers and then hardened with light, and the leftover paste holds the part up like a built-in support. It could help make tricky parts for robots, batteries and medicine.
Source: 3DPrint.com
Shop related: On a normal FDM printer, good bed grip stops failed prints. Try these: PVP Glue Sticks for 3D Printer Build Plates (6-Pack) →
5. Conductive or anti-static? Protopasta explains its special filaments
Protopasta makes filaments that work with electricity. Conductive filament lets current flow, so you can print simple touch sensors and low-voltage circuits. Anti-static (dissipative) filament slowly drains static charge, which makes it great for trays and tools that hold sensitive electronics.
Source: 3Dnatives
Shop related: Exploring special filaments? Flexible TPU is a fun next step: TPU 95A Flexible Filament 1.75 mm, 1 kg, Black →
6. ELEGOO will tease two new printers at Formnext
ELEGOO says it will show an upgraded resin printer and one more printer it hasn’t announced yet at Formnext in Frankfurt, November 17–20. It will also bring the Centauri Carbon 2, the big Orangestorm Giga and its first 3D scanner, the M1 Ultra, plus daily prize draws at its booth.
Source: ELEGOO press release (PR Newswire)
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7. Formnext Awards finalists include a filament dryer and a one-piece rocket engine
The finalists for the 2026 Formnext Awards are out. They include Drywise, a dryer from Thought3D that takes moisture out of filament right before it reaches the nozzle, a 3D printed TPU bra, and a rocket engine printed as a single metal part. Winners will be named at the show in Frankfurt.
Source: 3Dnatives
Shop related: Wet filament means stringy prints. Keep your spools dry at home: Filament Vacuum Storage Kit: 10 Bags + Hand Pump + Desiccant →
8. Stratasys shares its third-quarter results this Thursday
Big industrial printer maker Stratasys will report its July–September sales on Thursday, November 12, with a live call at 8:30 a.m. Eastern. It’s a good week to watch: Stratasys also plans to reveal a new production printer at Formnext on November 17.
Source: Stratasys
Shop related: Great prints start on a great surface. Upgrade your Bambu Lab bed: Double-Sided Textured PEI Build Plate 257 x 257 mm for Bambu Lab →
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