The Bambu Lab X1 Carbon Is Dead. Does It Still Matter?
On March 31, 2026, Bambu Lab ended manufacturing and active sales of the X1, X1 Carbon, and X1E. No fanfare, […]
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5-Axis 3D Printing: The Next Leap Forward (and Why It Reminds Me of CNC)
CAD/CAM machines went 5-axis decades ago. The manufacturing industry understood the advantages — better surface finish, stronger parts, elimination of
The Industry Is Quietly Moving Toward Tool Changers — And It Matters
The shift is quiet because it has not announced itself dramatically. There has been no single product launch, no single
Elegoo CANVAS: The $55 Multi-Colour System That Has Everyone Talking
Fifty-five dollars. That is the price Elegoo has put on multi-colour 3D printing capability for Centauri Carbon owners, and the
Bambu Lab Under Formal Investigation for Open Source Violations: This Just Got Very Serious
When we covered the original OrcaSlicer controversy and then the PR crisis that followed — the GamersNexus post, the $20,000
Are We Entering an AMS Arms Race?
When Bambu Lab launched the X1 Carbon in 2022 with the AMS — the Automatic Material System — they did