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Updated 2026.05
Shelving racked with Bambu Lab 3D printers running, filament spools feeding in from above
POST · 003Operations

Inside our farm of hundreds of Bambu printers

Flat printed panels standing on edge inside a Bambu Lab 3D printer mid-job, with the toolhead above them
POST · 002Customer workflows

Already dialed in on your Bambu? Send the 3MF.

A carton of black 3D-printed brackets fresh off the floor, each with cut-outs and mounting tabs, stacked loose in a shipping box
POST · 001Process comparison

How modern FDM is replacing premium-priced MJF

A saxophonist playing, beside the 3D-printed Sax Stack holding a saxophone neck, a mouthpiece, and two drying posts
POST · 008Unique Projects

The 3D Printed Sax Stack Story

A 3D-printed Minecraft-themed lantern with a handle on top, glowing warm yellow through its translucent panel on a dark wooden table
POST · 009Project spotlight

3D Printed Minecraft Lantern

Hands holding a handheld 3D scanner, its screen showing a live capture, while scanning ornate metal hardware laid on a marker-dot mat on a workbench
POST · 010Updates

We Got a 3D Scanner!

A blowtorch flame applied to a 3D-printed plastic test strip during a flame-retardant burn test
POST · 007Filament

Setting Flame Retardant Material on Fire

Reddish-brown 3D-printed koi fish sculpture in wood-filled PLA, with scale texture and barbels, resting in half-relief on a matching printed board
POST · 006Filament

3D Printing with Wood Filament

A hand holding a black 3D-printed PA6-CF carbon-fiber nylon part with a matte, grainy surface, against a light blue background
POST · 005Filament

Polymaker’s PA6-CF Review

A red 3D-printed printhead with cooling fan, marked incept3D, mounted in a grey printed test-bench fixture with wiring attached
POST · 012Jigs and Fixtures

Test Bench Fixture for Custom Printheads

The Formfactories logo, a white stacked-layers mark and wordmark, on a magenta-to-purple gradient
POST · 011Software

Introducing Formfactories Software

Colored 3D-printed architectural scale model of a mosque community center with terracotta tile roofs, arched colonnades, palm trees, and a domed minaret topped with a gold crescent
POST · 004Architecture

Our Most Ambitious Architecture Project Yet

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