Today in 3D printers & materials

2026-08-10 · PrintNative

The only story that matters this week is Formlabs eyeing an IPO—because it signals the 3D printing industry finally has a company with real revenue and path to profitability, not just VC hype. The Adventurer 5M at $149 is competent race-to-the-bottom hardware that won't move the needle; airless tires remain a "someday" novelty that keeps getting recycled as news because nobody's actually solved the production problem; and those Prusa firmware bumps are table stakes, not progress. Watch Formlabs' IPO filing carefully—it'll reveal whether high-end resin printing has actually escaped the hobbyist trap or if the market's still waiting for someone to crack the code on speed, reliability, and unit economics that matter to manufacturing.