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What running a print farm actually costs.

Working notes on costing, scheduling, printers and filament — and news from the 3D printing world, with a link to every source.

Guides · 26 October 2026 · 6 minPlan your AMS slots like a production line, not a shelfWhere you put each spool in an AMS decides how much filament you purge and whether a job survives a run-out. A practical order of work, with an illustrative worked example.PrintSol team
News · 4 minBambu Lab teases H3C, a nine-tool changer, for a 3 November launchBambu Lab has confirmed a tool changer called the H3C with nine tools and a drop-down rack. Launch is 3 November. Price, specs and ship date are not known.24 October 2026News · 4 minCreality launches Ender-3 V3 Mega (420 mm) and Neo, orders openCreality's Ender-3 V3 Mega has a 420 mm cube build volume and 85A–95A TPU support, and is pitched at print farms. Pricing starts at $669 in the US and €699 in Europe.23 October 2026Guides · 5 minChoosing PLA, PETG or ASA by what happens after it shipsMost material advice is about printing. This one is about the customer's shelf, car dashboard and dishwasher: pick the filament by where the product will live, then check what it costs you.23 October 2026News · 4 minPrusa HT Hotend: 400 °C printing for CORE One and CORE One LPrusa's HT Hotend takes CORE One and CORE One L printers to 400 °C. Three new filaments and HighTemp sheets come with it. Here is what farms should check first.22 October 2026Guides · 6 minPrice from the floor up: a margin check for every 3D print saleInstead of starting from cost plus a markup, work out the lowest price each sale can accept, then check the price you want against it. A step-by-step method with illustrative numbers.19 October 2026News · 4 minCreality K3 four-nozzle printer opens for pre-order at $849Creality's K3 swaps four nozzles instead of purging filament. Pre-orders are open in the US from $849. Here is what is claimed, what is unknown, and what it means for farms.17 October 2026News · 4 minFormlabs opens orders for the $699 Form Studio 1 resin printerFormlabs has opened orders for the Form Studio 1, an MSLA resin printer from $699, shipping from 16 November 2026. Here is what is known and what a print farm should check.17 October 2026News · 4 minPrusa Core One INDX: firmware 6.9.2 lands as a review lists problemsPrusa's 6.9.2 firmware adds PVA and BVOH presets to the INDX toolchanger, fixing an omission in 6.9.1. A hands-on review reports problems with third-party filament.17 October 2026PrintSol updates · 4 minWhat's new in PrintSol: October 2026October's PrintSol changes: auto-combine on the queue, shelf stock, Sendcloud labels on a second scan, the Letter maker add-on, VAT settings, invoices and a beta of Klipper and OctoPrint support.17 October 2026Guides · 5 minCost one print by hand: a worked example, line by lineTake one real print and cost it line by line: filament, purge, machine time, power, labour and failures. Round illustrative numbers, and where each input comes from.12 October 2026Guides · 5 minBambu LAN mode and Developer Mode: what you actually loseThird-party tools often ask you to put your Bambu printers in LAN Only with Developer Mode. That is a real trade, and for most of what a farm needs, it is not required.6 October 2026

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