Technology
Machines, settings and the trade-offs behind them.
TechnologyOctober 26, 2026 · 7 min
Which way up: why a print breaks between its layers
A printed part is not equally strong in every direction. Across its layers it holds roughly half of what it holds along them — so which way up it is printed can matter more than the plastic it is printed in.
TechnologyOctober 12, 2026 · 7 min
Two colours, one nozzle: what an AMS throws away
A second colour does not cost a second spool — it costs everything the nozzle has to push out to stop being the first one. How much that is depends on the height of your part, not its size.