Looking back, BIG Open Source Changes, and 2026 predictions!!!- Making Awesome 250
From Making Awesome - 3D Printing, Inventing, Making, Small Business by 3D Musketeers
January 12, 2026 · 3h 8m
About this episode
The episode discusses the impact of recent open source changes and predictions for the 3D printing industry in 2026.
2025 was filled with some amazing machine launches, but many of you may remember our 2025 predictions episode, how did we do?? @Prusa3D released the Open Community License, AKA OCL, and we have some opinions on it and how it really impacts open source, their competition, and ultimately the future of prusa machines. And of course, it is 2026, so we have to make some predictions for the 3d printing industry this year!! Links to OCL: https://blog.prusa3d.com/core-one-cad-files-release-under-the-new-open-community-license-ocl_127290/ https://github.com/OpenCommunityLicence/OpenCommunityLicence Our predictions for 3d printing in 2026: Grant: Tool changers - bambu Elegoo becomes a MASSIVE competitor to Bambu - RE: DJI investment INDXXXXXXXX - initial growing pains, but will be a successful launch overall Less startups Sls again Polyjet competitors Jacob: 6 companies make indx printers or indx clones More high temp nozzles and hotends 350C+ PPS prices to drop drastically Enclosed and heated chambers continue 36 or 48v systems Tool changers It is also fundraiser time for the @SanjayMortimerFoundation and Steve along with the @voron_design team are raffling off the Serial number 0 (yes…
People in this episode
Host: 3D Musketeers
Topics covered
- 3D printing
- open source
- predictions
- machine launches
- industry trends
Keywords
- 3D printing
- open source
- Prusa3D
- predictions
- Voron 2
- Elegoo
- bambu
- OCL
Sponsors
Prusa
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Prusa3D, SanjayMortimerFoundation, voron_design
Products: Voron 2, bambu, Elegoo, OCL
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