Are you excited about FormNext 2024?
Are you excited about FormNext 2024?
Next week is the FormNext 2024 trade show in FFM. Are you looking forward to visiting it or watching news coverage?
Looking into it I notice that this year there is a noticeable fluctuation. To name one example: Duet3D isn't there this year.
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I am, but I'm also somewhat pessimistic about 3D printing in the consumer space in general. It seems like it's in a bit of a lul right now.
For me it feels the polar opposite (ify ou mean with consumer space prebuild 3d-printer it would be a low):
- For the hobby price class, there are better parts than ever to choose from e.g. Orbiter v3 extruder, bacon bed leveling probe, Klipper + Mainsail, good budget linear rails, affordable high thread angle ballscrews, low-cost servos (e.g. JMC motor) and so on.
- projects like the ERCF seeing a big push in popularity
- ToolChanger is on the verge of being mainstream (slicer & firmware support is getting better) [jubilee printer, Voron mods, RatRig vcore mod, Prusa XL, ...)
- significant attention to push beyond classic FDM/molten plastic
None of this will be at FormNext this year as it is a business. It isn't an enthusiast/hobby convention like RMRRF. Maybe in three years, it could be in the first commercial consumer 1machines.