3DPrintopia 2025: filament, folding printers, and fun at the East Coast's largest 3D printing event

3DPrintopia 2025, the East Coast's largest 3D printing event, showcased a variety of tech innovations, including a new "space age" filament announced by Prusa Research CEO Josef Průša. The filament, developed in collaboration with TRL Space, is ESD-safe and has low outgassing properties, suitable for electronic cases and as an alternative to PEEK. The event also featured unique projects like a battery-powered CORE One printer mounted on remote-controlled treads and a fully 3D printed toddler mobility trainer. Additionally, initiatives like CookieCAD Cares aimed to support accessibility and inclusion in the 3D printing community by donating colorful filament to partner organizations. HueForge introduced a new feature called FlatForge for creating multicolor prints, and the Positron Team unveiled a compact foldable 3D printer project called the Proton with a large build volume.