Looks like Prusa is coming to the USA. July 4th announcement

Bambu Lab P1 Series General Discussions
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It would be nice to be able to purchase their filaments without having to
be shipped overseas.

Apparently they will be setting up shop in Delaware where the partner company Printed Solid already has facilities. 30 employees are already on the job.

This industry needs the competition but their stated goal of becoming the number one 3D printer company in the US within one year is pretty loft. I am unaware of any market research firm that currently tracks 3D printer sales so whos to say who number one actually is.

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I would completely agree. IMO Even with good US distribution they would need an affordable and reliable multi material printer to complete in the current market. There are currently a half dozen or so companies with pending products in this market segment.

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Im sure theyll figure it out since I believe they were one of the first (if not the first) to do multicolor(MMU) and the xl prints multicolor faster than the ams.

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That multicolor XL (5-tool heads) with enclosure is $3950. :astonished:

And it looks like a refrigerator from the 1930s. :yawning_face:

I’d say they have a LONG way to go.

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I mean, from a business point - appearance and price are the absolute least of my concern.

I’m interested in quality, output volume and speed, primarily.

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That’s fitting - companies that want to be number never achieve there goals.

You are never ever become the No. 1 becouse it`s your goal or you wanted to be - thats just happen becouse you give the biggest critic always to your self and you never ever notice any other opponents than yourself…

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I’ve had almost nothing but problems from my XL, it’s not going to be the revolution that the MK3 was. I actually think that Bambu has leapfrogged Prusa pretty quickly in their popularity and functionality. I’d love to see a larger format printer come out of Bambu and see what that’d be like.

I don’t feel like I really need many extra large printers, but a reliable one would be nice.

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Well, unless Bambu does the same, this means that with the tariffs of today and the relative prices of Bambu to Prusa now with tariffs, Bambu’s X1C is now more expensive than a Core One which is also a better machine. Unless Bambu or Creality starts manufacturing in the US, that means that Prusa would have officially won the U.S. printer market

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The administration granted waivers to certain consumer electronics yesterday and both iPhones and Laptops are excluded as of April 14th, 2025. It will be interesting to see if 3D printers are on that list. :crossed_fingers:

So far filament prices have bumped up momentarily but then came down this week on Amazon.

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Maybe work together with bondtech? I think that is a really neat multi extruder system (opposed to the bulky mmu)