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MAASS @maass3d.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Hello BlueSky - we’ve been busy. But we’re getting better at printing #PCB #electronics - multilayer 100 microns trances with thru-holes. Directly from KiCAD to machine Working with regular polymers atm - but I have some conductive stuff in the back :) … stay tuned!

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MAASS @maass3d.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Adding a jet engine to your 3D Printer is my idea of a good idea #3dprinting #resin #jet

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MAASS @maass3d.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Tah dah! Works fine - minus a few mistakes in the silkscreen.

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MAASS @maass3d.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Getting back into @kicad.org to refine the wiring inside Shimmy. It’s not some FPGA board, but it saves time during manufacturing #pcb #circuits #hardware

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MAASS @maass3d.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Shipping has been an unexpected time-suck. Shimmy is designed to be robust, but freight carriers truly try to trash your product. ULine crates only go so far - so we’ve had to buttress it to reduce any damage from stacking during shipment.

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MAASS @maass3d.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

It’s been a while since we last posted, in part to manage all the orders have. We’re reaching a lovely point where we can build Sun-assemblies and once everything is wired together, it just works smoothly right from the get-go #manufacturing #3dprinting

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MAASS @maass3d.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Dear 3D Printing Fanatics - which Trade shows should we go to? Any recommendations, or any missing (and why?)

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MAASS @maass3d.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Greetings from the CNRS lab in Toulouse, France :)

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MAASS @maass3d.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Good to know! For me, integrating electronics and other elements (flex, rigid, other materials) matters a lot, and even parts like chips and connectors. This is the future imho - far more than just 3D printing, but total harmonious integration. That’s our vision

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MAASS @maass3d.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Yup - hard to improve on the essentials … but what makes a format useful is how many use it, not necessarily how good it is. Ex: VHS v Betamax

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MAASS @maass3d.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Heeey I used to work there before we got bought by Stratasys. I wrote a lot of the content and managed the competitions, etc

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MAASS @maass3d.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Yeah very helpful! But handling multiple files is a bit of a different story, or colors or functions. “Just Hit Print” gets more complicated … “more models, more problems” ;p

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MAASS @maass3d.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Yeah I like STEP as well but never considered it a AM format. I missed the memo on 3MF but recall AMFs big debut in the early 2010s Should I include STEP and 3MF?

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MAASS @maass3d.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Is anyone still using STLs? Shimmy will still support them but for Multi-Material 3D Printing, processing them is painful. AMF is better but what other formats have become big hits for you?

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MAASS @maass3d.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Very much like a hotdog with the ketchup/mustard colors (standing in for Magenta and Yellow). None of the vat Z heights or XY offsets were calibrated, but it didn’t fail either! Just wanting in terms of color management! That’s for another day #color #3dprinting

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MAASS @maass3d.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

But here’s a preview - literally - to hint at what we’re testing. This was taken from our interface

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MAASS @maass3d.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Am 3D Printing with ketchup and mustard. Cannot provide advice on taste or texture - but I can tell you that yes, that is two of a four vat resin printer we built ;)

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MAASS @maass3d.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Your approach is certainly a hybrid like mine. You made the mask using a liquid resin (or film) then laser-ablated it, yeah?

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MAASS @maass3d.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Oh I’m talking about another printer prototype that print Copper + Cyclic Olefin Copolymer. We can even introduce fiberglass to match the CTE properties. Have also considered ceramics as well, which are easily printable as a substrate.

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MAASS @maass3d.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

We have a prototype machine that works on a similar principal - same price but infinite layers and even bulk metal printing. I’d love to share our experience and see what you’ve got.

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MAASS @maass3d.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Am assuming you’re using a laser? Maybe milling but i doubt it.

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MAASS @maass3d.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Not unreasonable, but decent PCB mills can do two layers for 1/3rd the cost. Iirc a BotFactory SV2 can do 4 layers or more for about the same price, plus pasting and assembly. What they have issues with is the conductors are not copper, and the materials aren’t great. What are your PCBs made of?

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MAASS @maass3d.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

What’s the base cost for a machine that makes two layers?

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MAASS @maass3d.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

I have worked in PCB Printing for desktops in past and present roles. It depends on what the final result is (ENIG pads? Copper thickness? Substrate?) … also is there a pathway to 4/6/8+ layers?

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MAASS @maass3d.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

I’d be curious to know if you’re looking at soft and hard materials to be combined for your 3D prints… might be something we can print!

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MAASS @maass3d.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

We may have a solution to your issue :)

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MAASS @maass3d.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

We are a multimaterial 3d printing company and the CAD software exists. You can model virtually anything with almost CAD tools so idk what this person is talking about. There is a field of “DfAM” or Design for Additive Mfg … and those tools don’t manage MM3DP well … yet!

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MAASS @maass3d.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

What lies beneath a four vat 3D printer … hat tip to the temperature sensor and stepper wiring in their support roles

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MAASS @maass3d.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

A small sample of the exciting stuff we have in the pipeline! If all goes well we can share everything we can do with our “Quad” resin vat 3D printer ;) #3dprinting #innovation #fourmorevats

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MAASS @maass3d.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

I read a review of Neuromancer that described the world William Gibson made as “a place I’d like to visit, but not live in”. What do you call that sort of Future?

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MAASS @maass3d.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Revising the User Manual to make it more enjoyable and helpful

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MAASS @maass3d.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

It’s a real pity - I have an excellent bedside manner

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MAASS @maass3d.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

New blower blows 3D Prints away (shout-out to Nectar Labs for the logo, our R&D outfit)

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MAASS @maass3d.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

(2/2) I have high hopes to 5x printing speed using this air knife with the higher pressure/volume blower. A bit annoyed we stuck to the earlier design but it was COTS versus custom made (or riskier). But that’s what Research and Development is all about! #R&D #3dprinting #prototyping #innovation

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MAASS @maass3d.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

(1/2) Drying prints very quickly requires a great quantity of air under pressure. We started with air fans and found them lacking, moving onto air knives that were inexpensive. Plastic (e.g. ABS) cracked over time, so we got these pricey stainless steel parts and then aluminum slot-pipe designs.

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MAASS @maass3d.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

When you build an enclosure and leave something in a totally inaccessible location

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MAASS @maass3d.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

Helpful! What model do you have?

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MAASS @maass3d.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

Dear Resin Printer users, How long does your screen last? The UV lamps destroy the LCD over time, but how many hours do you find you get? Thanks!

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MAASS @maass3d.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

Would love to get on this list - we have been working with a few Pharma giants on some uses for our tech!

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MAASS @maass3d.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Safety first and foremost, because lasers and UV light are awesome and “aaaah my eyes!!” scary

Metal Polymer 3D Printer prototype machine, made by MAASS. Added the enclosure to assist with fume mitigation from laser and resin. Safety first!

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MAASS @maass3d.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

No - but many prototype machines we’ve made involved a little acrylic. This one is the biggest, and suddenly a small thing is now a big pain in the ass.

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MAASS @maass3d.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Yeah not good. I wonder how many machines out there could be a fire starter with thermal controls disabled. A good product is one that shuts off power via a mechanism that is wholly independent of firmware (thermal fuse, etc.) …. Or if it goes to max temperature, nothing happens.

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MAASS @maass3d.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Working on a new prototype machine for mixed metal-polymer #3DPrinting … is there a faster way to remove the paper-backing on Acrylic?

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MAASS @maass3d.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Would you like to hear me talk about our work at MAASS? Ask questions? Check out our livestream seminar at #Techblick on Dec 11th at 12:45pm EST www.techblick.com/festival/pri...

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MAASS @maass3d.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Dear Hivemind - can you share with us any data on the electrical properties (dk/df/etc) of 3D Printed ceramics in their green state? We have some decent ranges, but we’re curious to find more! #ceramics #pcb #ee #electronics

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Corey - Mojee3D @mojee3d.bsky.social · 31/10/2024

Share this to #3dprinting companies you know who many want to join Bluesky and be on the "3D Printing Companies" list. #3dprintingpeeps #3dp

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MAASS @maass3d.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Thank you! We feel very welcome here :)

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MAASS @maass3d.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Ooo can we join? We make MultiMaterial Resin printers :)

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