Automatic pressure, lower prices, and modular tools are bringing a once-industrial process into home studios—but a heat press is still only one part of the making workflow. A custom T-shirt no longer has to begin in a print shop. A creator can place a prepared design on a blank shirt, slide it into an automatic heat press, tap a button,...
New enclosures, automated setup, and simpler CAM tools are lowering the barrier to subtractive manufacturing. Noise, dust, workholding, and software still separate a desktop mill from a household appliance. A 3D printer can produce a prototype enclosure overnight. But if that part needs to survive heat, repeated impact, or the load of a moving robot, plastic may not be enough....
According to Counterpoint's latest report, the global smart glasses market experienced a staggering 110% year-over-year growth in the first half of 2025. This surge was primarily driven by the strong demand for Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, as well as the entry of new players like Xiaomi and RayNeo (TCL), and some smaller brands.
