By Patrick Kennedy
Publication Date: 2026-05-24 20:14:00
This was just a neat one from Dell Tech World 2026. In the Schneider Electric APC booth, they had the “PowerForge”. This was an AI-powered 3D printing solution that fit into a rack. The idea was simple: a rack with two 3D printers, lots of print material, and a small system for automatically designing and printing physical models. Since it is a holiday weekend, I thought this would be a fun one to share.
APC PowerForge with Dell and NVIDIA at DTW 2026
At the Schneider Electric booth, the company had a rack, but jazzed it up a bit with some RGB lighting and, notably, no servers. Instead of servers, on the top and bottom, there were Bambu Lab H2C 3D printers.
Both printers were actually running at the show. At first I thought they might be making parts for servers, but then I realized I was wrong.
Instead, they were making designs that were built locally.
Running this demo, we have the APC SmartUPS for power, but there was also a Dell Pro Max with GB10.
While we recently did a piece Using the Dell Pro Max with GB10 to Profit within 12 Months, this demonstration was using it for a very different…
