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3DCP Industry Case Files

The legal paper trail behind 3D construction printing.

This version turns the page into a clean case-file index, using the five incidents from the source document and presenting them in the same futuristic layout language already used by the page.

5Cases tracked
4Still active
$1.7M+Disputed funds
5Jurisdictions
Case Files

Five incidents, one industry pattern

Investigations, demolitions, bankruptcy proceedings, labor claims, and federal litigation all show up here in a format that mirrors the page's original card system.

CS-01 Cairo, Illinois
FBI Investigation Open April 2026

The Duplex That Never Got Finished

Prestige Project Management Inc.

A $1.1M printer loan, a canceled order tied to roughly $590,000, and thirty promised duplexes that never materialized left a high-profile 3D printing project under federal scrutiny.

Source: Capitol News Illinois / ProPublica
  • Loan for printer: $1.1 million
  • Canceled order deposit: about $590,000
  • Homes completed: 0 of 30 promised
  • Grand jury subpoenas issued to the company, city, and school districts
CS-02 Muscatine, Iowa
Demolished December 2023

A House Gets Torn Down Before It Is Even Built

Alquist 3D

Backed by a $1.8M community grant, the first of ten planned printed homes was demolished after the concrete mix repeatedly missed the required 5,000-psi benchmark.

Source: Forbes / Business Insider / The Gazette
  • Community award: $1.8 million
  • Homes planned: 10
  • Required strength: 5,000 psi
  • First home demolished before completion
CS-03 Wilmington, Delaware
Bankruptcy January 2026

Printer Manufacturer Files Chapter 11

Black Buffalo 3D Corporation

One of the better-known U.S. construction printer makers filed Chapter 11 in Delaware with estimated assets and liabilities each between $1M and $10M.

Source: 3D Printing Industry
  • Filed: December 24, 2025
  • Court: U.S. Bankruptcy Court, D. Delaware
  • Estimated assets: $1M to $10M
  • Estimated liabilities: $1M to $10M
CS-04 District of Colorado
Settled June 2026

Operators Say They Were Shorted Overtime

Alquist 3D, LLC

A former printer operator alleged overtime misclassification in federal court, and the matter later resolved with a settlement notice filed in June 2026.

Source: Law360
  • Case: Hernandez v. Alquist 3D, LLC
  • Claim: exempt misclassification
  • Court: U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
  • Settlement notice filed June 24, 2026
CS-05 Western District of Texas
Federal Docket 2022 to ongoing

Printer Maker v. Printer Maker

ICON Technology, Inc. v. Black Buffalo 3D Corporation

A contract dispute placed two recognizable 3D construction printing companies on opposite sides of a federal case in the Western District of Texas.

Source: Law360 Case Tracker
  • Case No. 1:22-cv-00604
  • Filed June 21, 2022
  • Nature of suit: Contract - Other
  • Status: ongoing federal docket
Tracker Snapshot

What the docket mix looks like

Investigations
Federal subpoena activity in Illinois
Construction Failures
A 3D printed house demolished in Iowa
Financial Distress
Chapter 11 filing in Delaware
Labor Claims
Colorado overtime dispute later settled
Commercial Litigation
Texas contract fight between printer companies
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