We have it. 3D prints made from Prusament filament in Noctua colors. What was announced last year has now become reality, and we’re glad that, thanks to access to a school-based printer, we managed to produce items such as a broom holder used for maintaining the hardware classroom. What it looks like can be seen in the article’s documentation. On behalf of the HWCooling team, we thank everyone for the cooperation.
They were released in December last year, then reached the market, we requested them—and now we’re done. We’re talking about Prusa filaments (Prusaments) in Noctua brown and beige.
Noctua itself also works with 3D printing technology, experimenting on a smaller scale with prototypes to see what might work in practice. Already at Computex 2025 we learned that it was working on cooperation with Prusa Research, so users could print various accessories themselves—especially for products whose color scheme makes them harder to match with other components.
With Prusament PLA Noctua Beige and PLA Noctua Brown, that’s now possible—provided you have access to a 3D printer and a model of what you want to print. We had neither, but thanks to the willingness of the team from Žilina Secondary Vocational School, it was possible to partially modify a Prusa MK4 3D printer, as you can see in the photo below. Wherever it was possible to print parts and replace them with Prusament prints, that’s exactly what was done.
In addition, other items were tried out, such as a mounting frame for a 140 mm fan with 120 mm hole spacing. You may also remember this model from tests of the Noctua NF-A14x25r fan. This frame was once designed, printed, and delivered by The patient, one of our loyal readers. You can download the materials for the 3D model at this link.
It should be noted here that a print made from the filament used will serve its purpose, but it may have higher stiffness and lower resilience than would be ideal. We don’t know for sure—we didn’t test it—and the only certainty is that it now comes in more “thematic” colors if you’re using a Noctua fan. Of course, printing can be done in various colors, including black, which can also be matched to Noctua fans if you prefer. In this case, color doesn’t matter for functional properties—the mechanical strength, vibration transmission, and similar aspects are determined by the type of material used for printing the frame.
Finally, perhaps the most complex object—the broom holder. We call it more complex because it includes a gear wheel that moves in a groove or rail (the terminology isn’t that important), adjustable according to the thickness of the handle the broom has—or something else entirely. We used a broom, though.
For a complete picture of what the floor-cleaning and dust-removal setup looks like, the final illustration is included.
We’d like to thank Žilina Secondary Vocational School for the cooperation in this regard. Without their interest, we wouldn’t have been able to accomplish any of what you’ve just read about.
English translation and edit by Jozef Dudáš
