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Best 3D Printers 2026: Buyer’s Guide

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Best 3D Printers 2026: Buyer’s Guide

Twenty printers tested and ranked, from $169 to the H2D.

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3D Scanners 2026: The Complete Buying Guide

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3D Scanners 2026: The Complete Buying Guide

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Best AI 3D Model Generators for 3D Printing (2026)

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Best AI 3D Model Generators for 3D Printing (2026)

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  • Reverse Engineering Without CAD Data: How the MetroY Ultra Turns Physical Parts into Digital Designs
  • Michigan State Engineers 3D Printed Helmet Inserts to Help Quarterbacks Tackle Crowd Noise
  • 3D Printed Quiet Pickleball Unveiled
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SINTX Completes 3D Printing Facility Buildout for SiN/PEEK Platform, Targets Initial Product Availability in 2027

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SINTX Completes 3D Printing Facility Buildout for SiN/PEEK Platform, Targets Initial Product Availability in 2027

SINTX has completed its 3D printing facility for its SiN/PEEK platform and targets initial product availability in 2027…

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  • Best 3D printers
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All printer guides

Brands and compare

  • Bambu Lab lineup compared
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  • Large scale and industrial

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  • FLSun T1 Pro
  • QIDI Tech Q1 Pro
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  • Best PETG filament
  • Best PLA filament
  • Best TPU filament
  • Best ABS and ASA filament
  • Engineering filaments
  • Composite filaments
  • Flexible filaments
  • Bio filaments
All filament guides

Resin

  • For miniatures
  • Tough and ABS-like
  • Castable resin
  • Water-washable
  • Flexible resin
All resin guides

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  • Tripo H3.1
  • Meshy 7.1
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  • What is 3D printing?
  • How much does it cost?
  • FDM vs resin
  • Best printers for beginners

How it works

  • What is a 3D printer?
  • How does 3D printing work?
  • Types of 3D printing
  • Metal 3D printing

How-tos and glossary

  • 3D printing glossary
  • Food-safe 3D printing
  • Setting up a school program
  • Free 3D printable models
Black FridayNEW

Latest

  • SINTX Completes 3D Printing Facility Buildout for SiN/PEEK Platform, Targets Initial Product Availability in 2027
  • University of Tennessee and Army Research Laboratory Extend 3D Printing and Advanced Materials Collaboration
  • Formnext 2026 Preview: What to See in Frankfurt
  • University of Arkansas Researchers 3D Print LEGO-Like Bricks From Lunar Regolith Simulant Without a Binder
  • Aectual Partners With Caracol to 3D Print Circular Architectural Products Locally, Starting in the US
All news

Use cases

  • Prague Firefighters 3D Print Their Own Gear on a Prusa CORE One L
  • OECHSLER Scales Carbon Lattice Production to 40 Printers Running Around the Clock
  • Reverse Engineering Without CAD Data: How the MetroY Ultra Turns Physical Parts into Digital Designs
  • Michigan State Engineers 3D Printed Helmet Inserts to Help Quarterbacks Tackle Crowd Noise
  • 3D Printed Quiet Pickleball Unveiled
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3D Printing Use Cases & Applications

Read all about 3D printing use cases and 3D printing case studies. Stories from and interviews with companies that use 3D printing in their daily routine.

Rodin Cars 3D Prints Titanium Hydraulically-Controlled Sequential Gearbox

When you’re a startup supercar manufacturer nestled in the remote hills of New Zealand, relying on old tricks is no way to pull... read more »

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How Delft Hyperloop has Embraced 3D Printing

3D printing is great for prototypes, and there is probably nothing more prototype-y than the Hyperloop. The Hyperloop concept was dreamed up a... read more »

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How Delft Hyperloop has Embraced 3D Printing

Signmakers Rake in Benefits of 3D Printing

Styles Werbertechnik believes that 3D printed channel letters are the future, and it’s hard to argue with that statement given the benefits compared... read more »

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tractus3d channel letters

3D Printed Sneakers in 2021

Remember when 3D printed shoes were exclusively the domain of engineering websites and CAD/topology optimization sites, all vying for your attention to tell... read more »

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adidas strung

BOA Steps Up Their Prototyping Game

Colorado-based company BOA have recently upped their prototyping game thanks to their use of a 3D Systems Figure 4 standalone 3D printer.

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AM Brings Unparalleled Design Freedom to Fluid Dynamics

A new eBook from 3D Systems is available for download, highlighting many of the cutting edge industries making the most of additive manufacturing... read more »

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Precision Anatomic Models with 3D Printing

Use Case Precision Anatomic Models The medical world has long been a fan of additive manufacturing, and with good reason. By using various... read more »

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Precision Anatomic Models with 3D Printing

Hearing Products get Accelerated Development Workflow

Custom earware is not limited to hearing aids. Learn how ACS has set out to bring bespoke hearing protection..

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Hearing Products get Accelerated Development Workflow

3D Printing Finds a Home with Audiophiles

With the aid of a 3D Systems SLS printer and some simulation software, UK-based industrial designer company Node has created their HYLIXA speaker... read more »

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3D Printing Finds a Home with Audiophiles

Digital Dentistry: Auto-stacking for Volume Production

We have taken a look at the types of machines used for 3D printing orthodontic products in this previous article. And as this... read more »

3D Systems
Digital Dentistry: Auto-stacking for Volume Production

Decathlon Embraces 3D Printing for R&D

It’s no surprise that French sporting goods manufacturer Decathlon has been utilizing 3D printing for their R&D

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Decathlon Embraces 3D Printing for R&D

Cobra’s New King Supersport-35 Putter is 3D Printed

With 3D printing spilling into sports applications ranging from custom football helmets and shoes to Formula 1 car parts, it was only a... read more »

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King Supersport-35

Lost Wax Casting with Additive Manufacturing

In using 3D printing, multiple steps of the investment casting process can be skipped. This can potentially save a lot of time and... read more »

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wax printing

Options for Dental Printing

Many dental appliances require a high level of customization to ensure conform and compatibility with the patient. In comes dental printing

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An Overview Of Silicone 3D Printing

Silicone is a relatively new material in 3D printing, though not due to a lack of demand as its mechanical properties are ideal... read more »

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3D Printed Lenses for Smart Glasses

Remember Google Glass? It was a nose-mounted smart product that offered the moon and delivered ridicule and paranoia. And do you remember the... read more »

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3D Printing in Education

Applying 3D printing in education has a wide variety of important uses in primary and secondary schools, universities, libraries, technical colleges, and other... read more »

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Sierra Turbines 3D Prints Microturbines that are 40% More Efficient

While some in the manufacturing world are slow to adopt metal 3D printing, Roger Smith is not one of them. As the CEO... read more »

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Thermally Conductive Polymer Materials for 3D Printing

Over the last few weeks we have been taking a look at various polymers with added engineering functionality. So far we have looked... read more »

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thermally conductive polymer materials for 3d printing

3D Printed Liquid Rocket Injector Head Reduces Weight, Heat, and Lead Times

When the engineers at the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, or DLR) Institute of Structures and Design were tasked... read more »

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3D Printed Liquid Rocket Injector Head Reduces Weight, Heat, and Lead Times

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EinScan SP V2

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Polymaker PolyLite ABS

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H3C Combo with Filament Starter Pack

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Phrozen Sonic XL 4K Plus

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