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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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Best Filament Dryers (2026 Guide)

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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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Type a prompt, get a printable model: the tools we tested, free tiers first.

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  • LLNL Prints Tiny NIF Target Cone Ten Times Faster
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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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Robo Nine Starts Printing First Fifty Robot Leader Arms

Robo Nine is 3D printing its first batch of 50 SO-ARM102 leader arms in China for the open-source…

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  • For kids and schools
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  • Large format
All printer guides

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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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  • Wash and cure stations

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  • Medium objects
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  • Professional scanners
  • Scan with your phone
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  • Revopoint Trackit
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  • STL repair tools
  • Printer host and remote control

Reviews

  • Tripo H3.1
  • Meshy 7
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  • How much does it cost?
  • FDM vs resin
  • Best printers for beginners

How it works

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  • 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
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Latest

  • Robo Nine Starts Printing First Fifty Robot Leader Arms
  • Callaway Plans $15M Titanium 3D Printing Facility in Fort Worth
  • Blue Origin Northstar Booster Engine Is Over 65 Percent Printed
  • Printed Tungsten Tiles Survive Plasma Tests at DIII-D
  • LLNL Prints Tiny NIF Target Cone Ten Times Faster
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
All use cases

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3D Printed Gallium–Carbon Composites Developed for Wearables

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Beehives 3D Printed for Sustainable Farming in Mexico

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Utah Students Win Heat Sink Challenge

A team of undergraduate students from the University of Utah has won the ASME/K-16 and IEEE/EPS Student Design Challenge for the second consecutive... read more »

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Utah Students Win Heat Sink Challenge

3D Printed Traps Aid in Tracking Invasive Species in Ontario

A pilot project has employed 3D printed traps to monitor the spread of the hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA) in Ontario. HWA, a small... read more »

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3D Printed Traps Aid in Tracking Invasive Species in Ontario

SLS4All 3D Printer Now Available

The SLS4All Inova 3D printer project has reached completion, with version one now available for shipping. The DIY SLS kit is priced at... read more »

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SLS4All 3D Printer Now Available

United Utilities Launches 3D Concrete Printing Hub for Water Assets

United Utilities, in collaboration with ChangeMaker 3D, Manchester Metropolitan University, and Scottish Water, has established a 3D concrete printing hub in Wigan. This... read more »

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United Utilities Launches 3D Concrete Printing Hub for Water Assets

Researchers Enhance Soft Robotics with Miniature 3D Printed Actuators

Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed miniature soft hydraulic actuators to control soft robots under a millimeter thick. These actuators, made... read more »

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Researchers Enhance Soft Robotics with Miniature 3D Printed Actuators

Lancaster University Wins TCT Award

Lancaster University's School of Engineering has won an award for the Touch & See project, which improves accessibility for visitors with sight loss... read more »

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Lancaster University Wins TCT Award

Titomic Secures 3D Printing Contract for Offshore Gas Rig

Titomic’s cold spray additive manufacturing technology will be used on Woodside Energy’s offshore gas platform through contractor Monadelphous. This marks an Australian first... read more »

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Titomic Secures 3D Printing Contract for Offshore Gas Rig

3D Printed Biodegradable Floor Panels Replace Steel

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Maine have developed a 3D printed, recyclable floor panel from natural materials. These... read more »

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3D Printed Biodegradable Floor Panels Replace Steel

Maker 3D Prints a Physical Winamp

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Maker 3D Prints a Physical Winamp

Researchers Create PBAT-Based Composites via Selective Laser Sintering

Researchers have successfully developed biodegradable PBAT-based composites using agro-waste fillers through selective laser sintering (SLS). This process utilized corn by-products and wine production... read more »

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Liebherr’s 3D Printed Flex Shaft Now EASA-Approved

Liebherr-Aerospace, based in Toulouse, France, has achieved a new milestone in additive manufacturing with the approval of a titanium flex shaft for Airbus.... read more »

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Liebherr's 3D Printed Flex Shaft Now EASA-Approved

LOWPOLY Unveils Coffee Grounds-Based 3D Printed Furniture

In Barcelona's historic Casa Calvet, D·Origen Coffee Shop has revealed their 3D printed furniture made from coffee grounds. Designed by Gianluca Pugliese of... read more »

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Researchers Advance 3D Printing for Optical Lens Fabrication

Optical lenses are essential in many fields, from microscopy to machine vision systems. Traditional lens manufacturing is a multi-step process involving grinding, polishing,... read more »

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Researchers Advance 3D Printing for Optical Lens Fabrication

SDSU’s Binder Jetting Microstructure Research

San Diego State University (SDSU) is investigating the anisotropic microstructures in Binder Jetting (BJT) using an InnoventX machine from Desktop Metal. Led by... read more »

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First Chip-Based 3D Printer Demonstrated

Researchers at MIT and the University of Texas at Austin have unveiled the first chip-based 3D printer. The device, the size of a... read more »

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3D Printed Elastomer Aids Rotator Cuff Recovery

Researchers have developed an implantable 3D printed elastomer to treat rotator cuff injuries, offering hope for faster recovery and improved tendon regrowth. Rotator... read more »

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3D Printed Elastomer Aids Rotator Cuff Recovery

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Creality Ender-3 V3 SE

~$169 to $219
  • Entry-level open-frame FDM printer with Sprite direct-drive extruder, full auto bed lev…
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Flashforge Adventurer 5M Pro

~$529
  • Features a built-in dual-layer HEPA and activated carbon filter rated to block 99% of p…
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Phrozen Sonic Mini 8K S

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Flashforge Adventurer 5X

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Bambu Lab PC

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Bambu Lab ASA

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H3C Combo with Filament Starter Pack

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Revopoint INSPIRE 2

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