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

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

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  • Nagami Takes Robotic 3D Printing With Recycled Plastic From the Pompidou to Dior
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  • 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
  • APG Reduces Chuck Jaw Weight with 3D Printing
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Old Dominion University Wins NSF Award to Make 3D Printed Composites Stronger

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Old Dominion University Wins NSF Award to Make 3D Printed Composites Stronger

An Old Dominion University engineer won $400,000 from the National Science Foundation to scale a mold-free process that…

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  • Best 3D printers
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  • For kids and schools
  • For miniatures
  • Large format
All printer guides

Brands and compare

  • Bambu Lab lineup compared
  • Compare printers
  • Full color 3D printers
  • Large scale and industrial

Reviews

  • Elegoo Mars 5 Ultra
  • FLSun T1 Pro
  • QIDI Tech Q1 Pro
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Filament

  • 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

Accessories

  • Filament dryers
  • Printer enclosures
  • Wash and cure stations

Buyer guides

  • Small objects
  • Medium objects
  • Large objects
  • Professional scanners
  • Scan with your phone
All scanner guides

Software and service

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  • Scanning service vs buying

Reviews

  • Revopoint MetroY Pro
  • Revopoint Inspire 2
  • Revopoint Trackit
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Design and AI

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Print prep and control

  • Slicers
  • STL repair tools
  • Printer host and remote control

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Start here

  • 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
Deals

Latest

  • Old Dominion University Wins NSF Award to Make 3D Printed Composites Stronger
  • Dresden Researchers 3D Print Brain Implant That Records Activity and Cools Seizures
  • CSEM and Almatech Print Shape Memory Alloy Shock Absorber for Reusable Landing Gear
  • Nagami Takes Robotic 3D Printing With Recycled Plastic From the Pompidou to Dior
  • University of Alberta Student Club 3D Prints Assistive Devices for Everyday Tasks
All news

Use cases

  • 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
  • APG Reduces Chuck Jaw Weight with 3D Printing
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Welsh AM Bike Firm Nabs Two More Victories

Welsh mountain bike manufacturer Atherton Bikes has teamed up with AM-specialist Renishaw to produce bike components in order to keep them at a... read more »

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The Controller Project Printing Controller Mods for Gamers with Disabilities

Videogames are as legitimate a form of entertainment/art as any other form of medium that has ever come before. Fight me. So now... read more »

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UCLA Reveals Printed Piezoelectric Meta-bots

Engineers at UCLA have unveiled a new method of printing functional miniature robots that can be manufactured with a single printing process. The... read more »

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Printed Swiss Robot Aiming for Space

We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again. 3D printed space stuff is cool. It’s just as well because this year is... read more »

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NASA Selects Continuous Composites for Space Isogrid Printing

Space hardware needs a lot of panels. Be it for rocket bodies, satellite structures, and even space stations. In particular, space hardware needs... read more »

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AM-inspired Artwork Wins Award at Milan Design Week

Global bathroom and kitchen brand Kohler teamed up with artist Daniel Arsham to create an immersive artwork for Milan Design Week, and scooped... read more »

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Nuclear Debris Filter Design Gets the AM Makeover

Power company Westinghouse has announced that they have installed two 3D printed nuclear fuel debris filters in nuclear power plants in both Finland... read more »

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AM Saves GM From Parts Shortage Pickle

Last minute design changes are a royal pain in the butt, especially when the product release is looming on the horizon. This is... read more »

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Record Set for Titanium Deposition Rate

In traditional manufacturing, it is said that when choosing a process, it’s best to opt for the one that removes the largest amount... read more »

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Creality CR-Laser Falcon Offers Laser Engraving (and cutting) For All

Creality has recently released their new CR-Laser Falcon laser engraver system, which looks like a great budget solution for makers wishing to get... read more »

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Dutch Firm Printing Wind Tunnels and Training Trains

A Dutch company by the name of 3D-Robotprinting has been manufacturing some pretty big and interesting things with their roboprinters, including a wind... read more »

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Load-bearing Metal Parts Certified by EASA

It is always exciting to see a new first in certified aerospace metal components, and this one is particularly significant as it is... read more »

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3D Printed Rocket Launcher Revealed

It’s been a good few weeks for 3D printed rocket stories. But those have been designed for space launches. This time, we will... read more »

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3D Printed Lung Demos Gas Exchange in Animals

3D Systems and their collaborators at United Therapeutics have released an update on their 3D printed lungs at the LIFE ITSELF Conference in... read more »

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Anycubic to Launch Kobra Plus

Shenzhen-based printer manufacturer Anycubic has just announced the launch of the latest in the lineup of its Kobra series, the bigger and meatier... read more »

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AM Lattice Software Company Gen3D Acquired by Altair

UK-based lattice design software Gen3D has been acquired by simulation giant Altair. This is interesting to fans of topology optimization and other geometric... read more »

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Researchers Shape Matter with Sound

Researchers have figured out a way of fusing polymers using "sonochemical reactions". Unless you're a researcher in that field, or adjacent fields, it's... read more »

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New 3D Printed Rocket Engine (Available for Order)

Colorado-based rocket engine company Ursa Major has used 3D printing to build a reusable, liquid oxygen/methane rocket engine capable of delivering 200,000 lbs... read more »

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3D Printed Living Ear Successfully Implanted on Patient

New York-based company 3DBio Therapeutics has announced the successful implant of a 3D printed ear onto a patient suffering from microtia, a condition... read more »

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A Look at the Halot One’s Integral Light Source

The Halot-One series of resin printers from Creality offers high quality resin printing at a price friendly to most makers and 3D printing... read more »

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Elegoo Centauri 2 Combo

~$329
  • A CoreXY open-frame printer with Elegoo's CANVAS four-spool system included, offering 4…
Elegoo Centauri 2 Combo
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Creality Hi

~$369
  • CoreXY motion with 500 mm/s speeds and a 300°C all-metal hotend in an open-frame desig…
Creality Hi
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Elegoo Centauri Carbon

~$315
  • A fully enclosed CoreXY machine at a budget price, featuring carbon fiber-reinforced ax…
Elegoo Centauri Carbon
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Creality HALOT-X1

$469
  • This page keeps the HALOT-ONE address and now covers the HALOT-X1, the current Creality…
Creality HALOT-X1
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Prusa XL (5-toolhead)

~$3,899
  • The only desktop printer with up to five fully independent toolheads each with its own…
Prusa XL (5-toolhead)
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Anycubic Kobra 3 Max V2 Combo

~$899
  • Features a massive 420 × 420 × 500 mm build volume—the largest consumer build volum…
Anycubic Kobra 3 Max V2 Combo
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Anycubic Photon P1

~$699
  • A mid-range 14K MSLA resin printer with a ball-screw Z axis, heated vat, Wave Release f…
Anycubic Photon P1
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Bambu Lab H2D

~$1,549
  • The most ambitious desktop 3D printer of 2025-2026, featuring a dual-nozzle system for…
Bambu Lab H2D
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