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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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  • Aurora Labs Raises A$6 Million to Scale Up 3D Printed Turbojet Production
  • Transgulf Readymix Invests in UAE Construction 3D Printing Firm AC3D
  • Navy Engineers Design 3D Printable Safety Clip for Bomb Disposal Teams
  • GKN Aerospace Earns First Nadcap Accreditation for Laser Wire DED
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  • 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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Prague Firefighters 3D Print Their Own Gear on a Prusa CORE One L

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Prague Firefighters 3D Print Their Own Gear on a Prusa CORE One L

Prague's central fire station prints its own mounts, door wedges and spare parts on a Prusa CORE One…

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  • Best 3D printers
  • For beginners
  • Multicolor
  • Resin printers
  • Budget (under $400)
  • 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
All scanner reviews

Design and AI

  • AI 3D model generators
  • 3D modeling and CAD software

Print prep and control

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

Reviews

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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

  • Prague Firefighters 3D Print Their Own Gear on a Prusa CORE One L
  • Aurora Labs Raises A$6 Million to Scale Up 3D Printed Turbojet Production
  • Transgulf Readymix Invests in UAE Construction 3D Printing Firm AC3D
  • Navy Engineers Design 3D Printable Safety Clip for Bomb Disposal Teams
  • GKN Aerospace Earns First Nadcap Accreditation for Laser Wire DED
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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Bringing you the latest 3D printing news from industry, academia and government projects all around the world. From press releases to research papers – come join us, and learn about the hottest trends in additive manufacturing.

A Closer Look at AI Build

AI Build is a London-based software company with a line of products available to make additive manufacturing more efficient by automation. The company... read more »

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Anycubic Photon Ultra DLP Launches on Kickstarter

Following on the success of their Photon resin printer series, Shenzhen-based printer manufacturer Anycubic has announced that they are launching the next iteration,... read more »

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Clinical Reliability of FFF Printed PEEK Implants Quantified

Machined PEEK plastic has been used in custom cranial implants for some time, as it is strong, light, and biocompatible. Recent efforts have... read more »

Medical

3D Printing a Drill-Powered eScooter

When you need to commute a short distance, there’s hardly a better choice today than an electric scooter; they’re fun, practical, and affordable.... read more »

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Indian Partnership Yields Country’s First AM Aero Engine Part

Indian state-owned aerospace company Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has partnered with Intech Additive Solutions to produce the country’s first metal AM component for... read more »

Aerospace

Baseball Glove Gets the AM Treatment

The Olympics is almost over, having brought many stories of 3D printed sporting goods to the public eye. But the world of sports... read more »

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3D Printed Handlebar Fails During Olympic Race

This years’ Olympics in Tokyo have seen a boom in 3D printed sporting goods employed over a range of competitions. Cyclists in particular... read more »

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ORNL Prints Molybdenum Alloy

Oak Ridge National Laboratory has successfully demonstrated the printing of an alloy consisting of titanium and molybdenum, the unpronounceable 42nd element on the... read more »

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Adidas Unveils 20 gram Lattice Sunglasses

How many new ways are there to mount eyewear to your face? Probably not many more...after several centuries of eyewear manufacturing, it’s definitely... read more »

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Largest Plastic Aircraft Part Printed

Aerospace is gradually looking at new ways to replace metals with plastics, and existing plastics with even better, modern plastics, composites, and manufacturing... read more »

Aerospace

Webinar: Advancing Productivity with Figure 4 High Density Stacking

How do you get the best value from additive manufacturing, while scaling from prototyping up to larger production runs? One way to do... read more »

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Printed Titanium Bike Handlebars Debut at Olympics

It’s Olympics time in Japan, and that means it’s time for sports equipment manufacturers to show off their wares to the sports-spectating public... read more »

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Thermally Conductive Plastic Molds Reduce Mold Cycle Times

Molding composites in autoclaves can be very time consuming. Finding the right balance of heat and temperature to apply while maintaining a reasonable... read more »

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Polish Race Team Gets Lightweight AM Upgrades

A kart racing team in Poland has made use of additive manufacturing to further reduce the weight of their already lean PMT-03 racing... read more »

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Rotterdam Port Installs 3D Printed Bollards

Bollard is a strange word and is not widely used outside of the UK and America. So just to clarify, a bollard is... read more »

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Webinar: How to Reduce Metal 3D Printing Costs with a Reduced Support Strategy

Post-processing of metal AM parts can account for a significant portion of the total cost of making the part, with figures ranging from... read more »

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Two New 3D Printed Bridges Unveiled to the Public

3D printed bridges are apparently like buses in the sense that you wait a lifetime for one to materialize, and then two show... read more »

Construction

Super Quiet Drone Propeller Design Wins Contest

Canada-based aerospace company Delson Aeronautics has won engineering support to assist with the development of their new super quiet drone propellers, which are... read more »

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3D Printed Brace Helps Dutch Hockey Team Win European Championship

The Dutch national hockey team very nearly found themselves without a captain recently, when triple Olympic medallist Eva de Goede fractured her wrist... read more »

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3D Printed Magnetic Microfilter Can Be Controlled Remotely

Microfluidic devices are already small, which is why they’re so often 3D printed, but the particles suspended in the fluids that go in... read more »

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Fiberlogy PCTG

  • Most widely cited PCTG brand in European communities using Eastman Tritan copolyester,…
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Creality HALOT-MAGE S 14K

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Bambu Lab P2S

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eSUN ePA12

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Spectrum PCTG

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Bambu Lab PC

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Prusa XL (5-toolhead)

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Prusament PC Blend

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