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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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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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  • Michigan State Engineers 3D Printed Helmet Inserts to Help Quarterbacks Tackle Crowd Noise
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UNIST Uses Ultrasound to Tell When 3D Printed Concrete Can Take the Next Layer

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UNIST Uses Ultrasound to Tell When 3D Printed Concrete Can Take the Next Layer

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  • For kids and schools
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All printer guides

Brands and compare

  • Bambu Lab lineup compared
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  • Full color 3D printers
  • 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
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  • Flexible resin
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  • Metal 3D printing

How-tos and glossary

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  • Food-safe 3D printing
  • Setting up a school program
  • Free 3D printable models
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Latest

  • UNIST Uses Ultrasound to Tell When 3D Printed Concrete Can Take the Next Layer
  • Polymaker Announces CymphoniK, a Six-Pellet Color Mixing System for Large-Format 3D Printing
  • The New Raw 3D Prints Swinging Public Seats From Rotterdam Harbour Rope
  • 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
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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Reconditioning e-Bike Motors with 3D Printed Parts Can Reduce Cost and Waste

A German research team from the Fraunhofer IPA, together with other companies and institutions, has found that e-bike motors can be remanufactured in... read more »

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3D Printed gears

Mechnano Trademarks Carbon Nanotubes Dispersion Process for AM

Mechnano, a 3D printing startup based in Mesa, Arizona, has trademarked its proprietary CNT dispersion process called D’Func. The process solves the problem... read more »

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CNT

Japanese Architects Fuse Traditional and Modern Methods in 3D Printed Pavilion Design

A pair of architects in Japan have been working on combining traditional Japanese joinery methods with modern manufacturing and materials, to create a... read more »

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Assembling the pavilion

Researchers Print Wearable Sweat Analysis Sensor

Sweat contains important information about our health, and researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa College of Engineering have made a significant... read more »

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sweatainer

3D Printed Cat Toys Emulate Everyday Objects

Have you ever spent a whole lot of cash on a toy for your cat, only to have the cat ignore it and... read more »

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Milk-ring replicas

3D Printed Object Database Enhances Learning for Visually Impaired

The Royal Blind School in Edinburgh is leading a 3D printing project called 3D4VIP (3D printing for visually impaired), which aims to create... read more »

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3D Printed Toothbrush Mods to Ease Dexterity Issues

Landor & Fitch, a San Francisco-based brand consulting firm, has developed a solution to make oral care accessible to people with dexterity challenges.... read more »

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Enhancing dexterity

Multi Material Sunglasses Concepts Inspired by the Elements

Designer and educator John Mauriello (from awesome YouTube channel “Design Theory”) has created an outlandish set of 3D printed sunglasses, exploring a rare... read more »

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Fire glasses

Huge XXL3DDruck Machine Can Print 3.2 kg of Steel Per Hour

Scientists from the Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. (LZH) have collaborated with partners to develop a giant 3D printer that can produce steel components... read more »

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Housings for marine gearboxes

3D Printing Helps Shed New Light on Homo Sapiens Migration

A fossil jawbone discovered in Spain may challenge what we know about the migration of Homo sapiens from Africa to Europe. The Banyoles... read more »

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jawbone

Installation Showcases Air Purification at Milan Design Week

Architectural bureau External Reference, in partnership with LAMÁQUINA and Purec Tech, has showcased a stunning installation called "The Garden of Tomorrow" at Milan... read more »

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Plant installation

Puma and Porsche Collab on Printed Sneakers

Puma has collaborated with Porsche Design to create the 3D Mtrx sneaker, which features a 3D printed midsole. The joint release marks the... read more »

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3D printed midsoles

Researchers Use AI and Digital Twins to Curb Overcuring of Resins

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh are using lights of multiple wavelengths and neural networks to improve the finishing process of photopolymer additive... read more »

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Xiayun Zhao

ABS and Mencast Join Forces to Enhance Critical Marine Component Manufacturing with 3D Printing and AI

The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) and Singaporean company Mencast Marine have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on the development of... read more »

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Mencast and ABS, signing the MOU

Impossible Objects Introduces New 3D Printer for Mass Production Printing

Composite printing company Impossible Objects has announced that they will be unveiling their latest innovation, the CBAM 25 machine, at the RAPID +... read more »

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CBAM 25

Valcun’s Minerva: Aluminum 3D Printing with Up to 70-Degree Overhang Without Support

Flemish startup Valcun has launched its 3D metal printer for aluminum, dubbed “Minerva”, and will be starting the pre-sale process at Rapid-TCT in... read more »

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Artificial Limb Startup Bags $200K from Angel Investors

San Diego's recent university angel investment conference has awarded funding to an early-stage startup that is developing 3D printed prosthetics. LIMBER Prosthetics and... read more »

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LIMBER

Researchers Create Ostrich-inspired Robotics with 3D Printed Vertebrae

Engineers at The University of Tokyo have developed a flexible robotic manipulator inspired by the neck of an ostrich, which they call RobOstrich.... read more »

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Ostrich-actuation

Arizona Plant Saves Huge Bucks by Turning to 3D Printed Replacement Parts

Griffith Energy, a gas-fired power plant in Arizona, has turned to additive manufacturing to hugely reduce the cost of maintenance activities. When faced... read more »

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valves

Fabrisonic Launches New Ultrasonic Hybrid Printer for Dissimilar Metals

Fabrisonic LLC, a leading parts and machine manufacturer in Ultrasonic Additive Manufacturing (UAM) 3D printing, has announced the release of the SonicLayer 1600.... read more »

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