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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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  • Tough and ABS-like
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Best Filament Dryers (2026 Guide)

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Best Filament Dryers (2026 Guide)

Wet filament causes most failed prints; the fix costs less than a spool.

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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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  • Dyndrite and Xact Metal Let XM200G Metal 3D Printers Trace Curves as Arcs, Not Straight Lines
  • MIT and Northeastern Researchers 3D Print Nature-Inspired Metamaterials That Hold Up Better Against Impacts
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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
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Snapmaker Launches Free Online Tool That Turns Photos Into Color Lithophanes for 3D Printers

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Snapmaker Launches Free Online Tool That Turns Photos Into Color Lithophanes for 3D Printers

Snapmaker's Color Lithophane Generator turns a photo into a 3D printable color lithophane with a frame or light…

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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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  • 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

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  • Wash and cure stations

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  • Small objects
  • Medium objects
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  • Professional scanners
  • Scan with your phone
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  • Revopoint MetroY Pro
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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?
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  • Metal 3D printing

How-tos and glossary

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Latest

  • Snapmaker Launches Free Online Tool That Turns Photos Into Color Lithophanes for 3D Printers
  • Brazil’s State University of Londrina Installs Two Large 3D Printers for Construction
  • EINSTAR EZ GO Launches as a Wireless Laser and Infrared 3D Scanner for Phone, Tablet and PC
  • Dyndrite and Xact Metal Let XM200G Metal 3D Printers Trace Curves as Arcs, Not Straight Lines
  • MIT and Northeastern Researchers 3D Print Nature-Inspired Metamaterials That Hold Up Better Against Impacts
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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Researcher Honored for Work in Composite Printing

Colorado State University (CSU) mechanical engineering professor Mostafa Yourdkhani has been honored with the National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development Award... read more »

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Researcher Honored for Work in Composite Printing

Liqcreate Releases Cost Effective ESD Resin

It wasn’t so long ago that if you wanted to 3D print ESD-safe components, your options would have been limited to using SLS... read more »

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Liqcreate Releases Cost Effective ESD Resin

Nike Reveals 3D Printed Shoes Designed with AI

Nike has unveiled its latest footwear innovation, the ISPA Universal, which combines 3D printing, artificial intelligence (AI) design, and eco-friendly materials. The shoe... read more »

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Nike Reveals 3D Printed Shoes Designed with AI

Researchers Print Ceramics in Mid-air

Researchers from Jiangnan University, China, have developed a groundbreaking technique for 3D printing ceramics in mid-air without the need for support structures. Ceramics,... read more »

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Researchers Print Ceramics in Mid-air

Researchers Use 3D Printing Defects to Steer Fluids

Researchers in Hong Kong have discovered a novel approach to regulating liquid spreading dynamics on surfaces. Traditionally, it was believed that the spreading... read more »

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Researchers Use 3D Printing Defects to Steer Fluids

Researchers 3D Print Petal-like Water Purification Structures

Researchers from the Institute of Oceanology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences have made significant progress in water purification with the development of... read more »

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Researchers 3D Print Petal-like Water Purification Structures

3D Printed Walls Transform Traditional Wooden House into a Modern Haven

In a groundbreaking initiative, professors John Lin and Lidia Ratoi from the University of Hong Kong have merged an old dilapidated wooden house... read more »

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Old becomes new

ALIVEFORM Launches ARMIS 3D Printed Shoe Collection

ALIVEFORM, an emerging footwear brand established in 2022, is revolutionizing the future of shoes with its groundbreaking 3D printed designs. In a world... read more »

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ALIVEFORM Launches ARMIS 3D Printed Shoe Collection

Students Print Low-cost Robotic Prosthetic Arm

The ARM2u biomedical engineering team from the Barcelona School of Industrial Engineering (ETSEIB) has developed a groundbreaking low-cost 3D printed transradial prosthesis, providing... read more »

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Low-cost robotic appendage

NatureWorks Releases Bio-based Alternative to SLS Nylon

NatureWorks, a leading manufacturer of polylactic acid (PLA) biopolymers, has partnered with Jabil Inc., a global manufacturing solutions provider, to introduce a new... read more »

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Protect Your Loved Ones with a 3D Printed Bunker

Utah-based company 3DBunkers.com has announced the full-scale production of the world's first 3D printed underground bunkers. These innovative shelters utilize 3D concrete printing... read more »

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Render of secret construction tent

Duke Engineers 3D Print Environmentally Friendly Transistors with Water

Researchers from Duke University have created fully recyclable, environmentally friendly printed electronic components that use water instead of industrial chemicals in the manufacturing... read more »

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Siemens and Meltio Team Up to Accelerate US Additive Manufacturing

Multinational giant Siemens is teaming up with laser-based metal printing company Meltio to help accelerate the transformation of the US AM industry through... read more »

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Siemens and Meltio Team Up to Accelerate US Additive Manufacturing

Creality Launches Ground-breaking HALOT-MAGE Series 8K Resin 3D Printers

Creality unveiled their new HALOT-MAGE series 8k resin 3D printers at their “Reflect and Renew” event on April 9th this year

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Creality Launches Ground-breaking HALOT-MAGE Series 8K Resin 3D Printers

nano3Dprint Launches Highest Resolution Printer EVER

California-based nano3Dprint has launched their groundbreaking D4200S printer, capable of printing with a 20-nanometer resolution, making it the highest resolution of any additive... read more »

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Researchers Print 4D-sensing Thermocouples

Researchers from the University of Hong Kong have developed a 3D printed micro-thermoelectric device that allows for four-dimensional (3D Space + Time) thermometry... read more »

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Researchers Print 4D-sensing Thermocouples

Coffee Pods Recycled into 3D Printed Sensors

Researchers in Brazil and the UK have successfully recycled the plastic in used coffee pods into filaments for 3D printers. The filament was... read more »

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Coffee pods, and their recycled, 3D printed derivatives.

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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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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Flashforge CJ270

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Creality HALOT-MAGE PRO 8K

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Raise3D Pro3 Plus HS

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