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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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  • 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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Robo Nine Starts Printing First Fifty Robot Leader Arms

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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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All printer guides

Brands and compare

  • Bambu Lab lineup compared
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  • Large scale and industrial

Reviews

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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

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  • Scan with your phone
All scanner guides

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  • Revopoint Trackit
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Print prep and control

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  • STL repair tools
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Reviews

  • Tripo H3.1
  • Meshy 7
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Start here

  • What is 3D printing?
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  • FDM vs resin
  • Best printers for beginners

How it works

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  • 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
Black FridayNEW

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
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German Designer Unveils 3D Printed Furniture Collection

German designer Peter Otto Vosding has designed a 3D printed chair called Loom, which features a single-piece design comprising two oval openings for... read more »

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the second, larger table

MIT Spin-off 3D Prints Tongue Operated Controller

Augmental, a spin-off of the MIT Media Lab, has developed the MouthPad, a Bluetooth-powered mouthpiece that lets anyone control electronic appliances with their... read more »

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trackpad

Sakuu Partnership Yielding Great Results in Lithium Printing

Solid state battery printing company Sakuu Corporation has been testing Livent's LIOVIX printable lithium formulation for use in its 3D printed batteries, with... read more »

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Sakuu

Researchers 4D Print Seed-Bot

Researchers at the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) in Genoa have developed the world's first 3D printed biodegradable seed robot, I-Seed. The robot... read more »

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4D printed seed-bot

Australian Navy Trialling Augmented Reality Trainer with 3D Printed Parts

The Royal Australian Navy has recently tested a new firefighting training system that combines virtual and augmented reality with 3D printed components. The... read more »

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Australian Navy Trialling Augmented Reality Trainer with 3D Printed Parts

Maker Prints Super-tiny Keyboard Replicas

MycroG, a builder based in Buenos Aires, has created a collection of 3D printed miniatures of classic keyboards and organs, which are stunningly... read more »

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Tiny synth.

Ultimate Ears Introduces High-End 3D Printed Custom Earbuds with 21 Drivers

Ultimate Ears has recently launched their UE Premier - high-end, 3D printed custom earbuds with 21 drivers. The five-way crossover and drivers are... read more »

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High-End Custom Earbuds

Researchers 3D Print Implant for Diabetes

Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune disease where the immune system destroys insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas. Researchers have developed an... read more »

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3D Printed Implant

Aussie Company to 3D Print Space Plane

Australian startup Hypersonix Launch Systems, based in Brisbane, has partnered with Rocket Lab USA for the first test launch of its 3D printed... read more »

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Aussie Company to 3D Print Space Plane

Design Firm 3D Prints Color-Shifting Chair

Tokyo-based design house Sekisai is set to exhibit their new collection, "CO-BREATHING OBJECTS", at the upcoming SaloneSatellite furniture trade fair. The collection features... read more »

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Iridescent

Experts from GM, Northrop Grumman, Boeing, Pepsico and Harvard Set to Share Technical Insights at RAPID + TCT 2023

The largest additive manufacturing event in North America, RAPID + TCT 2023, is set to take place at Chicago’s McCormick Place from May... read more »

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RAPID+TCT

Hayabusa Launches Boxing Gloves with Force Dampening Lattices

Hayabusa, a sports equipment manufacturer, has recently launched a new product line of boxing gloves named T3D, which incorporates 3D printed manufacturing processes.... read more »

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3D Printed lattice gloves.

Porous PEEK Implants Now Available in Limited Commercial Release

Curiteva, a technology company based in Huntsville, Alabama, has announced the limited commercial release of its Inspire Porous PEEK HAFUSE Cervical Interbody System.... read more »

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Curiteva

3D Printed Dirt Coffee Cups Coming Soon

San Francisco and Germany-based startup GaeaStar is set to introduce its 3D printed clay cups to coffee shops in the US following a... read more »

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3D Printed Dirt Coffee Cups Coming Soon

3D Printing Makes Hearing Aids into Functional Jewelry

Hungarian design team Dress-coding has launched a new project called hEarrings that combines jewelry with hearing aids to create an innovative solution for... read more »

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hearing aid

3D Printing Used to Give Old Moped New Electric Lease on Life

Washington State company Moto Design Garage has successfully transformed a 1958 Parilla Greyhound 150 moped into an electric marvel, incorporating 3D printing elements... read more »

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resplendent color

Fabric8Labs Secures $50M for Electrochemical AM Technology

Fabric8Labs, a company specializing in electrochemical metal 3D printing, recently closed a $50M Series B investment round led by global venture capital firm... read more »

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High res metal printing

Introducing Chair N°ONE: A Novel 3D Printed Concrete Chair

Chair N°ONE has been designed by Studio Oberhauser as part of a pioneering 3D printed concrete chair series, showcasing a unique and futuristic... read more »

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Comfy

SLM Solutions and DTI Join Forces to Enhance Metal AM Processes

SLM Solutions, a leading provider of metal additive manufacturing systems, has extended its collaboration with the Danish Technological Institute (DTI) to develop new... read more »

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NXG XII 600

Texas to Welcome AM Center for Aerospace Research

GKN Aerospace is set to strengthen its position as an additive manufacturing technology leader by relocating its North America AM Center of Excellence... read more »

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3DMakerpro Seal Lite

~$359
  • Budget precision scanner keeping the Seal's blue-structured-light DNA at half the price…
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Snapmaker U1

~$899
  • A true tool-changer with 4 independent toolheads using SnapSwap kinematic couplings for…
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Qidi Q2C

~$379 to $399 solo, ~$529 with Qidi Box combo
  • Enclosed CoreXY FDM printer with a 370°C nozzle and 120°C bed enabling ABS, ASA, and…
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QIDI Plus4

~$699-$799
  • Built around a 65°C heated chamber with a 370°C nozzle and 305 × 305 × 280 mm build…
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Anycubic Kobra X

~$299
  • A fast bedslinger with the ACE Gen 2 color system built into the toolhead offering 4 co…
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Creality Ender-5 Max

$749
  • Creality describes a rigid all-metal CoreXY frame, 64-point automatic bed leveling, 700…
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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…
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Bambu Lab A2L Combo

~$569
  • A large-bed open-frame multicolor printer with a 330 mm class bed and included AMS Lite…
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