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Best 3D Printers 2026: Buyer’s Guide

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Best Filament Dryers (2026 Guide)

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Navy Engineers Design 3D Printable Safety Clip for Bomb Disposal Teams

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Navy Engineers Design 3D Printable Safety Clip for Bomb Disposal Teams

Engineers at NSWC Corona Division designed a 3D printable clip that locks submunition arming parts so disposal teams…

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  • Best 3D printers
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  • For kids and schools
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  • 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

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  • Small objects
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  • Professional scanners
  • Scan with your phone
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  • Scanning service vs buying

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  • Revopoint MetroY Pro
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  • Revopoint Trackit
All scanner reviews

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Print prep and control

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

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Start here

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  • How much does it cost?
  • FDM vs resin
  • Best printers for beginners

How it works

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  • 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

  • Navy Engineers Design 3D Printable Safety Clip for Bomb Disposal Teams
  • GKN Aerospace Earns First Nadcap Accreditation for Laser Wire DED
  • Stratasys to Unveil Serial Production 3D Printer at Formnext 2026
  • HP and Hyperion Partner to Scale Tungsten Carbide Binder Jet Printing
  • Old Dominion University Wins NSF Award to Make 3D Printed Composites Stronger
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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3D Printed Antennas to Bring 5G & 6G to Remote Areas

Engineers at the University of Sheffield (UK) have developed 3D printed mmWave radio aerials (antennas) that could bring stronger mobile phone signals and... read more »

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Comparison of radiation patterns

Researchers Use 3D Printing for Titanium Electrodes in Battery

Engineers from Belgium and Germany have successfully demonstrated the production and testing of a titanium slurry electrode, and have proven that it is... read more »

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Titanium static mixers

UAE to get World’s First 3D Printed Mosque

The world's first 3D printed mosque is set to be constructed in the United Arab Emirates, as part of Dubai's ongoing long term... read more »

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rendering

Johns Hopkins Prints Worm-like Gel Robots

Engineers at Johns Hopkins university have demonstrated the printing of worm-like gel bots, and have published their findings in a paper. The robotic... read more »

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gel

Realtime AI-based Keyhole Pore Detection

Researchers at University of Virginia have published a paper highlighting their work in the use of machine learning (ML) for the real-time detection... read more »

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keyhole-free metal printing

Robot Gets Printed Self-Healing Mycelium Skin

Researchers at ETH Zurich, Switzerland, have developed a means of 3D printing a self repairing skin using hydrogels loaded with fungal mycelia. The... read more »

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Mycelial skin

Neutrogena Reveals AI-Powered 3D Printed Custom Vitamin App

Normally we do not cover topics related to cosmetics, being a website focused on the more industrial, loud, and explosive applications of additive... read more »

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Printed vitamins

DOE Exascale Computing Project to Advance Metal AM

A team of researchers from ORNL, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, NIST and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville have been... read more »

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process

3D Printed Cellos Are Here

We have seen a few examples of printed violins on these pages, and many of you are probably aware of the additively manufactured... read more »

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MyCello

AM Vocal Cord Research Leads to Development of Novel Functional Silicone

Researchers at Brigham Young University have published a paper detailing the development of an ultrasoft silicone with a functional stiffness gradient, and they... read more »

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vocal folds

3D Printed Wireless Sensor Devices Overview

Do you fancy printing yourself some wireless sensor devices for use in your IoT or robotics applications? If the answer is “yes”, or... read more »

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Printed multi-sensor

John Deere Tractors Get AM Engine Parts

Tractor manufacturer John Deere has been using additive manufacturing in their prototyping for years, but have recently announced that they will be using... read more »

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3D Printing

OpenAI Releases Text-to-3D Generator

Since the latest version of ChatGPT was released a few weeks ago, there has been some level of concern among writers that we... read more »

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ORNL Testing Robotic AM System with Neutron Source

Oak Ridge National Laboratory seems to have all the best toys where it comes to testing 3D printing processes for metals, and the... read more »

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VULCAN

Concentrated Solar Power Plants to Use Printed Parts

Concentrated solar power plants work by reflecting sunlight from a mirror or lens into a receiver. Depending on the type of solar plant,... read more »

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Cooling Efficiency

Bentley Mulliner Batur Gets AM Gold Trim

Automaker Bentley Motors Ltd. has revealed that they will be using additive manufacturing for the trim of their limited edition luxury Mulliner Batur.... read more »

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Hybrid LPBF Used to Make Smooth Quarter Wave Resonators

Printing metals with LPBF methods leaves a rough finish, which requires costly post processing. Sure, you can throw the part onto a CNC... read more »

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Comparison

Engineers Print Strain Sensing Structures with Plastic

Researchers at Purdue University have created a patent-pending method of producing filaments that can be used to manufacture sensing plastic structures. The technology... read more »

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process

Engineers Develop Means of Printing Hybrid Metal Plastic Composites

Engineers from institutes in Singapore and Japan have developed a new means of 3D fabricating hybrid metal-plastic systems in complex shapes, using multi-material... read more »

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Infographic

3D Printed Electroactive Plastics Give Life to Haptic VR Glove

A team of researchers from Switzerland have come up with a design for a haptic feedback glove for use in VR, and it... read more »

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vr glove

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Bambu Lab PETG HF

  • Developed specifically for Bambu machines' high-speed profiles, running at twice the de…
Bambu Lab PETG HF
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Creality K3

~$849 (pre-order)
  • Creality's first toolchanger using the KliTek system to dock and swap complete nozzle a…
Creality K3
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3DMakerpro Moose Lite

~$399
  • Entry-level NIR medium crossover scanner with AI visual tracking at 0.05mm accuracy and…
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3DMakerpro Seal

~$699
  • First sub-$1,000 consumer scanner to hit 0.01mm point accuracy, with blue structured li…
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eSUN ABS+

~$20 to 24/kg
  • Toughened ABS formulation with additives that reduce warping and improve surface finish…
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eSUN ePETG-CF

~$25 to 35/kg
  • Brings genuine carbon fibre reinforcement to an accessible price point, delivering real…
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Creality Ender-3 V3 Mega

$569
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Creality SparkX i7

~$239-$299
  • A CES 2026 award-winning beginner multicolor bedslinger with CFS Lite 4-color printing,…
Creality SparkX i7
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