When desktop 3D printing emerged a decade ago, the phrase “plug-and-play” was thrown around a lot to describe how user-friendly a given machine was. Nevertheless, none of the original desktop systems ...

2024 is shaping up to be a consequential year for the 3-D printing industry. On the business side, the industry is facing a wave of consolidation as companies jockey to solidify their position, gather ...

A new 3D printer brings the world's first automatic 12-nozzle swapping system to desktop 3D printing — and it's everything ...

Desktop Metal, a billion-dollar start-up, promised to revolutionize manufacturing. It went bankrupt, and now has much humbler ambitions as the 3-D printing industry takes a sober turn. By Farah ...

Affordable high-speed multi-color printing on a budget.

If you've got a 3D printer, then you've got an easy solution at hand to any number of common and seemingly mundane problems around your house.

You might be wondering just how useful a 3D printer actually is if you don't own one yet. You may ask yourself if you'll make enough things with it to make it worthwhile. Coming from a household that ...