If you are looking to purchase your very first 3D printer or upgrade your existing machine, the open source Longer FDM LK5 PRO is definitely worth researching further and is priced at just $329.

Three-axis 3D printing has been with us long enough that everybody knows the limitations, but so far, adding extra axes has been very much a niche endeavor. [Daniel] at Fractal Robotics wants to ...

Josef Prusa, Founder and CEO of Prusa Research, declared “open hardware desktop 3D printing” is dead. It’s a shocking statement coming from a man with the Open Source logo tattooed on his forearm. But ...

A team of engineers at Michigan Technological University (MTU) has released free, open-source, web-based software and firmware that can remotely control your 3D printer. It’s also capable of ...

One feature that really sets the MM1 apart from competitors is its paste extrusion system. This add-on extrusion system costs $299 and consists of six different plastic nozzle diameters and 10 metal ...

State-backed rivals have made open source 3D printing nearly impossible Chinese subsidies shift global competition in desktop 3D printer production Cheap Chinese patents create obstacles far beyond ...

Anyone with access to a welder and the Internet soon could make his or her own replacement parts or tools with a new 3D metal printer that can be built in any garage. Until recently, most of the 3D ...

What are the biggest trends affecting the additive manufacturing materials market? There are numerous influential factors changing the 3D printing materials industry, which IDTechEx forecasts to ...

Over the past five or six years I have been lucky to be able to experience a wide variety of different 3D printers, offering a wide variety of results, speeds and features with prices varying from ...