Metal 3D printers are, by and large, many times more expensive than their FDM and resin-based brethren. It’s a shame, because there’s plenty of projects that would benefit from being able to produce ...

Metal additive manufacturing (AM) often draws natural comparisons to more widespread manufacturing methods like injection molding or CNC machining. It’s easy to see why the discussion is often framed ...

[Hyna] has spent seven years working with electron microscopes and five years with 3D printers. Now the goal is to combine expertise from both realms into a metal 3D printer based on electron-beam ...

What do you get when you combine additive and subtractive manufacturing? No, it’s not a math problem that adds up to zero, but rather an impressive-looking hybrid computer-controlled milling machine ...

Printability generally improved in 2025, with support for new squishier alternatives to TPU making 3D-printed bouncy balls a ...

An important shift is occurring in the 3D printing world: patents are expiring. Patents filed on pre-existing industrial printing processes, especially those filed at the turn of the century, have ...

Creality prides itself as a 3D printing industry trailblazer. Devoted to the production of 3D printers, the company sets the pace for the industry with the launch of its K1 series, K1 Max, and K1, ...

James has been writing about technology for years but has loved it since the early 90s. While his main areas of expertise are maker tools -- 3D printers, vinyl cutters, paper printers, and laser ...