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 ...

The rise of the consumer 3D printer has yielded amazing devices for designers, engineers, hobbyists, tinkerers, and schools alike. I've been reviewing 3D printers for PCMag since the first widely ...

More affordable than ever, 3D printers are booming for personal, professional, and educational use. Here's everything to know before you buy one, along with the top models from our hands-on testing.

Modern multi-material printers certainly have their advantages, but all that purging has a way to add up to oodles of waste. Tool-changing printers offer a way to do multi-material prints without the ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

If you're in the market for a beginner or low-cost 3D printer, there's reason to be happy. Even if robust capabilities are what you're after, you may pay less than you expect, because many ...

Kingroon has formally exited the 3D printer business. Somehow I missed this, but a couple of weeks ago the company formally announced this on their website as part of their ninth anniversary: “When ...

QIDI has launched the QIDI Q2, a compact yet powerful 3D printer designed to bring professional-grade performance to beginners and hobbyists. At just $499, this model stands out as one of the most ...

A new 3D printer has appeared on Kickstarter: the Yumi C series. Who is Yumi, you ask? They seem to have been around for a while, producing a line of 3D printer filament. They don’t seem to have a ...

It’s hard to overstate the impact desktop 3D printing has had on the making and hacking scene. It drastically lowered the barrier for many to create their own projects, and much of the prototyping and ...

A 3D printer at the 1st Cavalry Division Concepts and Capabilities Laboratory prints a small unmanned aircraft system frame at Fort Hood, Texas, July 9, 2025. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Steven Day) ...

Allows you to purge right next to the print area. We don't believe in boring purges, we like to sign our work with purge logos! We also have provisions for more simplistic purges as well. Note: This ...