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Seeing Double
Best Multi/Dual Extruder & Multicolor 3D Printers of 2026

From budget-friendly single-nozzle systems to high-end toolchangers, here are the best multi-extrusion 3D printers for 2026 across five distinct categories.

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Go Big or Go Home
Best Large 3D Printers 2026: Our Top Picks in 3 Categories

A large 3D printer can be your best friend for outsized and ambitious 3D printing projects. Here’s our take on the best you can buy today.

by Matthew Mensley
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Simply the Best
Best 3D Printers 2026: Our Top Picks in 25 Categories

Stop looking and start printing: we’ve reviewed and picked the best 3D printers across many categories to help you find the best tech for your needs.

by Matthew Mensley
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Box it In
Bambu Lab A-Series Enclosure: 7 Simple Solutions

Having your Bambu Lab A1 with an enclosure will help you print engineering-grade materials, but comes with extra risk.

Aug 22, 2026
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Four Colors, Fun Size
Creality’s New SparkX i7 Nano Packs Four-Color Printing Into a $299 Package

Creality’s new Nano shrinks its multicolor setup by 37%, but sacrifices enclosed filament storage and support for flexible materials like TPU.

by Carolyn Schwaar Aug 18, 2026
Good Vibrations
Tiny 3D printed robots take flight on sound alone.

Forget batteries and motors: researchers at the MicroBioRobotic Systems lab at France's EPFL 3D printed tiny robots that fly on sound. Each microflier contains tiny air-filled cavities that work a bit like a bottle when you blow across its opening: hit it with the right frequency the trapped air starts vibrating strongly enough to thrust the robots airborne and enable researchers to steer them remotely. The robots were resin 3D printed using two-photon polymerization tech on a Nanoscribe Photonic Professional GT+.

by  Carolyn Schwaar Aug 17, 2026
Source: ScienceAdvances
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Triple Plus Threat
Prusa Upgrades Three of Its Most Popular Printers: the XL+, Core One+, and Core One L+

The Prusa XL+, Core One L+, and second-generation Core One+ bring nozzle wiping, revised belts, and other quality-of-life upgrades while existing owners are promised upgrade paths.

by Carolyn Schwaar Aug 13, 2026
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Una Casa Grande
Kentstrapper’s New Mille FDM Prints a Cubic Meter in One Piece, Without the Six-Figure Price Tag

Priced from ~$46,000, this Florence-based manufacturer's new machine packs a full cubic meter of actively heated build space

by David Henning Aug 10, 2026
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One Beam, Two Metals
This 2.5-Meter Metal 3D Printer Switches Between Wire & Powder

iAM3D’s enormous LPW Z2500 combines powder- and wire-fed laser DED in one machine, with a 2.5-meter-tall build envelope, 6-kW laser, and controlled argon atmosphere.

by Carolyn Schwaar Aug 10, 2026
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Bigger Plus
Qidi’s New Plus5 Brings an 18% Bigger Bed for $749, Handles Up to 16 Spools

The enclosed CoreXY printer boasts a more powerful chamber heater, nozzle-contact leveling, an X-axis linear rail, new AI camera detection, and three-stage filtration, compared to the Plus4.

by Carolyn Schwaar Aug 6, 2026
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Recap
Prusa INDX Upgrade Kits Slip to Mid-August Amid Ongoing Bondtech ‘Nozzlegate’ Issue

The issue with Bondtech’s hard-but-not-hard-enough nozzles for its INDX system issue has officially impacted the shipping of regular Prusa INDX conversion kits for the Core One+, with Prusa committing to as-yet unspecified material freebies for affected purchases.

by Matthew Mensley Aug 4, 2026
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Combo Breaker
Anycubic Kobra X Review: Purge-Saving Multicolor Printing on a Budget

Anycubic’s play for a super-duper cheap multicolor printer with less of the purge-related guilt is competent printer. The savings aren't as pronounced as Anycubic claims though, and long-term parts support is unclear in the company’s fast-changing line-up of machines.

by Matthew Mensley Jul 31, 2026
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No Tumble Drying
No More Wet Filament! Top Filament Dryers from Sunlu, Creality, Bambu Lab & More

We break down the best active drying systemsfrom budget-friendly units to automatic materials stations—to keep your filament in perfect printing shape.

Jul 31, 2026
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Metal, But Mini
Kings 3D’s New 140-Kg DiMetal-100 Proves ‘Desktop-Sized’ Isn’t Always ‘Desktop-Friendly’

The 140-kg laser metal printer still needs 6 kW of three-phase power, reactive-metal-powder handling, inert-gas purging, and dedicated post-processing to run.

by Carolyn Schwaar Jul 31, 2026
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Big Arc Energy
Gefertec Launches ArcTitan, a Sealed-Chamber WAAM Printer for Large Titanium Parts

A sealed inert-gas chamber and plasma-based deposition promise more controlled titanium WAAM, although Gefertec has yet to publish material-property data, pricing, or delivery details.

by Carolyn Schwaar Jul 30, 2026
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Stand and Deliver
From Steel Benches to Rolling Carts: 13 3D Printer Stands/Tables Built for Stability & Storage

Need a production space for your Bambu Lab H2D or better organization for your Prusa MK4? Check out these heavy-duty steel benches, mobile tool carts, and workspace options.

by Nutan Jaeger Jul 29, 2026
That's a Lot of Cheese
Sovol's IDEX-toolchanger M1D 3D printer hit a milestone fairly quickly yesterday.

In an update on its campaign page, the company celebrated netting $2-million in pledges over the 130-minute window immediately following its launch. Things have slowed since then – 24 hours later and the total currently sits just north of $2.8-million. Putting things into perspective, the Snapmaker U1 netted $7-million in the same timeframe.

by  Matthew Mensley Jul 29, 2026
Source: Sovol, via Kickstarter
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IQEX? IDIDEX? What Is This Thing?
Coming Soon, a Double-IDEX 3D Printer That’s Not a Toolchanger

Launching soon on Kickstarter, the LightMake L4 is a large, quad-printhead 3D printer packing linear motors, print farm-friendly features and, exotically, OpenClaw integration.

by Matthew Mensley Jul 29, 2026
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SLS is More
Is It Finally Time to Upgrade to an SLS 3D Printer? Here’s What You Need to Know

The complete updated buyer's guide to desktop and industrial SLS 3D printers. Plus, learn about SLS technology, SLS 3D printing services, applications, and materials.

Jul 28, 2026
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Moisture Mitigator
Elegoo Launches its First Filament Dryer, a Single-Spool Box that Heats to 85°C

Priced at $70 and capable of drying the vast majority of filaments for desktop printing, the H1 HT is a standalone complement to Elegoo (and other) 3D printers.

by Matthew Mensley Jul 27, 2026
Hard Luck
Big trouble in Bondtech town this last week.

INDX Founders Edition units shipped with "hardened" steel nozzles that turned out to be... well, only kinda hardened – approx. 30 HRC on the Rockwell hardness scale compared to the 60 that's typical for heavy-duty abrasives-resistant printing. Basically, not up to the task of "zero fear of wear" as initially advertised.

After a wave of quiet product page edits and Bondtech and Prusa community discontent, Bondtech fessed up, admitting to bungling the messaging. It has promised to do better on that front, and is currently putting together a plan for redress for affected early adopters.

by  Matthew Mensley Jul 24, 2026
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Upgrade, Downsize
A Maker Spent Nine Months Building the Core One Mini Prusa Won’t Make

Normally an upgrade in the universe of Prusa means upcycling parts from your printer into a newer, more capable (or bigger) printer. An industrious maker has flipped this concept on its head and repurposed a Core One kit into an on-brand-looking Core One Mini. Why? To prove they could.

by Matthew Mensley Jul 22, 2026
Fortunate 500
RatRig is discontinuing the 300 and 400 size versions of the V-Core 3D printer.

The company tells us the 500 (500 mm³ build volume) version of its open source, configurable 3D printer has long been the most popular size, and that production costs and keeping full inventory for the less popular 300 and 400 versions no longer made sense.

Right now, those models are up to 10% off on the RatRig webstore. Owners of 300 and 400 will continue to benefit from all warranties, support, and software compatibility, the company tells us, with spare parts remaining available for the foreseeable future.

by  Matthew Mensley Jul 22, 2026
Source: RatRig (remixed)
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