A temperature tower is quick, cheap, and useful. With one small print, you can learn a lot about how your filament behaves and dial in cleaner, stronger, more reliable 3D prints.
With marketing material that looks suspiciously like a baby announcement, Bambu Lab is stoking expectations for its next addition. Congratulations, it’s a printer. The new machine appears to be called the A2L, with the “L” presumably standing for “large,” “larger,” or “look, we needed more build volume.” Details are under wraps until June 1, but clues suggest it's a bigger sibling to the popular A1. The ad also shows multi-color print, hinting that the A2L supports multi-filament printing like the A1 and A1 Mini. In other words: same family, bigger crib.
Fillamentum’s circular NonOilen filament expands with new colors that Fillamentum says keep the material’s reusability intact.
Stratasys has entered a definitive agreement to acquire Markforged from Nano Dimension in an all-cash deal valued at $42.5 million, subject to customary adjustments. The acquisition is expected to close in the second half of 2026 and would add Markforged’s line of continuous carbon fiber FDMs, software, and materials capabilities to Stratasys’ portfolio, strengthening its position in aerospace, defense, automotive, and other industrial applications.
By switching to a 30-W CO2 laser source, Sinterit’s latest compact system enables high-speed printing of white, natural, and colorable powders.
Prusa Research has dropped a beta of PrusaSlicer 2.9.6 alongside an EasyPrint update, both shipping Prusa ColorMix – the company's take on the FullSpectrum filament mixing technique that’s spread across desktop slicers in the past three months.
We've gathered the best TPU and other flexible filaments on the market so you can find the best flexible filament for your needs!
OrcaSlicer hit version 2.4.0 alpha on May 25, with a release that bundles a handful of welcome new features alongside something more strategically significant: Orca Cloud, the project's own centralized profile and synchronization platform.
the arrival of Creality's anniversary means a new hardware drop. As the company gears up to celebrate, some teasers are starting to work their way out, and it sure looks like we'll be getting a toolchanger.
This banner from the Creality website talks about something called KliTek and "next-gen nozzle changing." As for questions like "what kind of toolchanger" and "how many toolheads," we'll have to wait and see.
ErectorBot, a seasoned pioneer in large-format additive manufacturing (LFAM), has spent the past 12 years advancing deliberately and patiently – both in and out of the spotlight.
This hybrid solid-state manufacturing method bypasses laser-melting limitations to slash production lead times for complex aerospace components.
A consulting engineer and developer of the X1Plus custom firmware and X1Plus Expander board for the Bambu Lab X1 Carbon, Joshua Wise shares his thoughts on Bambu Lab's current path, and suggests an alternative.
How about Kapton tape, painters tape, Ultrabase... IKEA mirrors? Over the years, the advice has changed. We just updated our guide to help you find a suitable build plate.
For most new printer users, I'd wager it's the print bed that came with the printer and nothing else. Print beds today are pretty well tuned to the majority of materials, but are still consumable. You'll need to replace it at some point in its life, but have the manufacturer defaults gotten so good there's no room to experiment with others? Are you still using the bed that came with your printer, or have you replaced it?
The company announced this week that it has taken on developer Radu "Ratdoux", who popularized the new color mixing technique that manufacturers are scrambling to introduce to their slicers.
What does this mean? Well, it's all open source, so whatever Snapmaker puts out will be a part of its open Snapmaker Orca slicer. The company is banking on this being a significant feature, potentially even influencing the make up of the next generation of hardware, we reckon.
Explore our guide to the best PETG filament on the market, and find the right brand for your needs and budget.
New unofficial Prusa MacOS desktop app brings your locally connected 3D printer directly to your Mac’s status bar, giving you at-a-glance updates, webcam feed, and even one-click Home Assistant triggers right from your desktop.
Looking to get a new build plate but can't decide what kind to buy? Let us help you to make the best decision for your 3D printer bed!
We’re putting Protopasta’s new High Impact Carbon Fiber PCTG to the test, and honestly? It’s just flexing at this point. We’re printing a heavy-duty, snap-close broom holder (a remix by Simple£D on MakerWorld), and the print process has been pretty flawless and effortless on our lab's Prusa CoreOne L. Carbon fiber strength with zero drama? So far, we’re impressed. More on PCTG coming this week.
Discover five essential practices that will help you achieve "first-pass-right" sheet metal designs, avoid costly rework, and streamline your fabrication process.
Bambu Lab’s critics continue to line up to take shots at the company. Following the company's pressure to take an OrcaSlicer fork that restores the connection to its cloud service offline, attention has sharpened onto an alleged AGPL license violation that may have lived within Bambu Studio since its launch in 2022. Bambu Lab contests this.