In addition, various third-party materials and 3D-printing machine manufacturers offer mixes of some of the above (e.g., ABS/polycarbonate), with blended characteristics that represent tradeoffs ...

The best 3D printers take this basic design and make it bulletproof. They use high-quality parts and make them easy to swap out. The worst put low-quality, proprietary parts in a closed box.

With a 3D printer that costs less than $3,000, you can start your own mini manufacturing operation -- and use open source software to create surprisingly complex designs. Topics ...

3D printing is profoundly changing not just how we make things, but how we design them as well. As well as saving materials, time, water and waste, it is also opening up possibilities for new ...

She is making 3D designs that blow my mind. Everyone I spoke to at 3DPrintopia had the same general answer to the question of where they see 3D printing going in the next five years.

The Dreambox, nicknamed Dolly, is the first fully automated 3D printing vending machine. Customers can select an object or enter their own design, and watch it print before their eyes. (Sean ...