and traditional paper printers Credentials 6 years working professionally in the 3D printing space / 4 years testing consumer electronics for large websites.

Not surprisingly, this includes the thermoplastic polymers which are commonly used with FDM 3D printing, such as polylactic acid (PLA) and polyamide (PA, also known as nylon). Although the most ...

Find out how we test here. If you’re rocking an FDM 3D printer, you know that filament is the key to keep printing. And with so many options out there—from versatile PLA to durable ABS—the right ...

Color gradient filament is fun stuff to play with. It lets you make 3D prints that slowly fade from one color to another along the Z-axis. [David Gozzard] wanted to do some printing with this ...

This lightweight 3D printer is perfect for beginners, and comes with a sample PLA filament roll so you can get started right away. The Dual Z and Y axis design and auto-levelling helps deliver ...

Printing proved smooth, with no misprints. Filament-wise, it’s PLA only, which is the best choice for beginners. The Toybox 3D Printer is designed for use by children and young people—Toybox ...

Bambu Labs has introduced PPA-CF, a new 3D printing filament that offers significant improvements in strength and durability for engineering applications. This innovative material provides a ...

Omani design collective Nawa has created a plastic-free filament for 3D printing using waste date seeds, which is on display at Dutch Design Week. Called RePit as a play on the word "repeat", the ...

NASA has been exploring the power of additive manufacturing since the late 1990s. Initially, they were 3D printing with plastics, and in the early 2000s, they began using metal for prototypes. By the ...