D printers aren't exactly cheap, so if you're going to make that investment, you should start by learning what the best ...

MakerBotUntil now, the realm of 3D printing has been targeted more toward industry and commercial markets. After all, the machines cost thousands of dollars (or more) for large-scale 3D printing ...

With prices falling and desktop machines capable of better and better resolution, the hardware revolution promised by 3D printing may be close at hand.

It's designed to enable standard machine shops to produce quality components for about a tenth of the price of current metal 3D printing systems. Burris knows 3D printers can match traditional ...

It looks to be the most exciting 3D printer to date, but can the 4-head design really hold up in a machine of this size?

For materials, the machine uses a proprietary photopolymer, a liquid in a bottle that costs about $149/liter. “The resin price is about half that of the higher-resolution machines, says Lobovsky.

3D printing was a complicated process that has been simplified into a plug-and-play machine. Now it is maturing from a machine that made knick-knacks to one that can build innovative products.

The more optimistic see 3D printers as an essential item that will eventually be in every house if prices for machines and printing materials continue to trend downwards.