While multicolor printing eliminates painting steps and produces vibrant objects, there are two significant downsides; filament consumption and print time. A single-nozzle filament printer needs to ...

Ground plastic bits go in one end, finished 3D-prints come out the other. That’s the idea behind [HomoFaciens]’ latest build: a direct-extrusion 3D-printer. And like all of his builds, it’s made from ...

One of the biggest pain points in 3D printing is the lack of multicolor options. Unlike a color laser or inkjet printer, which can mix inks to make an infinite range of shades, even the best 3D ...

Last week, we took a first look at the dual-filament Ultimaker 3 printer. This week, we dive into one of the key features that provides the printer with its power and flexibility: its extruders.

Entrepreneurs in Denmark have taken another step towards improving the general usability of 3D printers with the Diamond Hotend, a single 3D extruder unit that can mix and melt three filaments ...

We break down the pros and cons of the various types of 3D printing materials, from PETG to TPU, to help you figure out which filament is best for your prints. Since 2004, I have worked on PCMag’s ...

James has been writing about technology for years but has loved it since the early 90s. While his main areas of expertise are maker tools -- 3D printers, vinyl cutters, paper printers, and laser ...

BIQU (aka Bigtree Tech) is now offering the direct-drive extruder it designed for the Bigtree BX printer as a separate part. Dubbed ‘H2 (Hydrogen) Direct Extruder’, it seems to be ‘inspired by’ E3D’s ...

Go beyond plastics with the Discov3ry Extruder, a paste extruder on Kickstarter that turns a regular 3D printer into a Nutella printer. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news ...