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What are the commonly used 3D printers on the market?

June 24, 2025

With the popularity of 3D printing, 3D printers have gradually attracted everyone's attention. There are many types of 3D printers on the market now, which have attracted the attention of many people. So what are the commonly used 3D printers on the market nowadays?

1. FDM 3D printer. FDM printer is the most common 3D printer on the market. Almost 60% of 3D printer manufacturers mainly sell FDM3D printers. FDM printers are rapidly formed by fused deposition, and the main materials are ABS and PLA. The advantages are cheap and low cost. The disadvantages are low precision, slow printing speed, and rough surface of the finished product. However, through the fluctuations in the past two years, 3D printing equipment based on FDM technology has passed the extensive growth period; desktop 3D printing equipment has abandoned open source hardware and personalized roughness, and has made great changes in business and intelligence; professional equipment has gradually focused on humanization and ease of use, and is closer to the actual application environment.

2. SLA 3D printer. Compared with FDM printers, SLA3D printers have higher printing accuracy and more delicate contours of printed models. However, due to the high hardware cost, the whole machine cost is high, and the complex slicing software and operation process are also difficult for most people to accept. These high demand and other factors limit supply and demand. The development trend of desktop light-curing 3D printers, which was driven by FDM desktop 3D printing equipment, seems to be idealistic at present. Factors such as slow printing speed, small molding volume, and troublesome handling of liquid photosensitive resin materials have led to its rejection by more people.

3. SLS 3D printer. SLS3D printers are mainly used in industrial production and military production. The characteristics of most practical parts requiring multiple materials have continuously promoted the development of SLS3D printing technology. The main material of this type of 3D printer is powder material, which is formed according to selective laser sintering.

4. DLP 3D printer. DLP3D printing technology is faster than similar SLA because each layer is solidified in sheets. DLP technology mainly uses DLP projection to focus the entire surface of the laser on the surface of the 3D printing material. DLP3D printers have good performance in high-definition printing, usually with a small color touch screen, equipped with multiple languages, clear display interface, support USB cable, Wi-Fi, wired network connection, etc. And easy to manage.