Around 2015, the headlines and hysteria surrounding 3D printing reached a fever pitch. If you subscribed to the buzz—and so many of us did—the revolution was nigh. Our homes would soon be equipped ...

Achieving good quality 3D prints always came at the cost of speed, which used to be OK, because a 14-hour print job was better than the days it would take and the sums of money it would cost to get ...