We awarded Anycubic's 'exceptionally good' Kobra X multi-color 3D printer 4.5 stars in our workshop tests — and it's just got a major price drop
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High-speed, multi-color 3D printing at a steep discount pushes more prototyping and short-run production in-house. If you’re in hardware or packaging, revisit the build-vs-buy line — your team may now be able to iterate fixtures and enclosures weekly instead of outsourcing on monthly cycles.
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