California’s 3D printer firearm-blocking bill is now law. But the version signed by Governor Gavin Newsom is quite different from the bill introduced earlier this year. Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2047, the California Firearm Printing Prevention Act, on September 26 as part of a larger package of gun legislation. The law aims to prevent 3D
The additive manufacturing market may be growing again, but one of the more interesting numbers behind that recovery has little to do with selling 3D printers. AM services generated nearly $2.50 billion in revenue during the second quarter of 2026, up from $2.19 billion a year earlier, according to the latest data from Additive Manufacturing
The first decades of PBF development were heavily shaped by machine capability: more power, more lasers, larger build volumes, better recoating, and improved process monitoring. These developments will continue, but the industrial question is changing. Once a platform can build the geometry, further value depends on whether it can repeatedly and economically deliver an accepted
Editor’s note: This is Part 1 of a two-part series by Xu Fanglei examining the technology and patent issues behind the Stratasys-Bambu Lab dispute. Part 1 looks at the U.S. verdict and the technology at the center of the case. Part 2 will examine the related proceedings in Europe and the broader patent fight. Over
I just posted about how the FCC’s looming ban on new imports of robot systems is combining with surging robotics demand to create a big opportunity for the additive manufacturing (AM) industry. Had I waited only a day, I could’ve included in my article a similar post from Protolabs about how the digital manufacturing platform achieved
A 3D printed part can generate a lot of information. The challenge is keeping track of it. Manufacturers need to know which design was used, what material went into the part, which machine produced it, and what happened during production and inspection. In industries like aerospace and medical manufacturing, having that record can be critical.
The problem with US manufacturing is the productivity growth rate. Depending on the source, US manufacturing productivity has either been flat or slightly declined since 2010. Before going any further into the discussion, it’s worth mentioning that, on this front, the US shouldn’t be singled out as some exceptional case of stagnation, at least in
Lagos-based Arridex has purchased and installed a CEAD Flexcube LFAM system at its Omnifactory. Previously, oil and gas MRO firm Arridex expanded its network to Ghana, worked with BLT, got polymer 3D printed parts approved, and did digital MRO. Now the company will move more into large-format material extrusion through its CEAD system. The CEAD
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At London Fashion Week, some of the more unusual pieces on the runway came from 3D printers. Chinese fashion designer SUSAN FANG presented her Spring/Summer 2027 Air-Illusion collection at the Barbican Centre Lakeside in London on September 18. Among the collection’s 31 looks were 3D printed flip-flops and lace, along with dresses decorated with machine-cut
In this weekend’s 3D Printing News Briefs, we’ll start with an integration between PanOptimization and AMCM, before moving on to healthcare news from KLS Martin and Lithoz, and then UltiMaker and Bioactivx. Then it’s on to a new 3D concrete printing certificate program in the U.S. We’ll finish with Bambu Lab’s 2026 School Ambassador Program.
