BLT co-drafts China L-DED titanium standard as six national metal AM rules take force August 1

Six national additive manufacturing standards entered into force in China on August 1, 2026, covering laser directed energy deposition (L-DED), laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF), metal powders, quality evaluation, defect inspection, and metal AM coordinator qualification. Bright Laser Technologies (BLT) is named among the principal drafting organizations for the L-DED titanium alloy parts standard, with Northwestern Polytechnical University and the China Machinery Research Institute for Standards Technology. That standard sets requirements for materials, equipment, laser power, scan speed, powder feed rate, heat and surface treatment, dimensional checks, nondestructive testing, and mechanical testing of L-DED titanium builds. Companion measures cover L-PBF quality grading for aerospace, medical, and automotive use; an industrial-endoscope defect atlas for complex LPBF metal parts; process rules for powder bed fusion aluminum alloys; zinc and zinc-alloy AM powder specs; and a national qualification path for metal AM coordinators.

For BLT, co-authoring the L-DED titanium rules embeds its process knowledge in China's formal acceptance stack as domestic titanium DED shifts toward production-grade repeatability. Clearer inspection criteria reduce ad-hoc negotiation for suppliers that already control powder and process windows. With 94 published Chinese national 3D printing standards and 90 in force, the release deepens infrastructure more than a standalone commercial event. BLT consolidates standing as a standards-capable metal OEM on L-DED titanium as L-PBF and powder quality language tightens.