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The ACT Government has introduced the Firearms (Public Safety) Amendment Bill 2026, formally criminalizing the possession of 3D-printed firearm blueprints. This reform shifts additive manufacturing re...

A British Columbia man was sentenced to 8 years in prison for illegal 3D-printed firearm manufacturing and drug trafficking. This case highlights the enforcement of Canada’s Bill C-21, which criminali...

ATLIX reported a record December order intake following the debut of its TruPrint 5000 system. With a 500x500x400 mm build volume and four 1 kW lasers, this platform targets industrial-scale throughpu...

GLUCK has reached a landmark in industrial additive manufacturing, surpassing 1 million cumulative 3D printed parts and 13,000 builds at its Paju facilities. This scale, involving 84 tons of resin, si...

3D Systems disclosed 40,000 dollars in Q4 2025 lobbying to secure its role in the FY26 Defense Appropriations Act. This targets a 3.3 billion dollar defense AM budget request, an 83 percent increase o...

Hartwig, Inc. exited the additive manufacturing sector at the close of 2025, ending partnerships with EOS, Markforged, and Solukon. This retrenchment by a top machine tool distributor reflects a 2026...

Flashforge is aggressively pricing the Adventurer 5M CoreXY 3D printer under 200 USD via AliExpress, featuring 600mm/s print speeds and 20,000mm/s2 acceleration. This move reflects a strategic shift t...

Rayshape CEO Liu Zhen highlights the shift from hardware sales to integrated digital workflows, with chairside systems now achieving 95 percent surgical precision. Following IDS 2025, the company repo...

New York is proposing nation-leading legislation to mandate software blocks in 3D printers, preventing the production of untraceable firearms. The law requires manufacturers to implement firmware barr...

The global 3D printed steak market is projected to reach 5 billion USD by 2035, growing at a 33.4 percent CAGR from its 2024 base of 210 million USD. This trajectory marks the transition of food produ...

The U.S. manufacturing sector enters 2026 moving from policy talk to industrial-scale execution. Driven by the 2025 Acquisition Transformation Strategy, factory-scale additive manufacturing is now str...

AMETEK is consolidating FARO and Creaform into two units, FARO CREAFORM and FARO INSIGHT, to unify its 7.5 billion dollar measurement ecosystem. This move follows the 920 million dollar acquisition of...

DEEP Manufacturing has secured ISO 45001 certification from DNV, reinforcing the industrial maturity of their synchronized 6-arm WAAM production environment. This milestone follows their full Approval...

Black Buffalo 3D filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on December 24, 2025, disrupting the supply chain for NEXCON printers and Planitop geopolymer materials. This collapse highlights the risk of full-stac...

The global polymer extrusion 3D printing market reached 2.2 billion USD in 2025 and is projected to grow to 6.1 billion by 2034. Low cost systems now dominate business environments, representing three...

3D Architech is the 2025 Startup of the Year for its gel-based metal 3D printing that achieves 10-micron precision. This lithography-driven process enables high-throughput production of complex microa...

All3DP reached 8 million unique readers and 17 million page views in 2025, solidifying its role as the primary hub for the 3D printing ecosystem. This growth reflects the transition of additive manufa...