Legislation & Regulation
August 24, 2026California amends 3D printed firearm blocking bill
Last month, we covered a story about the pushback from the entertainment industry (specifically VFX studios) against California’s proposed bill AB2047, which aims to control the production of illegal 3D…
August 7, 2026ASTM proposes standard for ceramic AM design
ASTM International, a global developer of standards, has set its sights on ceramic additive manufacturing. The organization’s additive manufacturing technologies committee has proposed a standard for guiding the design process…
If you search for food-safe 3D printed parts, you will find a jungle of conflicting claims and half-truths, often surrounded by marketing language that blurs the line between what is…
When Sir Isaac Newton came up with his law of viscosity—which states that a liquid’s thickness remains consistent even when subjected to movement or force—he was not talking about ketchup.…
Sinto Advanced Ceramics Europe GmbH achieved ISO 9001:2015 certification, with the audit conducted by TÜV SÜD confirming the company’s quality standards and processes in the additive manufacturing of technical ceramics.…
As lawmakers across the globe wrestle with how to manage the rise in illegal 3D printed firearms (aka ghost guns), the state of California is taking one of the strictest…
V3D Asia Ltd and its commercial arm, Nuvah Sdn Bhd, have entered into a collaboration with SIRIM Academy Sdn Bhd to develop what the companies claim is Malaysia’s first set…
Addliance–The European AM Hubs Alliance is developing AMin4Y European Additive Manufacturing Roadmap, a four-year initiative to create a common industrial framework for additive manufacturing across Europe. The project targets fragmentation…
Dental 3D printing company SprintRay has received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance to print porcelain crowns — a regulatory milestone that opens up what its chief executive has…
Elmet Technologies, a fully integrated, US-owned and operated tungsten and molybdenum manufacturer, has received US Patent (no. 12,571,080) for the “Fabrication of Metallic Parts by Additive Manufacturing”. The patent marks…
