3D printing

3D Printing restrictions and bans are legal, technical, and policy limits that governments, platforms, and manufacturers place on how consumer 3D printers may be bought, modified, or used. The most…

Bambu Lab is a Chinese technology company that designs and manufactures 3D printers. The company is based in Shenzhen, China, with locations in Shanghai and Austin, Texas. It was founded in 2020 by a…

Creality is a Chinese technology company headquartered in Shenzhen which manufactures 3D printers and 3D scanners

Flashforge (legal name: Zhejiang Flashforge 3D Technology Co., Ltd.) is a Chinese desktop & industrial 3D printer manufacturer founded in 2011. Between February 2025 and May 2026, Flashforge…

Flashforge Flash Studio mandatory slicer advertising and third-party slicer lockout refers to a sequence of Flashforge software and firmware changes between March 2025 and May 2026 that forced owners…

Formlabs is a 3D printing company that charges its customers $875 to $11,899 per printer for the permission to use third-party materials on hardware they already own. In July 2024, Formlabs acquired…

The cheapest turnkey desktop SLS 3D printer on the market was canceled when Formlabs acquired its maker, Micronics, on July 11, 2024. The Micron printer had raised $1,357,939 from 431 backers on…

MakerBot Industries, LLC was an American technology company specializing in the design and manufacture of 3D printing peripherals and accessories. Originally an offshoot of the RepRap project…

New York's 3D printer blocking technology mandate is a state law that, once its rules are written, will prohibit the sale or delivery of any 3D printer in New York unless the machine is equipped with…

Washington House Bill 2321 is proposed legislation in the U.S. state of Washington that requires all 3D printers sold in the state to include firearm-blocking technology. Prefiled on January 8, 2026…