china 3d printing
China Now Has 29 Universities Offering Additive Manufacturing Engineering Degrees
As China’s national college entrance examination (Gaokao) concludes, millions of students and parents are once again focused on university admissions and future career choices. Computer science, artificial intelligence (AI), and…
AM Asia Watch: China’s 3D Printing Boom Is Creating a New Class of Micro-Manufacturers
China’s additive manufacturing (AM) industry has spent years trying to reduce its reliance on foreign technology. In polymer 3D printing, domestic companies have already become major players. In metal AM,…
AM Asia Watch: China Exported 2.46 Million 3D Printers in Four Months
China’s consumer 3D printer industry seems to be reaching a new level of global dominance. According to Chinese state media outlet China Global Television Network (CGTN), China exported 2.46 million…
Asia AM Watch: China’s 5 Million-Printer Export Year Signals Desktop AM at Scale
For years, a lot of the discussion around China and additive manufacturing has focused on industrial competition. Can Chinese companies move into higher-end markets? Can they challenge Western machine makers…
Bambu Lab Says 2025 Was a Breakout Year: 10 Million Monthly Users and Real Business Growth
Chinese 3D printer maker Bambu Lab reported strong results for 2025, showing that the company’s push into community and small-business 3D printing is working. The numbers suggest consumer 3D printing…
A New 3D Printing Megaverse Is Forming — Who Will Lead?
The desktop 3D printer market may soon look less like a hobby and more like a serious, high-stakes race. Between rumors of mega-investments, changing alliances, and a boom in consumer…
From Hobby to Hustle: How the Prosumer 3D Printing Market Is Rewriting the Industry
When many hear 3D printing, they still think of hobbyists tinkering in garages, making figurines, models, or toys. But that image has changed. A new wave of users exists between…
China Builds World’s Largest 3D Printed Drug Factory in Nanjing
In the Jiangning high-tech zone of Nanjing, China, a new kind of pharmaceutical factory is emerging, except that this is not the usual conveyor belt or assembly line pharma factory….
3D Printing Financials: Unpacking Farsoon and BLT’s 2023 Performance
In the Chinese 3D printing industry, two companies, Farsoon (SHA: 688433) and Bright Laser Technologies, or BLT (SHA: 688333), have recently unveiled their full-year earnings for 2023. Farsoon reported increases…
China’s BLT Metal 3D Printing Sales up Almost 60% YOY
Xi’an Bright Laser Technologies (BLT), one of China’s leading original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in the metal additive manufacturing (AM) space, has released its financial results for the first half (H1)…
China’s Latest Ban on Drone Equipment Exports Highlights Murkiness of Trade War with US
On July 31, 2023, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced that it plans to expand its export controls policy on certain equipment critical to global unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) supply…
3D Systems to Pay Up to $27M to Settle Allegations of Illegal Exports to China
3D Systems (NYSE: DDD), one of the additive manufacturing (AM) sector’s true pioneers, settled a court case with the US federal government on February 27, 2023, based on allegations that…
China’s Belt and 3D Printed Road: Embrace and Extend
China has publicly advocated for increased adoption of high-tech and innovative technologies across the country. The Made in China 2025 industrial policy is just a part of a concerted effort…
Large-Format SLA Maker UnionTech is Evonik’s Second Direct Investment in China
Continuing its investment focus in Asia, Evonik has recently announced the acquisition of a minority stake in UnionTech, a leading Asian manufacturer of stereolithography 3D printers based in China. The…
China Introduces New Action Plan for Advancement of 3D Printing Industry
3D printing in China has advanced impressively as of late, considering that the country was not among the earliest adopters of the technology. Advancements have been seen using 3D printing…
How HR May Help Solve China’s 3D Printing Challenges
China’s 3D printing industry is growing, but will they be able to challenge the European and American companies in the long run? From our experience, at Alexander Daniels Global, Chinese…
Surgeons in China Remove Patient’s Malignant Tumor and Six Vertebrae, Replace Them with 3D Printed Titanium Alloy Bones
I’m always fascinated at how 3D printing technology has been used during spinal procedures and surgery. 3D printed surgical guides have been used to help in scoliosis operations, and as…
Chinese Cosmetics Company Successfully 3D Prints Skin Using Asian Skin Cells
The race to the finish line is on, at least in terms of 3D bioprinting. Biotechnology companies are all trying to be the first to create everything from 3D printed…
Farsoon Technologies Now Offers Direct Sales of Metal Additive Manufacturing Solutions in North America with Creation of Farsoon Americas
China-based Farsoon Technologies, a specialist in laser sintering equipment, materials, prototyping services, and technical support, is offering direct-to-consumer sales of their full line of metal additive manufacturing solutions to customers…
3D Printing: The Stories We Missed This Week — December 3, 2016
On this week’s edition of “The Stories We Missed This Week,” we’ve got a fresh stack of 3D printing industry news from all over the world. For starters, the United…
3D Printing: The Stories We Missed This Week — September 10, 2016
The weekend may have finally arrived, but that doesn’t that 3D printing news is taking the day off. We’ve got a whole assortment of fresh stories for you from throughout…
3D Printed Heart Model Helps Hong Kong Surgeons Pull Off a World-First Operation
Of all the vital areas where 3D printing technology has had an effect, the medical industry has probably shown the most positive and immediate return. Doctors from around the world are…
People’s Liberation Army of China Now Using 3D Printers for Battlefield Drills
It’s rather odd that while China is one nation which is leading the way when it comes to innovative uses for 3D printing, there hasn’t been any talk about their military…
Qiao Food 3D Printer Unveiled In China
When it comes to 3D printing, there are few printing materials which get people as excited as food does. Perhaps it’s the multi-sensory aspects of printing objects that can both…




























