3D Printing News Briefs, March 26, 2026: AMUK, IP Dispute, Asbestos, & More

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3D Printing News Briefs, March 26, 2026: AMUK, IP Dispute, Asbestos, & More March 26, 2026 by Sarah Saunders 3D Printing 3D Printing Materials 3D Printing Research Additive Manufacturing Europe General Industry Government Legal Share this Article –> We’re kicking off today’s 3D Printing News Briefs with an America Makes Project Call, and then moving on to additive manufacturing in the UK. Then we’ve got some legal news regarding an IP case between Bambu Lab and Pop Mart. We’ll end with some interesting research involving asbestos and PLA. Submission Deadline for AIM-4AM Project Call Extended In January of this year, America Makes and the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) announced two Project Calls, worth a total of $8 million in funding. Within the last week, both have had their submission deadlines extended. The Powder Alloy Development for Additive Manufacturing (PADAM) 2.0 Project Call, funded by the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Material and Manufacturing Directorate (AFRL RXN), is meant to advance manufacturability, performance, readiness, and supply chain resilience of of high-temperature refractory alloys for AM applications that are relevant to the Department of War (DoW). The proposal submission deadline for PADAM 2.0 was recently extended to 5 pm ET, April 8th. Additionally, the proposal submission deadline for the Artificial Intelligence for Material Allowables in Additive Manufacturing (AIM-4AM) Project Call has been pushed back to 5 pm ET, April 1st. This $2 million project is funded by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, Manufacturing Technology Office (OSD ManTech), with two phases and one anticipated award. The overarching goal is to develop an AI-driven framework, using machine learning to model process-structure-property relationships, that is capable of identifying and quantifying risk in the current material allowables approach for 17-4PH stainless steel produced with laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) technology. AMUK Annual Action Plan Reveals Future AM Growth Plans It would appear that the UK’s share of the global 3D printing market is shrinking, according to the recently published Annual Action Plan by Additive Manufacturing UK (AMUK). AMUK represents organizations working within the additive technology value chain, and is actively working to establish the UK as a world leader in the development, adoption, and use of AM. AMUK offers member services like secto

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