Bambu Lab Reportedly Developing Consumer UV Printer

Bambu Lab is quietly staffing up for a third manufacturing line. According to multiple job listings and industry reports, the company is developing a consumer UV printer, expanding beyond the FDM and laser processing hardware it sells today.

The new roles include UV printing technology expert, FPGA development engineer, inkjet control engineer, and mechanical engineer for the ink path system. Bambu Lab specifically wants engineers with printhead experience from Epson, Ricoh, and Xaar, plus background in mass-produced industrial inkjet devices.

The shift makes sense when you look at what else just launched. Anker's eufyMake E1 raised over EUR 36 million on Kickstarter as a consumer UV printer. xTool's O1 hit EUR 12.8 million in first-day sales by combining UV, DTF, and DTG in one box. Consumer UV printing is suddenly a real category, and Bambu Lab does not want to sit it out.

UV printers work differently from the layer-by-layer FDM process most people know. They cure resin with ultraviolet light, similar to how a resin 3D printer works but on flat surfaces. That opens up custom merchandise, packaging prototypes, and personalized goods. The global UV printer market is projected to reach EUR 0.94 billion in 2026 and grow to EUR 1.36 billion by 2031, according to Mordor Intelligence.

Bambu Lab pulled in more than ten billion yuan in 2025 revenue. If the UV printer ships, it will run three technology lines in parallel: 3D printing, laser cutting, and UV printing. The R1 laser cutter arrived in August. A UV printer would be the next logical step.

There is no official product name or launch window yet. But the hiring is real, and the market opportunity is clear. Expect Bambu Lab to show hardware at a trade show before the end of the year.