UNSPSC 23261507: Three dimensional printing machine

A type of printing machine that uses a process that starts by depositing a layer of powder object material at the top of a fabrication chamber. To accomplish this, a measured quantity of powder is first dispensed from a similar supply chamber by moving a piston upward incrementally. The roller then distributes and compresses the powder at the top of the fabrication chamber. The multi-channel jetting head subsequently deposits a liquid adhesive in a two dimensional pattern onto the layer of the powder which becomes bonded.

UNSPSC 23261507 Three dimensional printing machine is a Commodity code used to tag law enforcement and laboratory equipment procurement, though recent state and local activity under the code shows minimal alignment with three-dimensional printing technology. State and local governments are using this code to solicit general law enforcement equipment (protective gear, detection devices, restraint systems, and related apparatus) and laboratory infrastructure upgrades rather than additive manufacturing systems. The issuing bodies include state cooperative purchasing vehicles like Sourcewell, which aggregates demand across multiple counties and public entities, and higher-education institutions such as the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point.

Sourcewell, a Minnesota-based cooperative purchasing service, issued RFP #061626 on May 12, 2026, due June 16, 2026, seeking law enforcement equipment vendors to support Franklin County, Grant County, Grays Harbor County, Chelan County, Yakima County, and numerous other Washington-state and nationwide jurisdictions, K-12 school districts, and tribal governments through a master agreement framework. The University of Wisconsin Stevens Point issued IFB 2026STPALL01275RFB on March 19, 2026, due April 16, 2026, for the purchase and installation of false bottoms and automatic drain valves on two pilot paper-machine laboratory stock tanks, with a mandatory pre-bid site visit required on March 26, 2026. The code shows limited recent activity and poor semantic alignment with its nominal scope; firms evaluating this code should verify whether opportunities are genuinely three-dimensional printing work or whether the tagging reflects broader procurement-system classification artifacts.