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Policy and Industry Trends
Six DepartmentsJointly issued a document: 3D printing equipment has been included in the “classroom” list for the first time, clearly stated in the “Implementation Plan for Enhancing the Adaptability of Consumer Goods Supply and Demand to Further Promote Consumption,” indicating that the education market is expected to welcome a wave of bulk purchases.
2025 Hangzhou Additive Manufacturing Industry Annual Conferenceis scheduled to be held on December 11-12, with an expected 300 representatives from industry, academia, and research to conduct roadshows and roundtable discussions on policies, technology, and capital.
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Implementation of Super Factories
Shenzhen is planning to establish the “world’s largest 3D printing factory” —Huinat Technology in collaboration with Tuozhu Technology, aiming to complete the deployment of 15,000 printers by Q1 2026; nearly 5,000 units have already arrived, equipped with AI production scheduling and SaaS monitoring, with the goal of transforming 3D printing from a “specialized tool” into a “widespread productivity tool.”
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Technological Breakthroughs
Xiamen University has released the “Laser In-Situ Induced Direct Writing Printing” technology, reducing the curing time of thermosetting flexible devices from 48 hours to 0.25 seconds, featured in Nature Electronics, providing a new paradigm for flexible electronics, soft robotics, and organ chips.
The University of Sydney has 3D printed vascular models on glass slides, which can be used for stroke mechanism research and personalized drug testing, with results published in Advanced Materials.
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Capital and Consumer Dynamics
Shenzhen Smart派 Technology has completed a new round of financing worth hundreds of millions of RMB, led by DJI Innovations, planning to achieve a revenue of 5 billion RMB within three years, with consumer-grade 3D printing being described by the founder as entering its “iPhone moment.”
Carbon Source 3D has successfully crowdfunded over 17 million RMB for its desktop continuous carbon fiber printer “Fibre Seeker 3” on Kickstarter, with an early bird price of $2,699, supporting high speeds of 500 mm/s and CFC co-extrusion.
Creality 3D has opened its first overseas pop-up store in the Century City Holiday Market in Los Angeles, offering 3D scanning and customization experiences, testing the North American holiday economy.
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