The following article is partially sourced from the “Antarctic Bear 3D Printing” public account.
From August 26 to 28, 2025, the Shenzhen International 3D Printing, Additive Manufacturing, and Precision Molding Exhibition (Formnext Asia Shenzhen) was successfully held at the Shenzhen International Convention and Exhibition Center. Among the many leading enterprises attending the conference, there were outstanding partners of Epson,who, with the high-performance PrecisionCore industrial printheads, empower their partners to co-create and jointly promote innovation in 3D printing.
At the booth of Shanghai Rongyue Electronic Technology Co., Ltd., several 3D printing solutions supported by Epson industrial printheads can be seen, applied to two popular directions in 3D printing: industrial-grade binder jetting and consumer-grade full-color 3D printing, aimed at promoting the popularization and large-scale application of these technologies.
The EpsonI3200(8)-A1HD printhead andS3200-A1 printhead both utilize Epson’sPrecisionCore technology, employingALL MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) manufacturing process andthin-film piezoelectric elements, achievinghigh precision output while ensuring greaterreliability andflexibility.
The specific advantages of the I3200(8)-A1HD printhead include:
● Flexible color configuration: With 8 ink channels, color configuration is more flexible, using adjacent 4 channels for the same color ink, resulting in more accurate droplet placement.
● High quality: In practical applications of 2-color (4-channel) printing, it can achieve a breakthrough resolution of 1200dpi, creating exceptional photo quality.
● Strong compatibility: It can use the same boards, inks, and waveforms as the I3200-A1 (4-channel) printhead.
● High cost-performance ratio: As a 1-inch entry-level inkjet printhead, the maximum resolution of 1200dpi is widely applicable in industrial fields with multiple head applications, significantly reducing the cost of printing units.
The specific advantages of the S3200-A1 printhead include:
● High durability: The high-precision nozzle arrangement (600npi/2 rows) makes the printhead structure compact, fast, high quality, and durable.
● Multi-gray output: Epson’s unique VSDT (Variable Size Droplet Technology) allows for free control of the size of the ejected droplets, reducing the granularity of the image, presenting more image details, smooth color transitions, and high saturation.
● High yield: With an effective printing width of 120.2mm (4.73 inches), it facilitates high-efficiency production. The uniform height between nozzles allows for short-term efficient printing.
● Easy to expand: The S-shaped design saves space, and the wide-format multi-color printing occupies less area.
● Easy maintenance: High-precision positioning holes make replacement and installation easier without further adjustments.
Solutions equipped with Epson industrial printheads can be applied in scenarios requiring precise droplet control, such as binder jetting and sand mold binding.
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Industrial Applications:
Desktop Metal Binder Jetting Equipment
In response to the recent rise of binder jetting metal 3D printing technology, Rongyue Electronics has launched a desktop-level research and teaching device.
Device Positioning: The device has a forming size of 150x75x75mm, mainly aimed at universities, research institutes, and material developers, for verifying the binder jetting technology route, developing new materials, and exploring new processes.Core Advantages: The device is compact, reducing the user’s initial investment cost, while the printing quality and device stability are comparable to large industrial-grade equipment. With over 20 years of experience in ink control, it has undergone deep optimization in printhead driving, system software, and algorithms, ensuring extremely high stability and reliability during the printing process.Industry Value: This device provides research users with a high cost-performance, high-precision entry platform, expected to accelerate the research and development process of binder jetting technology in materials and applications.
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Consumer-Level Wave:
Providing Core Solutions for Consumer-Level Full-Color 3D Printing
In the consumer-level full-color 3D printing market, industrial-grade full-color 3D printing equipment used to cost hundreds of thousands, and domestic equipment also required seventy to eighty thousand, keeping ordinary consumers and small studios at bay. Now, Rongyue Electronics has launched a solution equipped with Epson industrial printheads, addressing this pain point for consumers at a more affordable price.
Additionally, thanks to thehigh-quality images and color performance of Epson industrial printheads, users can achieve rich color gradient effects without frequently switching materials, opening up a huge mass market.
Rongyue Electronics does not directly manufacture complete machines but acts as a core solution provider, offering mature inkjet control systems to developers of these consumer-level devices, including printing boards, driver software, and software development kits (SDKs). Developers can build upon this to quickly launch low-cost true-color 3D printers aimed at fields such as figurines, portraits, and personalized customization.
Epson will always be guided by the core spirit of the brand, responding to customer voices with the spirit of“honesty and effort”, and driving forward with the spirit of“innovation and challenge”. Epson will also continue to adhere to the“technology + localization strategy” and“co-creation initiatives”, empowering the 3D printing industry upgrade with “省, 小, 精” technology, resonating with the Chinese market and consumers.