Over 100 Units Installed Worldwide: The Upgraded FS350M Series Metal 3D Printers from Farsoon Technologies

In 2023, Farsoon Technologies unveiled the FS350M, a four-laser metal additive manufacturing solution. With its compact footprint, large build volume, and high productivity, it offered an innovative, cost-effective choice for industries such as footwear molding, tooling, aerospace, and automotive. To date, over 100 units have been installed across consumer goods clients worldwide, garnering unanimous acclaim.

In response to the urgent demand from industrial-scale users for breakthroughs in mass production efficiency and capacity, Farsoon introduced the upgraded FS350M series in 2025. Featuring a new six-laser configuration, along with proprietary technologies such as beam shaping and reduced support structures, the new series delivers comprehensive enhancements in productivity and throughput.

Upgraded Six-Laser System Increases Efficiency by Over 30%

The newly enhanced FS350M-6 is equipped with a 500W × 6 laser system, offering a more than 30% increase in build efficiency compared to its four-laser predecessor. With a build volume of 425 × 350 × 400 mm, the system boasts powerful production capabilities tailored to batch manufacturing in industrial applications.

For example, in producing 38 titanium alloy yoke components for bicycles in a single print job, the FS350M-4 required 23.8 hours, while the upgraded FS350M-6 accomplished the same task in just 17.1 hours—a productivity gain of approximately 37%.

In the footwear industry, the FS350M series can simultaneously print a pair of shoe molds covering over 95% of market sizes (up to size 20), ensuring stable and consistent quality. Compared with the four-laser configuration, the FS350M-6 achieves up to a 30% increase in efficiency (depending on shoe design complexity).

Customizable Beam Shaping and Reduced-Support Printing Technologies

Designed with industrial users in mind, the FS350M series offers customizable options for beam shaping and reduced-support printing technologies:

The FS350M-4 model can be customized with Farsoon’s proprietary beam shaping technology, which significantly enhances both printing speed and quality across various metal materials such as stainless steel, aluminum alloy, and titanium alloy. Compared to conventional Gaussian beams, the ring-shaped beam improves build efficiency by more than twofold under identical layer thickness, while achieving part densities exceeding 99.9%.

With a self-developed control card featuring superior command processing and exceptional stability for scanning complex geometries, Farsoon enables the FS350M series to support reduced-support printing. Leveraging advanced control algorithms, this technology allows for printing at angles as low as 10° with minimal support, and 15° for inverted cone structures—reducing material consumption, improving efficiency, and minimizing post-processing time.

Innovative Features Empower Efficient Mass Production

As a flagship in metal additive manufacturing, the FS350M series incorporates a suite of innovative features to support industrial-scale batch production:

01 Dual-Direction Powder Recoating:  

Recoating speed of 400 mm/s achieves single-layer formation in just 8 seconds.

02 Multi-Layer Thickness Printing:  

Build rates of up to 120 ml/h with flexible layer thickness and hollowing strategies.

03 Fully Closed-Loop Powder Management:  

Triple powder circulation system under full inert gas protection.

04 Long-Life Recirculating Filtration System:  

Optional proprietary filters with lifespans exceeding 40,000 hours.

05 Intelligent Powder Recoating Monitoring:  

Automatic detection and correction of recoating flaws.

06 MES Integration:  

One operator can manage up to 12 machines, reducing labor costs by 70%.

The upgraded FS350M series from Farsoon Technologies is highly adaptable to industrial-scale production scenarios across footwear molding, tooling, aerospace, and automotive sectors—pushing the boundaries of batch production and accelerating the evolution of traditional manufacturing. Looking ahead, Farsoon remains committed to continuous technological innovation, delivering ever more advanced additive manufacturing solutions to its users.