Farsoon Technologies: Tackling Industry Pain Points with Beam Shaping and Large-Scale High-Efficiency Nylon 3D Printing

The 2025 Formnext Shenzhen exhibition drew over 20,000 professionals, while Panda3dp.com’s online livestream attracted more than 34,000 viewers.

At the event, Panda3dp.com visited Farsoon Technologies, a leading Chinese developer of industrial 3D printing solutions. Farsoon not only unveiled new equipment but also introduced several industry-first innovations—including beam shaping, low-support printing, SLS cold metal printing, and high-temperature PEEK printing—aimed at resolving critical bottlenecks and advancing additive manufacturing toward true mass production.

1. Innovation Wall: Full-Stack Breakthroughs from Concept to Practice

The Farsoon booth featured a “technology wall” summarizing its core advances:

 Beam Shaping Technology: First introduced in March 2025, applicable to large-format metal and nylon printing, and the highlight of this exhibition.

 Fully Proprietary Open Platform: Developed on Farsoon’s in-house control cards and software systems, enabling extensive new functions.

 Fiber-Laser Nylon Sintering: An industry-first, already validated by the market with over 400 systems sold.

 Continuous Additive Manufacturing: Industry’s first large-scale production philosophy.

 340°C Ultra-High-Temperature PEEK Printing: Now in real-world applications.

 Automatic Overlap Calibration: Farsoon’s proprietary one-click system reduces four-laser calibration from 180 minutes to just 10—improving efficiency by more than 90%, while achieving overlap precision below 30 μm and error under 10 μm with seamless results.

2. Flagship Systems Designed for Mass Production

 HT601P-2 Polymer SLS Nylon System (600×600×600 mm):

  Fully automated design with top-feed powder supply, eliminating manual intervention and connecting seamlessly with powder management. The cylinder-free layout reduces footprint to just 4 m², while bi-directional recoating and proprietary software enable high-density packing and efficient batch production of large parts.

 FS350M-4 Multi-Laser Metal System (420×350×400 mm):

  Engineered for mass production with automated powder delivery and full inert gas protection. Compact at 6 m², it supports 4 lasers by default, expandable to 6 and up to 1000W, providing a robust hardware foundation for high-efficiency manufacturing.

3. Game-Changing Technologies: Beam Shaping and Low-Support Printing

 Beam Shaping with Ring-Shaped Spots:

  Debuted in March with live demonstrations on four machines, Farsoon’s beam shaping solution combines high-power lasers, ring-shaped spots, thick-layer strategies, and optimized scan spacing to revolutionize efficiency. Applicable to stainless steel, aluminum, titanium, and copper alloys, it achieves part densities exceeding 99.95%.

  Without relying on costly custom lasers, the solution offers superior cost-effectiveness and broader applicability across materials and machine models. New additions include superalloys and copper alloys. Efficiency gains are dramatic: with 150 μm ring-shaped layers, productivity increases 1.5–2.5× over 60 μm Gaussian beams, while maintaining comparable quality—e.g., titanium +245%, aluminum +236%, nickel alloys +223%, stainless steel +150%. The shallow, wide melt pool suppresses spatter and cracking, making it ideal for aerospace, precision casting, and tooling.

 Low-/No-Support Printing:

  Leveraging proprietary software and process innovations, Farsoon enables reduced or even support-free printing without hardware modifications. Flexible across most Farsoon platforms, it offers three adaptive modes for different structures and applications, with systematic training provided to ensure reliability before release.

4. Cutting-Edge Applications: From Energy to Cold Metal Printing

Farsoon showcased a broad portfolio of real-world use cases:

 New Energy: Integrated cooling plates for motors and batteries.

 Aerospace: Complex components such as heat exchangers.

 Consumer Applications:

   Footwear molds—over 200 million pairs produced with Farsoon-made tooling.

   Bicycles—titanium frames printed in one build within 24 hours on a 4-laser system.

   Humanoid robots—batch-produced components, full builds in just 13 hours at 60 μm.

   Automotive—engine bay ducts and prototype parts.

 Innovative Materials & Processes:

   SLS Silicon Carbide Composites: Nylon mixed with SiC, sintered after shaping.

   Cold Metal Printing: SLS with metal powder and binder, enabling truly support-free parts with exceptional surface quality (polished samples nearly pore-free). Farsoon notes production costs are now comparable to traditional SLM, with enormous potential for scaled production.

Farsoon’s presence at Formnext Shenzhen represented more than equipment upgrades—it showcased a complete, self-developed technology matrix. From the efficiency revolution of beam shaping to the simplification enabled by low-support printing, and from high-temperature polymers to cold metal SLS innovations, Farsoon is systematically addressing industry pain points. Its mission is clear: to propel 3D printing from the realm of “possibility” into “efficient, scalable manufacturing,” firmly integrating additive processes into the core of modern industrial production.