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标题: Delivering 200–300 Elastomer 3D Printers a Year, Guangsu Yigou Aims to Build Turnkey Factories [打印本页]

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标题: Delivering 200–300 Elastomer 3D Printers a Year, Guangsu Yigou Aims to Build Turnkey Factories
Nanjixiong introduction: Guangsu Yigou is an emerging company in elastomer 3D printing. Founded just over a year ago, it has already delivered 200–300 machines this year and completed two financing rounds within six months.

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TCT Shenzhen 2026 officially opened on October 14, 2026. Guangsu Yigou exhibited elastomer 3D printing equipment, core light-source components, 3D printed shoes and other elastomer products. Nanjixiong interviewed Mr. Zhou, the company's head of marketing, at its booth.

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Further expansion of the elastomer 3D printer range

Several elastomer 3D printers were on display. Mr. Zhou explained that Guangsu Yigou introduced a machine with a 450-format build area at this exhibition, primarily targeting large-area parts such as automotive seats and cushions.

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Even more eye-catching was an adjacent machine with two workstations in a single unit and a build size reaching 520 mm. It is positioned for high-quality, factory-scale mass production, targeting automotive seats and large elastomer components.

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Making core laser components in-house

In addition to complete machines, Guangsu Yigou is developing core laser components through an affiliated company.

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According to the person responsible for its laser products, lasers used for elastomer printing have a wavelength of 405 nm, power ranging from over 20 W to over 30 W, and resolution in the 75–120 micrometer range. The booth also displayed another category of high-power lasers rated at 800–1,000 W, covering wavelengths including 532 nm, 1,064 nm and 365 nm. These can be used for metal 3D printing, including copper printing for AI chip cooling and titanium printing for watch cases. These lasers mainly replace imported products. Their thermal drift, damage threshold and durability have been tested, with performance said to be comparable to imported alternatives. Because Guangsu Yigou supplies its own lasers, it has advantages in both machine performance and cost.

Humanoid robot shells and the business of selling shoes

The booth also displayed protective shells and small "vests" for humanoid robots. These appearance components and protective structures are being developed in cooperation with robotics companies. Robots can fall, and conventional plastic parts lack sufficient strength. A 3D printed elastomer shell can provide protection, allow customized styling and carry a logo on its surface. The company has developed its own design software for rapid lattice generation and matching, reducing the design cost of standardized products.

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Colorful 3D printed shoes were displayed in one corner of the booth, and a batch sold shortly after the exhibition opened. Guangsu Yigou had effectively brought consumer retail directly to the show. Mr. Zhou described this as an opportunity for industry exchange and consumer feedback. The company brought 500 pairs to an exhibition in August and sold almost all of them on the first day; this exhibition involved a similar quantity. Material performance has improved considerably since the early days. Cracking is addressed by increasing shear strength and the degree of curing to reduce defect rates.

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Asked why 3D printed shoes are expensive, Mr. Zhou said materials account for the largest share of cost. Other costs will fall sharply as automation improves, but the central bottleneck is production capacity. "There are only around 2,000 machines in the market altogether, and probably just over 1,000 can sustain stable mass production. Daily capacity nationwide is only around 10,000 pairs." If the cost of shoes falls to a few dozen yuan in the future, the number of machines required could reach several hundred thousand, representing considerable additional demand.

Nanjixiong observation: Shoes are the most visible entry point into elastomer 3D printing, but business applications such as automotive seats, flexible robot shells and rehabilitation medicine also offer enormous incremental markets. Guangsu Yigou does more than sell equipment: it handles the full chain itself, from lasers and materials to post-processing and factory standardization. Delivering 200–300 machines this year is already a substantial figure within this niche.

AI-translated from an article by Xiaoruanxiong on Nanjixiong, originally published on 2026-10-16. Text and images retain the original source attribution.
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