With the 2012 U.S. listed company Stratasys shares doubled, 3D Systems once soared nearly three times, 3D printing as a new industry began to be officially emphasized by all parties. The U.S. has also given 3D printing a heavy responsibility for the revival of manufacturing.
In China, with the gradual maturation and application of 3D printing technology in the field of desktop-level machines, the civilian market is expected to rise rapidly in 2013.
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Quickness, personalization, compared with the traditional manufacturing process to material processing technology, rapid prototyping technology represented by 3D printing is seen as the key to triggering a new round of the industrial revolution. The key elements to trigger a new round of industrial revolution. Falling to the capital market, 3D printing new technology concept also prompted investors to continue to dig the relevant conceptual stocks, due to today's mature 3D printing technology to high-energy laser as a generator, individual companies engaged in precision laser applications listed companies were once by the market.
As the domestic electronic information industry, precision laser innovation application business, the light since its inception in 2005 has been focused on engaging in precision laser manufacturing and service business, production and sales of the main products include laser templates and precision metal parts, to provide processing services, including flexible circuit board laser molding services and laser drilling services. The company has many professional advantages in precision laser technology, so the outside world has been expected to enter the field of 3D printing.
Last year, at the end of August, the light will be due to its laser concept by the lobbyists speculation, the company then clarified that the 3D printing technology belongs to the "additive" manufacturing process, and the company is currently using the laser technology belongs to the "subtractive" process, the two The principle of the process is not the same.
A long-term concern about the light of the industry said that although the company is currently engaged in the "subtractive" technology process and 3D printing is different, but the two processes actually have some **** common place, so the light of the future into the 3D printing of the "threshold "is not high, on the contrary, the company's existing laser technology experience for its engagement in 3D printing laid the foundation.
"On the surface, a company can engage in 3D printing as long as it buys a set of equipment and related materials powder, in fact, it is not." Another analyst pointed out that in the 3D printing production link, the choice of the relevant laser type is the greater difficulty. From the actual case, according to the difference between the raw materials, the geometry of the parts and the mechanical properties to be achieved to the selection of laser parameters is a very complex process, if you want to produce qualified products, companies need to be based on the actual requirements of the laser parameters such as accurate selection.
Light, the company through years of research and development and technology accumulation, has established a laser application technology database, including infrared, ultraviolet and other laser processing characteristics, metal, non-metallic and other materials, the optimal processing method, as well as a variety of lasers, light guiding systems, mobile systems, precision control systems, detection systems and other laser processing subsystems, the results of the test and the effect of the combination, also includes products for different materials. It also includes the optimal configuration of laser type selection, laser processing equipment, processing process selection, processing parameters, auxiliary equipment and auxiliary means as well as various post-processing methods for the processing of products made of different materials. In this context, the light of the 3D printing will also have sufficient technical reserves.
The reporter also noted that the light of the precision laser manufacturing and services, mainly to provide customers with personalized products and services, with a small batch, multi-species, non-standardized, and short delivery time, the customer's demand for rapid response characteristics. Compared with the traditional manufacturing process, personalization, small batch, fast is the advantage of 3D printing technology, so from the main business operations, if the future of the light Yunda involved in the 3D printing industry, is not unexpected market.
Yinbang shares (300337): layout of 3D printing applications
"From the practical application of market feedback, potential customers are generally more interested in the company's 3D printing finished products." Yinbang shares related person said.
In the 3D printing application is in the bud, to the metal materials manufacturing industry, Yinbang shares, take the lead in the introduction of foreign mature 3D printing technology to open up the field of application, which with today's enthusiasm for 3D printing technology compared to some of the companies is slightly "alternative".
Yinbang main aluminum steel composite materials, the company's aluminum-based multi-metal composite materials with the help of the demand for a substantial increase in the broad prospects, in July 2012 just landed on the GEM. However, the company is not satisfied with the status quo, not only to actively explore the promotion of new products, more involved in 3D printing applications. In the company's view, the development of this field belongs to the company's strategic layout in emerging industries an important move.
August 15, 2012, Yinbang shares and Wuxi Andy Lijie capital of 22.5 million yuan and 27.5 million yuan, respectively, the establishment of a joint venture Fly and Kang rapid manufacturing technology limited liability company (hereinafter referred to as "Fly and Kang"), the two sides accounted for Fly and Kang 45% of the registered capital of the two sides and 55%. After the media reports, the company admitted that some of the products in the main business of Fly and Kang involves laser rapid prototyping technology, thus unveiling the fact that the company involved in 3D printing.
It is understood that 3D printing technology is actually a series of rapid prototyping technology, the basic principle is the laminated manufacturing, the main process of laser sintering (SLS), stereolithography (SLA), fused deposition manufacturing (FDM). According to company sources, Flycon will, on the one hand, introduce mature powder bed technology from abroad to manufacture finished products, and on the other hand, it will provide the metal powder needed for 3D printing.
A long-term attention to the field of industry researchers said, "powder bed technology belongs to the laser sintering SLS process, the technology has a greater advantage, on the one hand, in the processing of powder process can be used repeatedly, so that the utilization rate of raw materials as high as 95%, on the other hand, it can greatly save time, significantly shorten the product from the design of the cycle to the output. "
Yinbang shares of the 3D printing business is quite "cautious", but the future of the fly and Kang products are still full of "expectations". The company said that in the long run, as the technology and product promotion of the fly and Kang get substantial breakthroughs, fly and Kang may bring the company a certain investment income.
Robotics (300024): the country's leading provider of metal 3D printing equipment
If 3D printing can be sintered or melted metal materials, metal parts directly generated by the manufacturing method is widely used, the traditional manufacturing industry will be a huge impact. Robot is currently the only A-share listed company that can provide a complete set of metal 3D printing equipment.
In recent years, the robot relying on the advantages of laser processing technology, expanding the laser complete sets of equipment business, the company has been successfully developed in the March 2012 quarter of the laser rapid prototyping equipment, commonly known as the "3D printer", mainly using metal raw materials, used in aerospace, ships and other high-end equipment manufacturing field. According to company sources, from the launch of the first set of metal 3D printer so far, the company has received new orders.
From the material point of view, although sand, elastomer, plastic, metal, and even biological materials can become the raw material for 3D printing, but "metal" is still one of the most popular areas.
Zhang Haiou, a professor at the School of Mechanical Science and Engineering at Huazhong University of Science and Technology, said that 3D printing could lead a new industrial revolution if it is widely used in metal materials.
Currently, only a very few companies in China can provide complete sets of metal 3D printing equipment, and Robotics is the only listed company among them.
The reporter learned that the robot from 2010 began to develop metal direct molding technology, commonly known as "metal 3D printing technology", now the technology has basically matured, and successfully launched a complete set of metal 3D printing equipment with independent property rights and patents.
According to the company's sources, the robot is experienced in the process technology of laser rapid prototyping equipment, including dual-beam melting technology that takes into account the processing speed and processing accuracy, cooling protective gas stress relief technology, protective gas formulations, as well as special process methods corresponding to different metal materials, etc. The company's production of laser rapid prototyping equipment for the "metal 3D printing technology" has basically matured. The company's high-power lasers for laser rapid prototyping, high-precision 5-axis linkage CNC special machine tools to ensure three-dimensional molding, laser processing head and automatic powder feeder for transferring titanium alloy powder and other equipment have been successfully assembled on the laser rapid prototyping equipment for processing core components, providing a strong guarantee for the manufacturing of China's new aerospace and aviation equipment.
In addition to metal 3D printers, another high-end product of the robot - nano plate printer using 3D printing technology, the product has become the company's new profit growth point. The company's 2011 annual report shows that the nano plate printing technology for the world's first, plate molding pollution-free, green, is a revolutionary update of plate technology products. Nano-material plate-making technology not only fully meets the current mainstream printing business in the precision, speed, quality requirements, but also solves the equipment, high cost of consumables, as well as environmental pollution, waste of resources, completing the plate-making technology from the photographic era to the non-photographic era of the leap.
The company said that although the robot has become a leading metal 3D printing equipment provider, but the company will also be committed to becoming a 3D printing service provider.
From the 3D printing industry chain, it mainly includes 3D printer equipment manufacturing, material supply, model software supply, and 3D printing services. Personal consumption is an important market for 3D printing technology in the future, because not everyone will use 3D software for image design, and not everyone is willing to buy 3D printers, so there is a need for professional 3D printing service providers to provide related services.