"3D printing" is the common name, the academic name for rapid prototyping technology, also known as additive manufacturing technology, is no longer the need for traditional tools, fixtures and machine tools can be built out of any shape, according to the three-dimensional model of the parts or objects of the data, through the molding equipment in order to make the physical model of the material cumulative way. 3D printing technology has been industrialized in the United States, there are currently two global 3D printer manufacturing giant, respectively Stratasys and 3DSystems, both listed on the NASDAQ. 3D printing technology has been industrialized in the U.S., and there are currently two 3D printer manufacturing giants in the world, Stratasys and 3DSystems, both listed on NASDAQ in the U.S., with 2011 operating revenues of $170 million and $290 million, respectively.The 3D printing market size in 2011 was $1.71 billion. However, this figure represents only 0.02% of the global manufacturing market. In the aircraft, nuclear power and thermal power and other industries used in heavy machinery, high-end precision machinery and equipment, the traditional welding and parts reinforcement methods to make the connection between the parts is not strong, but the use of 3D printing technology, out of the product is a natural and seamless connection between the structure of the solidity and strength of the connection is much higher than the traditional method. This is a very wide range of applications in the aircraft, nuclear power and other high-end equipment manufacturing industry.
South wind shares:
August 25 announcement subsidiary of the Southern Fan Institute will invest in "heavy metal components electrofusion precision molding technology project", with a total investment of 168 million yuan, the Southern Fan Institute to invest in the project is the international popular 3D printing technology.
Yinbang shares:
August 15 announcement and Wuxi Andy Lijie Trade Co., Ltd. *** with the establishment of Fei and Kang Rapid Manufacturing Technology Limited Liability Company, the new establishment of the company's main business for the time being for the high-density, high-precision powder metallurgy parts, all kinds of new materials and the research and development of complex components, production and sales, which the main business of the part of the product involves the laser rapid prototyping technology. technology. The technology is a metal 3D printing technology.
Group Laser:
The company started with laser marking, welding, cutting equipment, and relying on the integration of optical and mechanical equipment research and development platform, successfully expanding the hot spot industry-specific equipment, covering the industry, including LED, photovoltaic, PCB and laser plate printing industry.
CNA Heavy Machinery:
Last year with another seven companies **** with the investment in the establishment of AVIC Laser Forming Manufacturing Company Limited, AVIC Laser registered capital of 100 million yuan, of which the company contributed 20 million yuan. AVIC laser is the only domestic production of laser powder spray molding equipment company, and has achieved revenue.
Huazhong NC:
Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) professor Shi Yusheng's team is in a leading position in the domestic research and development of 3D printers; as a listed company held by HUST, it has already begun the cooperative development of 3D printing equipment with the school's relevant research institutions.
Sudavig:
One of the few domestic micro-nano optical manufacturing enterprises engaged in both equipment manufacturing and product production. The wide-format high-quality digital laser molded holographic original, large-format laser positioning image transfer material SVG-tf01, and public *** security card anti-counterfeiting material have been recognized as national key new products; digital laser stereoscopic (holographic) photolithography system, wide-format positioning laser transfer material, wide-format laser high-speed direct-writing equipment, and public *** security anti-counterfeiting material have been recognized as high-tech products in Jiangsu Province.
Opto:
Precision laser manufacturing and service provider, in the domestic laser template products and flexible circuit board laser molding services occupy a certain position.
Hongchang Electronics:
3D printers use liquid epoxy resin, which is hardened and shaped by laser.
Three carriages pushing industrialization
"Golden Securities" reporter learned that in the country, there are three forces are pushing the industrialization of 3D printing technology. The first force is the university faction represented by Xi'an Jiaotong University, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Tsinghua University; the second force is the listed companies represented by Yinbang shares and Nanfeng shares, etc.; the third force is the introduction of foreign 3D printing equipment service providers.
Shi Yusheng is deputy dean of the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Huazhong University of Science and Technology and deputy director of the State Key Laboratory of Materials Forming and Mold Technology. He led the team to develop the world's largest laser rapid manufacturing equipment was selected as one of China's top ten scientific and technological advances in 2011. He told the "Golden Securities" reporter, their research on 3D printing is a very early start, but really began to sell in 2000, so far **** sold more than 2 hundred units of 3D printing equipment, the unit price of about 1 million.
Yinbang shares, Nanfeng shares and other listed companies, apparently also aimed at 3D printing.
Yinbang shares announced in August, the company and Wuxi Andy Lijie *** with the establishment of Fei and Kang Rapid Manufacturing Technology Limited Liability Company, the main business is tentatively set for high-density, high-precision powder metallurgy parts, all kinds of new materials and complex parts of the research and development, production and sales.
Yinbang shares secretary Zhang Ji told the "Golden Securities" reporter, "the company mainly with the director of Australia's light alloy center Wu Xinhua cooperation, Fei and Kang company main 3D printing of metal powder production and sales, may be put into production next year, when it will realize the import substitution - and foreign imports are no different. But whether the price of the product will be cheaper than the imported, it is not easy to say, because there is no product out yet."
Industry insiders introduced to the "Golden Securities", the biggest bottleneck in domestic 3D printing technology is in the material, just like the printer needs ink cartridges. At present, many enterprises equipped with 3D printing equipment, you need a steady stream of materials from foreigners to buy.
South wind shares this month also announced that its subsidiary, the South Wind Turbine Research Institute will invest in "heavy metal components electrofusion precision molding technology project", with a total investment of 168 million yuan. It is reported that the south wind subsidiary investment project is the international popular 3D printing technology, but involves nuclear power, thermal power and other high-end heavy equipment 3D printing technology.
The above industry insiders said to the "Golden Securities", like this industry needs may be just a few parts, go to the production of molds, costing a lot of money, 3D printing can be very good cost savings.
The introduction of foreign 3D printing equipment service providers, is undoubtedly the third force, a domestic 3D printing service provider insiders told the "Golden Securities", the company is mainly the introduction of Germany, the United States, Israel's 3D printing equipment, the best sales from 2008 to 2010, sales revenue and profits have doubled.
The company sources told the "Golden Securities" reporter, "At present, 3D printing is more widely used in foreign countries, especially in the United States, Germany and other developed countries, in the creative, civil, medical and industrial applications, and has reached a certain level in commercial use. Domestic 3D printing development is relatively slow, in general, the domestic equipment in the printing accuracy, speed and size of the gap with foreign equipment."
Professor Shi Yusheng, however, doesn't think so. He explained that there are many kinds of 3D printing technology, and there are some domestic technologies that have reached international levels.
Darkness or light before the dawn
The Economist said that 3D printing technology will promote the realization of the third industrial revolution, and some people in the market believe that the application of 3D printing in the future will make the traditional manufacturing industry gradually lose competitiveness. So is 3D printing really that magical?
Industry insiders say, this is a new technology, the future development of who can not predict, these first to enter the 3D printing project of the company is also a step by step, "I personally feel that now is the darkness before the dawn."
Professor Shi Yusheng pointed out to the "Golden Securities", now is the "dawn before the dawn", "a Shanghai enterprise in our place to buy away five sets of equipment, civilian demand for 3D printing will be more and more.
But the two do not think that 3D printing technology will subvert the traditional manufacturing industry.
Industry insiders told the "Golden Securities" reporter, "3D printing technology and the traditional manufacturing industry has no conflict, the traditional manufacturing industry in the field of mass mass production of the application of the advantages of the absolute, because of the high cost of 3D printing, a gram of material may have to dozens of dollars, and print a few pounds of physical objects need tens of thousands of dollars." Professor Shi Yusheng even said that 3D printing technology will promote the development of traditional manufacturing industry.
Interview with the reporter was informed that there are already domestic companies for 3D printing technology, began the development of 3D printing front-end market. It is understood that they produce a three-dimensional scanner according to customer demand, the use of three-dimensional digitization technology to obtain physical geometric information, this kind of physical take the image of the equipment, you can turn the physical object into a drawing, is a reverse design process.
3d printing, who is the most popular listed companies market speculation points
Yinbang shares set up a subsidiary, mainly engaged in the production and sale of metal powder for 3D printing
Nanfeng shares invested in the "heavy metal components electro-melting precision molding technology project"
CAIC Heavy Machinery and other companies **. **The same investment in the establishment of AVIC Laser Forming Manufacturing Co.
Huazhong Numerical Control is currently 3D printing project is still in research and development, not to the market
Zhonghaida enter the photoelectric mapping market and three-dimensional laser scanning market
Kuangyunda announcement that the company is currently using a laser technology is different from the 3D printing technology, the company will not be carried out in the recent year 3D printing technology products and services in this area.
Dongmu is currently one of the largest manufacturers of powder metallurgy mechanical parts in China, with its main products being powder metallurgy products.
Huagong Science and Technology has a laser printing business
Sudawig has a laser printing business
Daosu Laser has a laser printing business