APLUS advance manufacturing
Aplus Advance Manufacturing (Shanghai) Co.,Ltd. is a high-tech additive manufacturing company specializing in the FFF2.0 agile manufacturing platform and the Blast series of industrial 3D printers.
- CEO / Founder
- Huang Weixing
- Team Size
- 11-50
- Stage
- Series B
- Total Funding
- $20.7M
- Latest Round
- Series B
- Key Investors
- Yijing Capital; Qiaojing Capital; Suzhou Government Fund; Share Capital
Technology & Products
Key Products
Blast Series 3D Printers (including Blast 2 and Blast X); FFF2.0 (Fused Filament Fabrication 2.0) agile manufacturing platform; BlastMate (High-flow recipe filaments/polymers); BlastAcc (Dedicated slicing software with preset processing parameters); BlastScada (Cluster control and management software); DfAM (Design for Additive Manufacturing) services; On-demand manufacturing services
Technological Advantage
Claimed 'semiconductor-grade' precision and 'FFF2.0' agile platform are supported by verified performance benchmarks of 66cm³/hr print efficiency and 146 industrial case studies. The advantage is defensible through a vertically integrated ecosystem including proprietary BlastAcc slicing software, BlastScada cluster management, and BlastMate high-flow filaments.
Differentiation
Value Proposition
The company leverages semiconductor-grade precision and direct-drive motion control technology to deliver an FFF2.0 (Fused Filament Fabrication) system that achieves simultaneous high speed and accuracy for mass production in vertical markets such as automotive, hydrogen-powered UAVs, and robotics.
How They Differentiate
APLUS (300 mm/s default) is competitive with Raise3D's Hyper FFF (300-500 mm/s) and CreatBot's HS series (300 mm/s), but emphasizes sustained high-speed throughput for series production rather than just peak travel speed.; While specific pricing is often quote-based, APLUS positions itself in the industrial 'agile manufacturing' segment, competing with Intamsys's high-end industrial systems (approx. $140k for 610HT) and Raise3D's professional-to-industrial line.; APLUS claims superior positioning accuracy (±0.001 mm in X/Y) by utilizing semiconductor-grade motion control and direct drive technology, which is significantly higher than the standard industrial FFF accuracy of competitors like Intamsys (12.5 µm) or Raise3D (0.78 µm).; APLUS focuses on high-strength polymers and carbon/glass fiber-reinforced filaments (BlastMate series). It differs from Intamsys, which specializes in ultra-high-temperature materials like PEEK and ULTEM (up to 500°C), by focusing on the mechanical reliability of reinforced polymers for end-use parts.; APLUS offers a massive build volume with the Blast X (1000 x 1200 x 1200 mm), which exceeds the Raise3D Pro3 Plus (300 x 300 x 605 mm) and CreatBot D600 (600 mm³), directly competing with the largest industrial formats like the CreatBot D1000.
Market & Competition
Target Customers
Industrial manufacturers; Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs); Series production phase manufacturers; Ecosystem players in the additive manufacturing value chain
Industry Verticals
Automotive; Low-Altitude (UAV/Drones); Embodied (Robotics/AI); Medical; Tooling
Competitors
Raise3D; Intamsys; CreatBot
Growth & Milestones
Growth Metrics
Customers: 146 case studies reported in 2024. Production: Blast 2 capacity > 1kg/day; Blast X capacity > 4kg/day; Print efficiency up to 66cm³/hr (single head) or 40cm³/hr (dual heads); Print success rate > 95%
Major Milestones
2017: Company founded in Shanghai; 2018: Commercial launch of the 'Blast' series industrial high-temperature FFF printers; 2020: Recognized as a 'Specialized and Sophisticated' (Little Giant) enterprise by the Shanghai Municipal Government; 2021: Successfully qualified 3D-printed parts for use in civil aviation (C919) interior applications.
Notable Customers
COMAC (Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China), SAIC Motor, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), and various Chinese aerospace research institutes (e.g., CASIC).