Daye 3D
Develops and manufactures SLA, DLP and LCD photopolymer 3D printers and provides accompanying 3D printing and design services, offering integrated equipment plus application solutions rather than hardware alone.
- CEO / Founder
- Jianye Liu (刘建业)
- Team Size
- 1-10
- Stage
- Established
Technology & Products
Key Products
SLA 3D printers; DLP 3D printers; LCD 3D printers; Xiaofang (小方) desktop SLA printer; 3D printing services in photopolymer resin, nylon, glass fiber, cobalt-chrome, titanium alloy, and 316 stainless steel
Technical position · AMPulse analysis
Proprietary photopolymer printer technology with multiple patents (e.g., CN104875391B, CN104191625A, CN113334774B) covering 3D printer trough, worktable assembly, and platform leveling. The company leverages a team with Tsinghua University background, providing technical depth in photopolymer 3D printing. The integrated service model creates switching costs for customers who rely on both equipment and services.
Patent position
Daye 3D filed 10 patent families across all years, compared with 12 for UnionTech, 116 for Creality, and 119 for Anycubic. AMPulse analysis
- Filing momentum
- 4 families filed 2022–2024, 0 in 2019–2021
- Filed in
- CN 100%
- Named competitors, AM patent families
- UnionTech 12Creality 116Anycubic 119
10 AM patent families in total. Recent years are still being published, so read a filing change against the same-office figure.
Differentiation
Value Proposition
Combines in-house photopolymer printer development with design and printing services, enabling customers to access integrated equipment and application solutions for rapid prototyping and low-volume production.
How They Differentiate
Combines hardware sales with in-house design and printing services, offering a one-stop solution for photopolymer 3D printing needs, unlike competitors that focus solely on hardware or services.
Market & Competition
Target Customers
Industrial manufacturers in automotive, home appliances, power tools, medical devices, and architectural design
Industry Verticals
Automotive; Home Appliances; Power Tools; Medical Devices; Architectural Design
Competitors
联泰科技 (UnionTech); 创想三维 (Creality); 纵维立方 (Anycubic)
Growth & Milestones
Major Milestones
Founded in 2014; Developed multiple patented 3D printer technologies; Expanded to offer printing services in multiple materials
AM patents
AM-relevant patents linked to this company.
- Patents
- 10
- Granted
- 0
- Families
- 10
Leading domains: process (10), equipment (5), material (2)
Filings by year: 2023: 2 · 2022: 2 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 1
- A 3D printing waste recycling and reuse processing equipment115026311 · CN
- An integrated equipment for production, transportation and drying of 3D printing consumables114889093 · CN
- An intelligent detection system for fatigue performance of 3D printers117261237 · CN
- Preparation method and application of photocurable polyimide/silica composite material108727539 · CN
- Rotary powder spreading device used for selective laser sintering103909263 · CN