Kangshuo Electrical Group

HardwareWuhan, Hubei, ChinaFounded 2010· One of 1757 Hardware companies tracked by AMPulse

A high-tech industrial group specializing in advanced additive manufacturing (3D printing) and 'Digital Foundry' solutions that modernize traditional casting processes.

CEO / Founder: Fan Yiyang (President)
Team Size: 201-500
Stage: Active
Total Funding: $13.9M
Latest Round: Angel
Key Investors: Government-backed Strategic Funds, Strategic Industrial Partners

Technology & Products

Key Products

Additive manufacturing (3D printing) solutions for 3D sand mold printing, ceramic printing, and metal printing. Products include transmission housing, automotive cylinder head, cylinder block, and Binder Jetting Sand Mold 3D High-Speed Printing. Solutions cater to aerospace, energy, rail transit, and automotive industries.

Technological Advantage

Maintains a full-stack advantage in 'Digital Foundry' technology, combining Binder Jetting (BJ) technology with proprietary material science to produce molds for critical high-precision components like engine blades and complex casings.

Differentiation

Value Proposition

Drastically reduces the lead time and cost of complex metal casting by replacing traditional wooden or metal patterns with high-precision 3D-printed sand molds and ceramic cores.

How They Differentiate

Differentiates through high-precision 'Low Stress Manufacturing' and a specialization in aero-engine ceramic cores. Its self-developed KSS1800A sand printer achieves printing speeds of 1200mm/s, significantly faster than traditional sand printers.

Market & Competition

Target Customers

State-owned enterprises and private manufacturers in aerospace, national defense, energy/power systems, and automotive sectors.

Industry Verticals

["Aerospace and Aviation","National Defense and Military Equipment","Energy and Power Generation (e.g., turbine components)","Rail Transportation","Automotive Engineering"]

Competitors

Taogent Intelligent Equipment, Ksec Intelligent, Shangshui Intelligent

Growth & Milestones

Growth Metrics

Expanded registered capital to 100 million RMB; recognized as a National Little Giant; expanded business scope to include automotive component manufacturing in 2024.

Major Milestones

["Founded in Beijing in September 2010","Launched independent sand 3D printing project in 2018","Established large-scale intelligent casting base in Gaoping, Shanxi in 2020","Successfully completed Angel Round funding in 2023","Signed exclusive distribution agreement with Multistation for the EMEA market in late 2024"]

Notable Customers

Cummins, Weichai Power

https://www.ks-jt.com

Why this company matters

Kangshuo Electrical Group occupies a specific niche in industrial additive manufacturing: replacing traditional wooden or metal patterns with high-precision 3D-printed sand molds and ceramic cores for metal casting. The company's 'Digital Foundry' approach targets foundries and OEMs that need complex, low-volume castings without the weeks-long lead times and tooling costs of conventional pattern-making.

Core technology centers on binder jetting (BJT) for sand and ceramic materials, supplemented by vat photopolymerization (VPP) for ceramics and composites. The company's self-developed KSS1800A sand printer achieves printing speeds of 1200 mm/s, a performance metric that positions it against other Chinese industrial sand printer makers. Kangshuo also produces binder jetting sand mold high-speed printing systems and offers ceramic printing for aero-engine cores.

Customers include state-owned enterprises and private manufacturers in aerospace, defense, energy, rail transit, and automotive sectors. Named customers include Cummins and Weichai Power. The company has joint R&D with Beijing University of Technology for ceramic 3D printing and works with Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) and China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC). In late 2024, it signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Multistation for the EMEA market.

Kangshuo's strategic moat lies in its full-stack control of binder jetting hardware, material science, and process know-how for high-precision sand and ceramic molds. The pivot from being a Chinese agent for Solidscape to an independent R&D manufacturer gives it a different trajectory than peers like Taogent Intelligent Equipment or Ksec Intelligent. An open question is how quickly it can scale beyond China and compete with established European sand printing leaders on global service and reliability.