New Kinpo Group
Develops and manufactures affordable desktop FDM and SLA 3D printers through subsidiary XYZprinting, targeting education and small businesses to democratize additive manufacturing.
- CEO / Founder
- Rock Hsu
- Team Size
- 10000+
- Stage
- Public
- Total Funding
- Undisclosed
- Latest Round
- IPO
- Key Investors
- Public
Technology & Products
Key Products
Consumer electronics, EMS and ODM manufacturing services, 3D printers (XYZprinting).
Technological Advantage
Proprietary FDM and SLA processes optimized for desktop use, with over 285 granted or pending patents in additive manufacturing; defensible via patent portfolio and manufacturing scale.
Patent position
New Kinpo Group filed 0 patent families in 2022-2024, down from 16 in 2019-2021, a 100% fall; tracked AM filings in the same patent offices fell 15%, so its filing volume fell more sharply. AMPulse analysis
- Filing momentum
- 0 families filed 2022–2024, 16 in 2019–2021 (-100%); all tracked AM filings in the same offices -15%
- Filed in
- EP 30%CN 30%JP 29%US 28%
- Named competitors, AM patent families
- Stratasys 5313D Systems 306UltiMaker 52
113 AM patent families in total. Recent years are still being published, so read a filing change against the same-office figure.
Differentiation
Value Proposition
Provides low-cost desktop 3D printers (e.g., da Vinci series) with user-friendly software, reducing entry barriers to 3D printing by 60-70% compared to industrial systems, enabling rapid prototyping and educational use.
How They Differentiate
3-5x lower price point than Stratasys FDM desktop printers (e.g., $300 vs. $1,500+), with simpler software targeting beginners; lacks the industrial-grade precision of 3D Systems but offers broader consumer accessibility.
Market & Competition
Target Customers
Educational institutions, small businesses, hobbyists, and consumers
Industry Verticals
Education; Consumer Electronics; Prototyping; Small Business Manufacturing
Competitors
Stratasys; 3D Systems; Ultimaker
Growth & Milestones
Growth Metrics
Became #1 global brand in desktop 3D printing products/services; revenue exceeded $7 billion annually as of 2014.
Major Milestones
Founded XYZprinting in 2013; Achieved 22% global desktop 3D printer shipment share in 2014; Launched industrial MfgPro220 xPF printer; Expanded into robotics with XYZRobots
Notable Customers
Leading global brands in electronics and manufacturing.
AM patents
AM-relevant patents linked to this company.
- Patents
- 135
- Granted
- 0
- Families
- 113
Leading domains: process (135), equipment (129), software (37)
Filings by year: 2020: 3 · 2019: 15 · 2018: 47 · 2017: 36 · 2016: 6 · 2015: 18
- THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATING PRINTING INACCURACY THEREOF3100847 · EP
- Printing module and 3D printing equipment6697516 · JP
- 3D printing method2018199321 · JP
- THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING METHOD3406422 · EP
- Nozzle cleaning module108724731 · CN
Funding rounds
- IPOUndisclosed2000-01Source: Perplexity - January 2000