Shenghua 3D
Shenzhen Shenghua 3D Technology develops indirect metal and ceramic 3D printing systems using proprietary Powder Extrusion Printing (PEP) technology, including dual-nozzle printers that deposit metal and ceramic feedstocks in a single build before debinding and sintering.
- CEO / Founder
- Wu Min (吴敏)
- Team Size
- 11-50
- Stage
- Growth Stage
- Latest Round
- Series A
- Key Investors
- Yixi Capital (易细资本); Anycubic; Miracle Plus (奇绩创坛); Lanke Capital (朗科投资); Baoteng Capital (保腾创投)
Technology & Products
Key Products
PEP (Powder Extrusion Printing) equipment line: UPS-LiteD (dual independent nozzle desktop/lab), UPR-241 (gradient functional material printer, triple-screw dual-component single nozzle), UPS-250 (industrial dual-nozzle), UPS-556 (large-format dual-nozzle, 500x500x600mm); plus feedstock materials (metal/ceramic granules, tungsten alloy, 316L, tungsten-copper composite, silicon nitride, silicon carbide), vacuum debinding/sintering furnaces, mixers/kneaders, and print services.
Technological Advantage
Proprietary PEP (Powder Extrusion Printing) process merging 3D printing with powder metallurgy; full in-house process chain from material/feedstock development, printer/nozzle hardware, slicing software, to debind-and-sinter post-processing; core R&D team originates from Central South University's Powder Metallurgy Research Institute.
Differentiation
Value Proposition
Combines 3D printing flexibility with mature powder-metallurgy post-processing (debind + sinter) to produce dense metal, ceramic, and combined metal-ceramic parts without a laser system, at lower capital and operating cost than laser powder bed fusion.
How They Differentiate
Laser-free indirect route (lower capital/operating cost than PBF-LB) combined with a dual-independent-nozzle design that lets one machine alternate or co-print metal and ceramic materials for combined metal-ceramic parts, targeting wear-resistant/thermal-isolation zones that otherwise require secondary joining or coating.
Market & Competition
Target Customers
Industrial manufacturers and research institutions in aerospace, semiconductor equipment, nuclear industry, tooling/mold making, automotive, medical, and new energy sectors needing complex metal or technical-ceramic components.
Industry Verticals
Aerospace/defense, semiconductor manufacturing, nuclear industry, tooling/mold making, automotive, medical/biomedical, new energy
Competitors
Desktop Metal (bound metal deposition, US); BLT/Xi'an Bright Laser Technologies (laser powder bed fusion, China); Markforged (metal FDM/bound metal extrusion)
Growth & Milestones
Major Milestones
2016: first domestic "3D printing + powder metallurgy" indirect metal/ceramic process (PEP) developed; 2017-06: company founded, angel investment secured; 2018-04: launched industrial UP-R200 printer; 2020-05: launched large-format UPS-556, obtained National High-Tech Enterprise certification, completed 3rd funding round, ranked among Shenzhen's Top 30 smart manufacturing enterprises; 2021-06: launched industrial UPS-250, received Miracle Plus strategic investment, advanced to national finals of China Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition; 2024-04: launched gradient-material printer UPR-241, developed tungsten-copper composite material.
Notable Customers
Semiconductor wafer-boat (RBSC) developers; aerospace and nuclear industry component developers (named applications include reaction-bonded SiC wafer boats via UPS-250, gradient tungsten-copper components, silicon nitride turbine blade and lightweight ceramic housing demonstrations)
Recent coverage of Shenghua 3D
AM patents
AM-relevant patents linked to this company.
- Patents
- 4
- Granted
- 0
- Families
- 4
Leading domains: process (4), material (2), equipment (1)
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