ApplicationBeijing, ChinaFounded 2020· One of 381 Application companies tracked by AMPulse
Develops high-performance metal additive manufacturing solutions for commercial aerospace, specializing in the integrated design and production of liquid rocket engine components.
CEO / Founder
Shao Yang
Team Size
51-200
Stage
Active
Total Funding
$42M
Latest Round
Series A
Key Investors
CAS Star; ZGC Group; K2VC; Lightspeed China Partners
Technology & Products
Key Products
3D printed liquid rocket engine thrust chambers; Injector plates; Turbopump components; Integrated aerospace structural parts
Technological Advantage
Claimed: Full-stack IDM (Integrated Design and Manufacturing) workflow from topology optimization to post-processing. Verified: Successful hot-fire tests of 3D printed engines by LandSpace and Galactic Energy. Defensible: Proprietary copper alloy printing parameters.
Differentiation
Value Proposition
Reduces rocket engine part count from hundreds of components to a single monolithic structure, cutting weight by 30% and reducing manufacturing lead times from 6 months to 4 weeks.
How They Differentiate
Focuses exclusively on rocket engine 'Integrated Design & Manufacturing' (IDM), offering 20% better cooling efficiency through optimized internal channels compared to general-purpose AM service providers like BLT.
Xingjian Technology targets the bottleneck of rocket engine manufacturing: the complexity of assembling hundreds of individually machined components. By printing thrust chambers, injector plates, and turbopump parts as single monolithic structures, the company claims a 30% weight reduction and a drop in lead time from six months to four weeks. This positions it as a specialized challenger to generalist metal AM service providers like Bright Laser Technologies and Falcontech.
The core technical differentiator is a proprietary process for printing high-conductivity copper alloys with complex internal cooling channels. Xingjian asserts that its optimized channel geometry delivers 20% better cooling efficiency than general-purpose AM alternatives. The company operates a full-stack integrated design and manufacturing workflow that spans topology optimization through post-processing, and it holds multiple Chinese patents covering methods for printing rocket engine components and cooling structures.
Xingjian's target customers are commercial rocket companies in China. Named clients include LandSpace, Galactic Energy, and Deep Blue Aerospace, and the company has supported multiple successful hot-fire tests and commercial launches with its 3D-printed components. The company was founded in 2020 by Shao Yang, a former Tsinghua University researcher with a PhD in mechanical engineering, and has raised approximately $42 million from investors including CAS Star, ZGC Group, K2VC, and Lightspeed China Partners.
The strategic moat rests on proprietary copper alloy printing parameters and a narrow focus on rocket engine integrated design and manufacturing. The open question is whether this specialization limits total addressable market or creates a defensible niche as Chinese commercial space expands. Partnerships with Tsinghua University and CAS Star provide research and incubation support.
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