Lingke Huichuang launches FGF pellet 3D printer with over 100kg daily output and more than 65% lower material costs than FDM

Lingke Huichuang has launched a fused granulate fabrication (FGF) 3D printer that feeds raw plastic pellets directly into the extruder instead of pre-drawn filament. The system reaches production output above 100kg per day and cuts material costs by more than 65% compared with conventional FDM/FFF printing. The company positions the printer for industrial-scale manufacturing of large parts, where pellet feedstock economics matter more than desktop-scale precision.

Filament remains the default feedstock for polymer extrusion because it is easy to handle, but it carries a hidden markup: pellets first get extruded into filament, spooled, and packaged before a printer ever touches them. FGF systems skip that step, feeding granulate straight into the hot end, which is why the cost advantage grows with part size and wall thickness rather than surface finish. That pitch has already built a market for pellet-extrusion platforms from Titan Robotics, CEAD, and INDMATEC in industrial tooling and pattern-making, and Lingke Huichuang's entry extends the same argument to Chinese buyers who print large fixtures, molds, and jigs rather than aerospace-grade end-use parts.

For shops evaluating large-format polymer AM, the daily throughput figure is the more decisive number here: it points to a platform built for continuous production runs rather than one-off prototypes, with parts typically routed to downstream machining or finishing rather than used as-printed.