China’s Additive Manufacturing Market is About to Get Even More Competitive

Last month I wrote about the Chinese laser brand HG Laser and how its increasing focus on metal additive manufacturing (AM) demonstrates that Chinese AM companies benefit from having to survive in a domestic market characterized by hyper-intense competition. This week, I wrote about EPlus3D and its announcement that it has already booked 50,000 orders for components used in cooling AI data centers.

Around the same time as the EPlus3D announcement, Jingye Future Smart Manufacturing, a subsidiary of Chinese steelmaker Jingye Group, announced plans for a $700 million facility with 20 production lines and 400 metal 3D printers. It will be dedicated to smartphone components and other parts related to electronics and AI infrastructure. This aligns with everything China has been signaling in ter