Aug 2nd, 2021, Changsha – Industrial laser powder bed fusion system manufacturer Farsoon Technologies announces that by end of June 2021, the total installed Farsoon 3D printers has reached more than 500 at customer sites.
Figure 1: Farsoon’s full product line of metal & plastic laser sintering systems. Image by Farsoon
“Although our metal 3D printer product line only commercialized in 2015, with the rapid rise of the civil aerospace industry as well as its manufacturing ecosystem, we now see the metal and polymer systems contribute equally 50% – 50% in number amongst our 500 plus installations.” Says Jack Cheng, Deputy General manager of Farsoon.
“We are seeing an increasing demand of large volume functional parts fabrication, especially in aerospace and automotive industries, using specialized materials in order to achieve designated performance tolerances, mechanical properties and reliability under a variety of operational conditions,” Says Don Xu, Director of Farsoon’s Global Business Group, “In order to addressing customers’ pain points around size, productivity and quality, Farsoon has been introducing the multi-lasers, large format metal systems FS421M, FS621M, as well as the latest FS721M to the market. Till today Farsoon has achieved more than 80 large-format metal systems (Build platform > 400mm) installation in aerospace and automotive industries.”
Figure 2: An array of 18+ Farsoon’s FS421M metal systems are installed at Falcontech Super AM Factory. Image courtesy: Falcontech
Meanwhile, the service bureaus industry is faced with a very different set of challenges including large size, quality, speed, productivity, flexibility and tight margins. In 2017 Farsoon added a new line of machines under the revolutionary Continuous Additive Manufacturing Solution (CAMS) Concept including the largest plastic PBF machine HT1001P featuring an industry-leading build size of 225 Liters. In 2019 Farsoon introduced the next generation high-speed “Flight” plastic laser sintering technology by innovatively using robust fiber laser; offering users a variety of polymer system in build size, speed, productivity, temperature, and material capabilities. By end of June 2021, Farsoon’s cumulative install base at service bureaus had reached more than 15o systems, helping customers achieve large parts fabrication and series production of smaller parts all at a reduced cost.
Figure 3: A total of 11 Farsoon’s 403P and Flight 403P systems installed at Service Bureau WENEXT. Image courtesy: WeNext
“Also, Thanks to the truly open architecture of Farsoon machines, we have been working along these industry-leading manufactures, service providers, and research institutes in various fields including material, post processing, and software to help customers achieve their specific application needs and produce faster, bigger, better parts with a significant competitive edge.” Don added.
“We are also excited to share that in the first half of 2021, Farsoon has been rapidly growing its teams from 300 to more than 400 talented employees globally,” said Hope Hou, General Manager of Farsoon, “with significant expansions in technology & development, technical support and manufacturing quarters in order to offer high quality products and services.”
With expansion of production and service capacity Farsoon is confident in our ability to engage with users in all aspects of additive manufacturing, and we looking forward to work with more industry customers and partners keep pushing the boundaries of the industry application by contacting us at globalinfo@farsoon.com.
About Farsoon Technologies
OPEN FOR INDUSTRY – Farsoon is a global manufacturer and supplier of industrial level polymer and metal laser sintering systems. Farsoon is the leading supplier of industrial AM technology in China with increasing growth in the international market. In 2017 Farsoon released the first of a new line of machines under the revolutionary Continuous Additive Manufacturing Solution (CAMS) Concept, and established Farsoon Technologies-Americas in Austin, Texas, USA. In 2018, Farsoon Europe GmbH was established in Stuttgart, Germany to expand direct operations to Europe. Farsoon is committed to developing AM towards its true manufacturing potential and providing customers with best-in-class systems, materials, software, applications and services. With our motto “Open for Industry” Farsoon is focused on technology innovation geared towards truly open and industrial-oriented additive manufacturing platform which offer users a higher degree of control of specific applications and manufacturing capabilities.
