3D Print 🧵 3Dable.ITChina exported over 5 million 3D printers in 2025, a 33% increase year over year, reaching 11.36 billion RMB (1.6 billion USD) in export value. Data from China's General Administration of Customs shows desktop 3D printer exports have grown from 535,000 units in 2017 to 5 million in 2025, signalling desktop AM at scale. https://3dprint.com/324913/asia-am-watch-chinas-5-million-printer-export-year-signals-desktop-am-at-scale/ #3Dprint #3Dprinting #Consumer3DPrinting #China
Asia AM Watch: China’s 5 Million-Printer Export Year Signals Desktop AM at Scale - 3DPrint.com | Additive Manufacturing Business
For years, a lot of the discussion around China and additive manufacturing has focused on industrial competition. Can Chinese companies move into higher-end markets? Can they challenge Western machine makers...