FASTFORM: 3D intelligent printing helps "Made in China".

Since the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, more emphasis has been placed on the importance of scientific and technological development to the country, and the call for building a world scientific and technological power has been issued, and the leading role of scientific and technological innovation has been played at a higher level and in a larger scope. In order to promote scientific and technological innovation, it is necessary to aim at the world's frontier of science and technology and correctly lead the direction of scientific and technological development, and the rapid development of 3D printing technology in recent years has attracted great attention from relevant industries at home and abroad, and has become the leader in the development of science and technology industry. 3D printing technology, also known as Additive Manufacturing technology, is an emerging manufacturing technology based on digital models and stacking materials layer by layer to create physical items, which reflects the close combination of information network technology and advanced material technology and digital manufacturing technology, and is an important part of advanced manufacturing. Compared with traditional casting technology, the biggest advantage of 3D printing technology is that it can realize the manufacture of products of various shapes without the need for molds. Therefore, 3D printing technology is particularly suitable for products that are difficult to cast, complex in shape and highly personalized in mold casting. For all customized and personalized products, 3D printing technology has shown great advantages. At present, 3D printing technology has been applied to medical, model manufacturing, complex parts manufacturing, aerospace and other fields, showing great potential. The emergence of 3D printing technology is not only an innovation in production methods, but also a scientific and technological revolution to solve the disadvantages of traditional casting and its unsolvable problems. The application of 3D printing technology can meet the customized needs of consumers and combine it with the Internet, the Internet of Things, and intelligent logistics, thereby catalyzing the emergence of new production models and business models.

There is such a company in Dalian that focuses on the research and development of 3D printing technology, which has been unanimously recognized by the industry for its independent research and development and continuous innovation, and he is Dalian Fastform founded by Dr. Li ShuaiTechnology Co., Ltd. Founded on April 2, 2016, the core founder of FastForm is Dr. Li Shuai from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Dr. Chen Zhichao of Loughborough University in the United Kingdom and Engineer Li Weidong, a former Nokia engineer, is an enterprise specializing in the research and development of 3D printing technology and equipment, and currently mainly launched a large-scale metal 3D Printer FF-M500 with dual laser and galvanometer for the industrial field, which supports dual laser collaboration and has independent intellectual property rights, breaking the monopoly of foreign commercial multi-laser metal 3D printing equipment, which has attracted widespread attention. At the same time, in the consumer field, it has also launched a small FDM machine FF3020 with high market competitiveness, and the products are sold at home and abroad. The company has obtained a number of national patents, Academician Lu Bingheng, the father of China's 3D printing, and the deputy mayor of Dalian have visited the company for many times.

Half a year after its establishment, its self-developed dual-galvanometer dual-laser large-scale metal 3D printer using powder bed was successfully launched, and it is also the first metal 3D printer for the industrial field in China, which has strong advantages in the manufacture of complex parts in aerospace, mold, personalized medicine and automobiles. In cooperation with Beijing Aobo Space Technology Co., Ltd., the other party asked to reduce the weight of the satellite structural board to one-sixth of the original weight to reduce the launch cost, after repeated research and multiple sample printing, FASTFORM uses the honeycomb structure to reduce the weight, the weight reduction ratio reaches 83%, saving about 500,000 launch costs, which has been highly appreciated by the other party. In the medical field, we have cooperated with the First Hospital and the Second Hospital of Dalian Medical University to use three-dimensional printing to restore the internal structure of the human body by using three-dimensional printing of the CT of the patient's examination, making the human body structure more intuitive, and conducting simulation tests before surgery, reducing the operation time, improving the success rate of the operation, and making patients more assured, alleviating doctor-patient disputes, and greatly promoting the development of the medical community. It is also widely used in dentistry, and implants can be designed according to the specific conditions of the patient when performing dental implants. In addition, in the field of jewelry, private customization can be realized, and personalization can be achieved without molds, which will be the future development trend of the jewelry industry, as well as the automotive field, etc., are studying how to use metal 3D printing technology to reform the production mode. Founder Dr. Li Shuai said that "FASTFORM should produce low-price, high-quality 3D printers, serve the people, break the monopoly of foreign technology, and realize the innovation of Chinese's own 3D printing technology", Li Shuai resolutely chose to return to China after graduation to start a business, bring back the technology he learned abroad to China, and contribute his own strength to the development of 3D printing technology.

Li Shuai expressed his gratitude to the country and the party for giving him the opportunity to go abroad for further study, so that he could bring his technology back to the motherland, serve the country and the party. In the future, we believe that under the leadership of Dr. Li Shuai, fastform will subvert the tradition, open up a new situation of 3D printing technology, completely break the monopoly of foreign technology, and realize the real Made in China!

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