Netizen fellows innovate Wuhan made 3D printers landing in the United States

Yesterday, Li Shuai was a guest lecturer and told the story of self-developed 3D printers. The machine in front of him is a 3D printer. Reporter Liu Bin

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It seems that Li Shuai is in line with almost all the characteristics of the imaginary science and engineering man. It is not too trimmed and somewhat sloppy. There will always be a string of technical terms in the opening. The 25-year-old young man, who developed a 3D printer with his companions, landed on the US crowdfunding platform and raised nearly $100,000 in two months.

Yesterday, Li Shuai, general manager of Wuhan Yishang 3D Company, entered the 102nd public lecture hall co-sponsored by the Yangtze River Daily and the Wuhan Citizens House to share the entrepreneurial experience with the audience.

Developed the first product in less than a year

Li Shuai is a native of Shangqiu, Henan. In 2013, he received funding from the China Scholarship Council and went to the 3D Printing Center of Nanyang Technological University in Singapore to meet with the Dean of the Wuhan Institute of Geological Resources. Both of them have a strong interest in the 3D printing industry. At the invitation of the other party, Li Shuai registered and established the Yishuang 3D company at the Industrial Research Institute and started a business trip.

3D printing is a hot spot in the market and is considered to be a revolutionary technology. How to cut out the piece that belongs to you in this big cake is a problem facing every entrepreneur. "There are multi-function machines in the office supplies, which can realize various functions such as copying, printing, telephone, fax, etc. Can 3D printers do this?" Li Shuai thought about the design.

This kind of collective innovation seems to be simple, but it has a high level of technical requirements for the team. It requires multidisciplinary integration of industrial design, mechanical principles, and information control. He has found a number of professional students and fellow villagers. They are located in Singapore, the United Kingdom and Beijing, Wuhan, Shanghai and other places. They regularly communicate daily and modify the plan. "Because of the time difference, they have to stay up all night." In less than a year, the company developed the first prototype, "Ares."

In the foreign 3D printing market

Actively show "Made in China"

A multi-function 3D printer that combines functions such as 3D printing, laser engraving, and 3D scanning. The print head and various components can be assembled freely. In June of this year, a 3D printer designed and manufactured by the Chinese team landed on the US second mass platform "Indiegogo".

Li Shuai said that before considering the promotion of well-known e-commerce platforms in China, it was found that it is easy to fall into low-price competition in China. "European and American 3D printing has been popularized earlier. After careful consideration, we decided to compete with the strong ones first."

At the time, there was no 3D printing product from China on the platform. Some projects were initiated by Chinese companies even in the name of foreign companies. Li Shuai made the product a Chinese-made, Chinese-made brand. All the team members made their debut in Chinese, and emphasized that the company is located in Wuhan, China. "I have confidence in my own technology and design," Li Shuai said.

The "Ares" 3D printer made its debut at the US crowdfunding website, raising $10,000 in less than a day, eventually raising $94,058 and selling more than 200 products, and their team's initial goal was only $8,000. Li Shuai said that there are many makers in the United States who like to do it themselves. Many people already have 3D printers in their homes. After seeing the products, they feel very novel, and then buy one to experience. After an American user participated in the crowdfunding, he also sent an email to the company, hoping that the first batch of products would be obtained - "My daughter is born, I want to make toys for her."

Indian boy touches entrepreneurs

I hope there are more small makers in China.

The product is placed on the podium of the public lecture hall, and the size is only equivalent to the chassis of a desktop computer. The highest precision of printing is 0.1 mm, which can print objects smaller than a finger and complex in shape. "Basic skills" is no different from similar foreign products.

“This product has more individual users and is more inclined to entertain.” Li Shuai said that the next step is to develop products suitable for enterprise users, which can be used to print complex jewelry molds, and has received orders from jewelry manufacturers and foreign research institutions. .

He spoke emotionally about one thing in crowdfunding in the United States. A 12-year-old Indian boy sent him an email saying that their 3D printer was very imaginative. This makes Li Shuai very surprised, 12-year-old children also play this? He returned to the email curiously. I didn't expect this kid to tell him that he had a 3D printer two years ago and wrote his own program to make it move.

Li Shuai seriously answered the questions from the children on the scene. He said that he hopes that more children will be interested in new technologies and use their children's perspective to innovate. Perhaps this is more important than Pei.

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20 minutes to print out the bird cage

Many viewers just understand 3D printing technology from the Internet and have not really experienced it. Yesterday's public lecture hall, Li Shuai brought a product, live demonstration of 3D printing technology.

In 20 minutes, a finger-sized bird cage was printed with a bird inside. This makes the children from the small press group of the Liberation Primary School excited. "What kind of material is this made? Can you do other products?" One question was thrown at Li Shuai.

Li Shuai patiently answered that this material is called polylactic acid and is a biodegradable plastic. He said that it is now possible to make beautiful chocolates and candies through 3D printing.

After the event, the children flocked to the podium and took photos with this "magic" machine.

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