Competition Review and the Future Prospect of 3D Printing

Since its opening ceremony on August 8, 2018, the organizers have devoted a lot of effort to the competition. Ms. Jing Yao, the operation officer of Zhongguancun Fengtai Science Park 3D Printing Digital Innovation Center, reviewed the competition on behalf of the organizers. She pointed out that in the digital tide, we firmly believe that 3D printing, as an emerging manufacturing technology with data as the core, is the same as the newly born technologies such as artificial intelligence, Internet of things, life engineering, blockchain, etc., which will inject innovative momentum into the development and upgrading of various industries and bring revolutionary changes. The Zhongguancun Fengtai Science Park 3D Printing Digital Innovation Center will spare no effort to promote the industrial application of 3D printing.

Domestic and Foreign 3D Printing Achievements

After the strict preliminary evaluation, 36 project teams are shortlisted for the roadshow re-evaluation stage, among which 31 teams are from China and 5 teams are from overseas. The representatives of the participating teams have made wonderful demonstrations of 3D printing projects in the roadshow re-evaluation. These projects have provided solutions such as processes, new materials, technologies, software applications, engineering solutions, or topological optimization designs for problems encountered in various industries, bringing more inspirations and opportunities for the development of 3D printing in China. The roadshow re-evaluation has built a platform for communication between domestic and foreign 3D printing projects. Some participating teams have brought 3D printing objects to the scene, so that judges and on-site audience can closely feel the technical achievements of 3D printing.

Wonderful Roadshow Demonstrations

Masters Together to Address the Competition

The competition judges of the roadshow re-evaluation are the leaders and champions from various industries as well as experts in the field of industry and investment, they are:

Automobile/ Aerospace / Mould: Mr. Zhen Shen, the Honorary Director of Chinese Society for Composite Materials, the Vice Chairman of SAMPE Beijing Branch and the Senior Consultant of Jiangsu Hengshen Limited Company; Mr. Jiazhen Zhang, the National Special Expert for “Thousand Talents Program” of the Organization Department of the Central Committee, the Deputy Chief Designer of Beijing Civil Aircraft Technology Research Center in COMAC and the Director of Additive Manufacturing Technology Application Research Center in COMAC; Mr. Zhiping Chen, the Vice President and CTO of Jiangsu Hengshen Limited Company; Mr. Xizhen Wu, the Founder and Chairman of Shenzhen Zhongshi Capital, as well as Mr. Lei Li, the Vice President of Hanhai Holdings Group and the Chairman of Hanhai Runze Science & Technology Incubator Co., Ltd.;

Personalized Customization and Software Development Applications and 3D Printing Training

Education : Mr. ChengDao Wang, the Director of Life Quality Research Institute of Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Mr. Jie Hou, the General Manager of Guangzhou Deed 3D Technology Co., Ltd.; Ms. Yang Liu, the Investment Director of Zhongguancun Dongsheng Technology Park and the Investment Director of Shenzhen Rui Sheng Fund; Mr. Guo Ji, the Director of Investment and Business Development in Asia Pacific Dow Chemical (China) Investment Co., Ltd. and Ms. Jing Yao, the Operation Officer of Zhongguancun Fengtai Science Park 3D Printing Digital Innovation Center;

Biomedical Engineering: Mr. Guoxian Pei, the Director of Xijing Hospital of the Fourth Military Medical University, the Dean of the International Orthopaedics Educational Institute in the Fourth Military Medical University and the Director of the Institute of Orthopaedics for the PLA; Mr. Xibo Zhang, the Director of Shenzhen Pioneer Technology Industry Promotion Center, the Executive Director of Shenzhen Intelligent Medical Association, the Honorary Chairman of Shenzhen Mobile Communications Association and the Director of Executive Committee of Shenzhen Investment Promotion Platform; Ms. Qianqian Han, Dr-Associate Professor of Cellular Biology at Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Laboratory in Medical Device Certification Institute of National Institute for Food and Drug Control; Mr. Er’ning Cao, the Director of Venture Capital in North Asia Evonik Degussa (China) Investment Co., Ltd.; and Mr. Sai Zhou, the CEO and Co-founder of Joint (Jiujiu) Orthopedics, as well as the Deputy Secretary General of Orthopaedics Innovation and Transformation Committee in Chinese Society of Research Hospitals;

Architecture / Design / Cultural and Creative Industries : Mr. Zemao Deng, the partner of LKK Innovation Design Group, the General Manager of Shenzhen Luoke R & D Supply Chain Management Co., Ltd. and the Co-founder of Luoke; Mr. Haijun Yan, the Deputy General Manager of Beijing Dongsheng Bozhan Investment Management Co., Ltd.; Mr. Zhangmiao Li, the Secretary of the First Party Branch directly under the authority of China Construction Science & Technology Group Co., Ltd. and the Deputy General Manager of the Science and Technology Department; Mr. Xiaolei Yang, the Investment Director of Yingbo Investment (the original Hongtai Empowerment Capital); and Ms. Jing Yao, the Operation Officer of Zhongguancun Fengtai Science Park 3D Printing Digital Innovation Center.

After the demonstration of roadshow projects, the judges exchanged ideas on these projects and the roadshow teams. The representatives of the roadshow teams answered questions put forward by the judges on technology, market and application. The judges were very impressed and gave high praise to the competition and delivered some remarks on the competition and the development of 3D printing.

Mr. Chengdao Wang: I was shocked by the participating projects of this competition, which made us full of hope for the future of 3D printing industry. In addition, this competition had a strong authority, and the strong support of the government made us have confidence in the further industrialization of these projects.

Mr. Jiazhen Zhang: This competition has promoted the 3D printing technology, business model and business operation, and has also given us a lot of inspirations in terms of industrial interaction, raw materials, equipment, intellectual property rights and so on.

Mr. Xizhen Wu: As a new process, 3D printing must find its own application scenarios and many innovations are generated based on the industrial development demands, so as to solve practical problems.

Mr. Jie Hou: I hope that China's 3D printing technology will find its own way in both the refinement field of equipment and the application field, and it can be widely used in China. I hope that the 3D printing entrepreneurial teams can grow up quickly.