The demand for ultra-high-precision 3D printing has exploded. Dewu Additive Manufacturing has broken through the bottleneck of micron-level material technology | Exclusive report by Hard Krypton

Author | Wu Huaxiu

Editor | Yuan Silai

Hard Kr has learned that Dewu Technology has completed an angel - round financing of nearly ten million yuan. This round of financing was exclusively invested by Suzhou High - tech Innovation and Venture Capital Angel Fund, with Zhuofeng Capital serving as the long - term strategic financial advisor. The funds will be used for the development of ultra - high - precision SLM equipment and processes, production capacity reserve, market expansion, etc.

Dewu Technology was founded in May 2024 and officially started operation at the end of 2024. It focuses on the R & D of ultra - precision manufacturing and industrial innovation applications of metal 3D printing SLM technology. Its business covers equipment R & D, AI + design services, and printing services. The company serves the special manufacturing needs of industries such as consumer electronics, medical, intelligent manufacturing, aerospace, and humanoid robots.

The founding team comes from well - known universities such as Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Northwestern Polytechnical University, as well as leading manufacturing enterprises. They have full - stack R & D capabilities from equipment architecture, process paths to algorithms and industrial implementation. Currently, the team has more than 20 members, of which R & D personnel account for 80%.

In recent years, the 3D printing industry has maintained rapid growth and is one of the few manufacturing sectors with an annual growth rate of over 25%. Especially in the field of metal 3D printing, it has gradually expanded from the initial demand in aerospace and military industries to many civilian sectors such as consumer electronics, automotive, medical, model molds, and industrial equipment. According to data from Precedence Research, the global metal 3D printing market is expected to reach $12.04 billion in 2025 and exceed $87 billion in 2034.

Image source: Dewu Additive Manufacturing

As the industry chain's requirements for precision, consistency, and efficiency increase, traditional SLM equipment has exposed technical bottlenecks in stability and forming control in micron - level printing scenarios. This has also become an important constraint for many application processes. In addition to listed companies such as BLT and Farsoon Technologies, a group of startups including Dewu are trying to provide new technical solutions in this area.

As a relatively mature metal additive manufacturing process, SLM technology can achieve the integrated printing of complex structural parts by melting and stacking metal powder layer by layer with high - energy lasers. However, the equipment is extremely sensitive to factors such as thermal stress control, scanning strategy, and powder consistency, and there is still room for optimization. Dewu has built its own software and hardware solution system starting from equipment hardware, process algorithms, and intelligent detection systems, and has carried out targeted optimization in indicators such as spot control, forming stability, and the yield of complex parts.

Dewu Additive Manufacturing Equipment. Image source: The company

According to Wang Zhou, the founder of Dewu, its high - precision SLM equipment is compatible with a variety of metal powder materials, supports multi - material powder spreading and gradient structure printing, and is currently used in scenarios that require both precision and strength, such as medical components, aerospace lightweight structures, and robot joint parts. The company has applied for and obtained more than 20 relevant patents, covering key modules such as equipment control systems, printing platform architectures, ultra - low layer thickness powder spreading technology, jet - leveling wind field design, forming processes, and simulation algorithms.

Currently, Dewu has completed the assembly and operation verification of its first equipment, and some products have entered the proof - of - concept stage with several manufacturing customers, covering areas such as micro - medical devices, micro - aerospace structural parts, and micro - electronic components. The company plans to start small - batch deliveries in 2025 and expand its customization capabilities in consumer electronics and humanoid robot scenarios.

With the acceleration of the localization process of industrial - grade 3D printing equipment and the further differentiation of technical paths, Wang Zhou, the founder, told Hard Kr that Dewu hopes to use precision manufacturing as an entry point to build its own technical and product barriers in the under - standardized segments and promote metal additive manufacturing from "being able to produce" to "high - consistency and engineering - grade usability".