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CCTV Focus: China's 3D Printing Enters Rapid Scale-Up Phase
2026-05-26
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CCTV's Xinwen Lianbo reported that China's 3D printing (additive manufacturing) industry is entering a new phase of rapid development. From January to April 2026, domestic 3D printer production surged 50.9% year-on-year, with exports reaching 2.46 million units, up 100.3%. Chinese companies now hold approximately 90% of the global consumer-grade 3D printer market. The report attributes growth to technological advances, cost reduction, and efficiency gains, transitioning 3D printing from prototyping to mass production. Applications are expanding from high-end fields like aerospace and healthcare into consumer goods (e.g., watch cases, shoe components) and industrial complex structures (e.g., radiators, heat exchangers). Industry experts believe that with the improvement of standards, 3D printing is shifting from an 'optional' to a 'mandatory' part of manufacturing, with billion-dollar application scenarios emerging and the industry scale gradually approaching the hundred-billion level.
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央视聚焦：中国3D打印进入快速放量阶段
央视《新闻联播》报道指出，中国3D打印（增材制造）产业正进入快速发展新阶段。2026年1至4月，国内3D打印设备产量同比增长50.9%，出口量达246万台，同比增长100.3%。中国企业已占据全球消费级3D打印设备约90%的市场份额。报道分析，增长动力源于技术进步、成本下降及效率提升，使得3D打印从原型制造向规模化量产跨越。应用场景正从航空航天、医疗等高端领域，快速拓展至消费品（如手表外壳、鞋类部件）、工业复杂结构件（如散热器、换热器）等领域。业内专家认为，随着标准体系完善，3D打印正从制造过程的“可选项”变为“必选项”，百亿级应用场景不断涌现，产业规模逐步向千亿级迈进。