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Fully Automated, Low-Cost, High-Volume: Yingchuang Aurora Demonstrates Industrial Metal Additive Manufacturing at Defense Expo

2026-04-27 · Impact score: 61

At the 2026 Shanghai Defense Science, Technology and Industry Equipment and Information Technology Expo, Yingchuang Aurora showcased a fully autonomous, highly automated, low-cost, high-volume complete metal additive manufacturing solution. Its YCJG-S1300 equipment improved yield rates for large aerospace structural parts by 15% and enabled seamless switching between multiple materials such as titanium alloy and copper alloy. The newly released YCJG-S260C intelligent production line features 100% domestically controlled core components, propelling metal 3D printing from single-machine validation to mass production. Leveraging an industry-academia platform with Longmen Laboratory, the company has built a full industry chain model of "equipment R&D—material preparation—end services," providing industrial solutions for aerospace, commercial rockets, and new energy vehicles, and driving metal 3D printing from the lab to industrial-scale batch production.

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全自动、低成本、大批量：盈创极光国防展演绎金属增材工业化落地实践

在2026年上海国防科技工业装备与信息技术博览会上，盈创极光展示了全自主、高自动、低成本、大批量的金属增材制造全链条解决方案。其YCJG-S1300设备打印的大型航天结构件成品率提升15%，并实现钛合金、铜合金等多材料自由切换。新发布的YCJG-S260C智能产线核心部件100%自主可控，推动金属3D打印从单机验证迈向规模化生产。公司依托与龙门实验室的产学研平台，构建“设备研发—材料制备—终端服务”全产业链模式，为航天、商业火箭、新能源汽车等领域提供工业化解决方案，推动金属3D打印从实验室向工业化批量生产跨越。

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