Zhitong Financial News, on October 20, the SPARKX i8 multi-color 3D printer, began domestic pre-sale. The price was 2,509 yuan. After Double Eleven was combined with the platform voucher, the price was as low as 2199 yuan. The price was as low as 2199 yuan, subject to the platform page and individual vouchers. The model was previously a hit in Indiegogo's overseas crowdfunding. The cumulative amount of crowdfunding exceeded 4.63 million US dollars, and there were more than 10,000 supporters, breaking many records in the platform's 3D printing category.
At the hardware level, the SPARKX i8 is equipped with a self-developed Quarteks™ four-channel extrusion system. The color change takes less than 1 second. The multi-color boat model was officially tested, and the printing speed was more than 5 times that of traditional single-nozzle multi-color models. In the abrasive tower mode, 0 grams of external scrubbing waste can be achieved, reducing waste of color change consumables. The equipment has a molding space of 260 x 260 x 255 mm, and is equipped with 17 sensors and an AI camera, which can identify printing abnormalities and automatically pause, lowering the operating threshold for beginners.
In terms of software ecology, a large number of models of Creative Cloud have been adapted, and AI modeling tools such as CubeMe and SnapForm support uploading images to generate printable 3D models.
Industry analysis points out that Creative 3D equates multi-color printing operations with monochrome printing, and relies on an “ecologic+AI” layout, which is expected to further expand the mass consumer market. The company launched new products intensively in the second half of the year, and hardware, as an ecological entry point, will continue to drive growth in the repurchase business of consumables, members, etc.