Farsoon partners with Japan 3D Printer Co. Ltd, signalling entry into new market

Chinese 3D printing company Farsoon Technologies is expanding into a new national market through a distribution partnership with Japan 3D Printer Co. Ltd. The Tokyo-based company, a supplier of industrial additive manufacturing solutions, will now sell Farsoon’s SLS 3D printers on the Japanese market.

To kick start the partnership, Japan 3D Printer Co. Ltd will install Farsoon’s high-temperature HT403P 3D printer at its Demo Center, where customers will be able to see the industrial SLS technology first hand. According to the distribution firm, the Japanese market has eagerly adopted fused filament fabrication technologies and is ripe for other industrial 3D printing solutions such as SLS.

“By working closely with industrial customers and taking their manufacturing pain points, we strive to bringing the latest 3D printing technology that can best suit Japanese market,” said Kitagawa Shihaku, CEO and founder of Japan 3D Printer Co., Ltd. “FDM has been a major 3D printing technology in Japan for the past years; however, with the rapidly growing engineering demands, we have been keep looking for new plastic additive technologies for manufacture high-performance functional parts. We believe the introduction of Farsoon’s high-quality SLS technology will have a profound impact on industrial manufacturing in Japan.”

Vince Zhao, Global Channel Manager (AMEA) at Farsoon, added: “Japan has been one of the most important additive market for top quality industrial applications. With years of technology innovation and success practice in the global 3D Printing market, we are confident to offer Japanese market with our high-quality, truly open SLS solutions. We highly value our partnership with Japan 3D Printer. Co., Ltd; the combination of their expertise in 3D Printing and the extended customer base in the country will help keep pushing the industrial application of Farsoon SLS technology.”

Farsoon’s SLS 3D printing technology will join Japan 3D Printer Co., Ltd’s existing distribution portfolio, which includes various 3D printing products from Raise3D, Markforged and UP 3D, as well as materials from BASF. To date, the company has served over 4,000 industrial customers as well as 300 research institutes across Japan.