It may be argued that Taiwan’s XYZprinting is making headway into conquering the consumer 3D printing market, responsible for nearly a quarter (22%) of all 3D printer shipments in the first half of 2015 worldwide. Having extended it distribution to just about every online retailer, the Kinpo Group subsidiary has positioned itself as one of the world’s largest 3D printer manufacturers in just two short years. Now that they’ve established a foothold in the United States and Europe, the company will direct their focus on Southeast Asia by launching an XYZprinting branch in Thailand.
Opening its South East Asia office in Thailand, the company has already unveiled its da Vinci series, Nobel series, 3D food printer, and 3D handheld scanner to Thai customers. Simon Shen, CEO of New Kinpo Group and Chairman of XYZprinting Inc., says that this news is a part of the company’s existing strategy of fostering economic growth in the country. As a subsidiary of the larger electronic manufacturing services (EMS) and original design manufacturing (ODM) company, Kinpo Group, New Kinpo Group has been investing in Thailand’s Cal-Comp Electronics Public Company Limited for over 25 years. With the new Thai office, hopes to expand in the region, leveraging Cal-Comp’s R&D and manufacturing, as well as its role as the largest EMS company in Southeast Asia.
CEO Shen said of the news, “We are a global company that provides easy-to-use, cost-effective, innovative and meticulously designed 3D printing products and services to consumers, artists, small-to-midsized businesses, entrepreneurs and households around the world. We design and construct 3D models on internet platforms with the end product provided to a diverse array of users for application in their everyday lives. The global 3D printing market is nearly doubling in size every year. The 3D printer global market size is expected to reach around 500,000 units in 2016. We are committed to utilize our expertise in the industry with an innovative approach to offer the best product value and user experience to the world.”
Kicking things off to a palatable start, XYZprinting has also donated 3D printers to the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) as a means of educational support for the university.
