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Creality

Creality, officially known as Shenzhen Creality 3D Technology Co, Ltd., is a Chinese 3D printer manufacturing company established in 2014, with headquarters located in Shenzhen.

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Shenzhen Creality 3D Technology Co, Ltd.
Native name
深圳市创想三维科技股份有限公司
Industry3D printing
Founded2014 (2014)
FoundersChen Chun, Ao Danjun, Liu Huilin, Tang Jingke
HeadquartersShenzhen
Websitewww.creality.com
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Creality (simplified Chinese: 创想三维; traditional Chinese: 創想三維; pinyin: Chuàngxiǎng sānwéi; lit. 'Create and think 3D'), officially known as Shenzhen Creality 3D Technology Co, Ltd., is a Chinese 3D printer manufacturing company established in 2014,12 with headquarters located in Shenzhen.3

It all started in 2014, when four young college graduates, Jack Chen (Chen Chun), Adun Ao (Ao Danjun), Fred Liu (Liu Huilin), and Michael Tang (Tang Jingke), met at a 3D-printing exhibition. Awed by how it created and impressed, the four then started their wild ride in the 3D printing world and the start of Creality.4 Its main products are consumer and industrial-grade 3D printers.5

History

In January 2020, Creality launched its 3D printing platform, Creality Cloud.67 In April 2021, the company introduced an entry-level 2K monochrome resin 3D printer.8

In April 2023, Creality released the K1 3D printer.9

In January 2024, after many complaints about the K1, the company released the K1C 3D printer10 which fixed many of the K1's shortcomings and allows for Carbon Fibre printing.

Creality has shipped 4.4 million units of 3D printers (2020-2024). They have 6 million subscribers and followers, and 5.7 million registered users on Creality Cloud.

Printers

  • 2016
  • 2017
    • CR-10 Mini 12
  • 2018
    • Ender 3
    • CR-10S
    • CR-X 13
    • Ender 3 Pro
  • 2020
    • Ender 3 V2
    • Ender 3 Max
    • CR-6 SE
  • 2021
    • Ender 3 S1
    • Ender 2 Pro
  • 2022
    • Ender 3 S1 Pro
    • Ender 3 S1 Plus
    • Ender 3 Neo
    • Ender 3 V2 Neo
  • 2023
    • K1
    • K1 Max
    • Ender 3 V3 SE
    • Ender 3 V3 KE
    • CR-10 SE
  • 2024
    • K1C
    • K1 SE
    • K2 Plus
    • Ender 3 V3
  • 2025
    • K2 Pro
    • K2 Standard
    • Ender 3 Hi
    • Hi Combo
  • 2026
    • K2 Max AI
    • Sermoon S1
    • K3 (KliTek) (coming soon)

Controversies

Creality has a history of GPL violations around the Marlin firmware and other GPL software. The first documented case is from 2018,14 and Creality continued this behavior until at least 2022.15

In March 2022, Creality was sued by Artec for allegedly plagiarizing Artec Studio's software code.16 The case was filed in the New York Eastern District Court on March 25 and is still pending.17

References

References

  1. Colin Dow (March 30, 2022). Simplifying 3D Printing with OpenSCAD: Design, build, and test OpenSCAD programs to bring your ideas to life using 3D printers. Packt. pp. 4–. ISBN 978-1-80181-179-8.
  2. Wakefield, Edward (April 5, 2022). "Creality celebrates its 8th anniversary". 3D Printing Media Network. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  3. Jeff Green. "America's Garage Hobbyists Fight the Pandemic With 3D Printers". Bloomberg News. April 22, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. "The 8th anniversary of Creality was officially launched in Shenzhen". China Internet Information Center. April 12, 2022. Archived from the original on May 27, 2022.
  5. "Shenzhen manufacturing industry resumed work in an orderly manner". People's Daily. February 18, 2020. Archived from the original on May 27, 2022.
  6. "Creality Cloud: A New Site for Freelance 3D Designers or Artists (Ad)". All3DP. August 11, 2022. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  7. "Ultimate Review of Creality Cloud | 2025". Ultimate Review of Creality Cloud | 2025. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
  8. Bush, Steve (April 26, 2021). "Creality adds a lower-cost resin printer to its range". Electronics Weekly.
  9. Bricknell, James (April 9, 2023). "Creality Launches K1 3D Printer: Its Answer to Bambu and Prusa, Plus a Slew of New Products". CNET.
  10. Bertacchi, Denise (January 23, 2024). "Creality Announces K1C 3D Printer's Launch Date, Pricing and Full Specs: New Flagship is a Beast". Tom's Hardware. Archived from the original on December 29, 2024.
  11. "Creality CR-10 Review: Great & Affordable". All3DP. June 1, 2019.
  12. (in German) https://drucktipps3d.de/creality-cr10-mini-unboxing/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. https://all3dp.com/1/creality-cr-x-3d-printer-review-dual-extruder/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  14. Tom Nardi (August 27, 2018). "GPL Violations Cost Creality A US Distributor". Hackaday. Archived from the original on March 13, 2024.
  15. "3D Printer GPL Violation List". www.th3dstudio.com. Archived from the original on November 9, 2023.
  16. Bertacchi, Denise (April 8, 2022). "Artec Sues Creality For Allegedly Copying 3D Scanner Software, Wants Kickstarter to Withhold Funds From Campaign". Tom's Hardware.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  17. "Artec Europe S.A.R.L. v. Shenzhen Creality 3D Technology Co., LTD. et al (1:22-cv-01676)". Law.com. March 25, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)