Creality

Creality (simplified Chinese: 创想三维; traditional Chinese: 創想三維; pinyin: Chuàngxiǎng sānwéi), officially known as Shenzhen Creality 3D Technology Co, Ltd., is a Chinese 3D printer manufacturing company established in 2014,[1][2] with headquarters located in Shenzhen.[3][4]

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
FoundersChen Chun, Ao Danjun, Liu Huilin, Tang Jingke
HeadquartersShenzhen
Websitewww.creality.com

Creality was jointly launched by Chen Chun, Ao Danjun, Liu Huilin, and Tang Jingke.[5] Its main products are consumer-grade 3D printers and industrial-grade 3D printers.[6]

History

In March 2018, the company released the popular Ender 3 Printer.

In January 2020, Creality launched their 3D printing platform Creality Cloud.[7]

In April 2021, the company launched an entry-level 2K monochrome resin 3D printer.[8]

In February 26, 2022, Creality released their most successful printer Ender 3 S1 Pro.

In March 2022, Creality was sued by Artec for allegedly plagiarizing Artec Studio's software code.[9] The case was filed in the New York Eastern District Court on March 25 and is still pending.[10]

Controversy

Creality has a history of GPL violations around the Marlin firmware and other GPL software. The first documented case is from 2018,[11] and Creality continued this behavior until at least 2022.[12]

References
  1. Colin Dow (30 March 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 (2022-04-05). "Creality celebrates its 8th anniversary". 3D Printing Media Network - The Pulse of the AM Industry. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
  3. Jeff Green. "America's Garage Hobbyists Fight the Pandemic With 3D Printers". Bloomberg News. April 22, 2020. Archived from the original on May 27, 2022.
  4. CREALITY 3D. "Creality Made its Debut at CIIE 2022, Introducing 3d Printing Technology to Facilitate China-Brazil Trade and Communications". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved 2022-12-06.
  5. "The 8th anniversary of Creality was officially launched in Shenzhen". China Internet Information Center. April 12, 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-05-27.
  6. "Shenzhen manufacturing industry resumed work in an orderly manner". People's Daily. Feb 18, 2020. Archived from the original on 2022-05-27.
  7. "Creality Cloud: A New Site for Freelance 3D Designers or Artists (Ad)". All3DP. 2022-08-11. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  8. Bush, Steve (April 26, 2021). "Creality adds a lower-cost resin printer to its range". Electronics Weekly.
  9. Denise Bertacchi (April 8, 2022). "Artec Sues Creality For Allegedly Copying 3D Scanner Software, Wants Kickstarter to Withhold Funds From Campaign". Tom's Hardware. Archived from the original on 2022-08-11.
  10. "Artec Europe S.A.R.L. v. Shenzhen Creality 3D Technology Co., LTD. et al (1:22-cv-01676)". Law.com. March 25, 2022. Archived from the original on May 27, 2022.
  11. "GPL Violations Cost Creality A US Distributor". Hackaday. 27 August 2018.
  12. "3D Printer GPL Violation List". TH3D Studio LLC. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
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