The future manufacturing market offers immense potential, particularly in smart manufacturing, green technology, and emerging industries such as biotechnology and robotics. As a key enabler for accelerating future manufacturing, 3D printing technology facilitates highly customised and flexible manufacturing, for small-batch production of diverse products that can rapidly meet personalised market demands. The mold-free nature of 3D printing significantly reduces upfront costs of small-batch production, empowering companies to shorten lead times, stand out in the global marketplace, and improve pricing competitiveness. Future manufacturing models will integrate technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things, creating smart production systems that boost efficiency and reduce costs while driving the application of lightweight and intelligent materials —ultimately accelerating innovation and market development.
From
Innovation
to
Application:
Demonstrating
Cutting-Edge
Technology
As
a
leading
international
research
institute,
HKPC
brings
nearly
30
years
of
extensive
expertise
in
3D
printing
technology
and
industrial
application.
Dedicated
in
technology
application
research
and
providing
comprehensive
professional
services,
HKPC
empowers
various
industries
to
meet
specific
market
needs
and
manufacture
high-value,
customised
products.
This
approach
facilitates
businesses
diversification
and
fosters
the
development
of
high-value
strategic
industry
chains.
At the exhibition, HKPC featured research and development (R&D) breakthroughs from the “HKPC-HP 3D Printing Technology Centre”, the first in Asia equipped with both HP’s research version of “Metal Jet” and “Multi Jet Fusion” industrial 3D printers. The showcases highlighted the diverse applications of 3D printing technology and advanced manufacturing processes across sectors, from industrial components to fashion accessories. Furthermore, HKPC displays a series of advanced materials technology applications, designed to empowering emerging industries such as the low-altitude economy, healthcare, and humanoid robotics.
Combining
AI
and
3D
Printing
to
Drive
Innovation
and
Promote
New
Productivity
Forces
Mr
Edmond
LAI,
Chief
Digital
Officer,
and
Chief
Executive
Officer
of
Mainland
Business
of
the
Hong
Kong
Productivity
Council,
attended
the
opening
ceremony
on
the
first
day
of
the
exhibition
and
participated
in
the
“China
Additive
Manufacturing
Globalisation
Seminar”.
He
delivered
a
speech
titled
“Powering
Innovation:
Going
Global
with
Emerging
3D
Printing
Technologies
to
Advance
New
Productive
Forces”,
discussing
the
future
development
blueprint
of
the
innovative
3D
printing
industry
with
industry
leaders.
Mr Edmond LAI said, “Leveraging our extensive industry experience, HKPC has established comprehensive support and implementation capabilities, from technology R&D to industrial application. We are delighted to participate in this exhibition and showcase Hong Kong’s leading achievements and strengths in 3D printing, as a pivotal engine for driving new productivity forces and shaping the future of manufacturing. The integration with AI will unlock more efficient and flexible production models to meet market demands for lightweighting, customisation, and smart manufacturing. HKPC will continue to strengthen collaborative innovation partnerships. Through ‘The Cradle – Going Global Service Centre’, we will faciliate more manufacturing companies in Hong Kong and the mainland to go global and building a more competitive and resilient industrial system.”
HKPC
is
actively
pursuing
3D
printing
solutions
integrated
with
AI,
including:
- Collaborating with Nanjing ZhongKe ShenGuang Science&Technology Co., ltd, a R&D arm of National Innovation Center par Excellence (NICE), to develop an AI-assisted high-entropy alloy 3D printing system. The collaboration aims to efficiently design complex high-entropy alloy materials and optimize printing parameters, effectively eliminating the current time-consuming and tedious experimental processes and enhancing work efficiency.
- The HKPC is also in discussions with the Aachen Center for Additive Manufacturing in Germany to develop an AI model to optimize the design of metal bonded parts. By inputting material natures and process parameters, the model accelerates sintering predictions for 3D printed models, shortening product development cycles and design time, and reducing R&D costs.
Furthermore, HKPC is actively empowering businesses to adopt 3D printing technology and establish microfactories overseas, maximising production efficiency within limited spaces. By integrating advanced intelligent technologies, companies can respond with agility to market demands. Emphasizing “hyperlocalisation,” microfactories leverages local resources and talent to build resilient manufacturing ecosystems, enhance operational flexibility, and strengthen international competitiveness.
Bringing
Together
Industry
Experts
to
Explore
the
Future
of
Smart
Manufacturing
During
the
exhibition,
HKPC
hosted
a
series
of
forward-thinking
“Tech
Talk”
seminars.
Technical
experts
covered
the
application
of
green
materials
in
smart
manufacturing
and
the
cross-sector
potential
of
industrial
3D
printing
for
customised
production.
They
also
explored
how
machine
vision
and
smart
manufacturing
enhance
production
quality
control
and
boost
productivity
across
various
industries.
These
seminars
fostered
interaction
between
HKPC
and
members
of
the
Hong
Kong
3D
Printing
Association,
strengthening
industry
collaboration
and
advancing
an
innovative
ecosystem.
For a brief introduction to the highlight exhibits, please click here to see the appendix.
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