Creality, 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]
Creality was jointly launched by Chen Chun, Ao Danjun, Liu Huilin, and Tang Jingke.[4] Its main products are consumer and industrial-grade 3D printers.[5]
History
In January 2020, Creality launched its 3D printing platform, Creality Cloud.[6][7] 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 printer[10] which fixed many of the K1's shortcomings and allows for Carbon Fibre printing.
Printers
- 2018
- Ender 3
- 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
- K2 Plus
- Ender 3 V3
- 2025
- K2 Pro
- K2 Standard
- Ender 3 Hi
- Hi Combo
- 2026
- K2 Max AI
- Sermoon S1
Controversies
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]
In March 2022, Creality was sued by Artec for allegedly plagiarizing Artec Studio's software code.[13] The case was filed in the New York Eastern District Court on March 25 and is still pending.[14]
References
- Colin Dow. Simplifying 3D Printing with OpenSCAD: Design, build, and test OpenSCAD programs to bring your ideas to life using 3D printers Packt, 30 March 2022^
- Edward Wakefield. Creality celebrates its 8th anniversary 3D Printing Media Network, 2022-04-05, retrieved 2022-12-06^
- Jeff Green. America's Garage Hobbyists Fight the Pandemic With 3D Printers Bloomberg News, April 22, 2020^
- The 8th anniversary of Creality was officially launched in Shenzhen China Internet Information Center, April 12, 2022^
- Shenzhen manufacturing industry resumed work in an orderly manner People's Daily, Feb 18, 2020^
- Creality Cloud: A New Site for Freelance 3D Designers or Artists (Ad) All3DP, 2022-08-11, retrieved 2022-12-05^
- Ultimate Review of Creality Cloud Ultimate Review of Creality Cloud, retrieved 2025-02-07^
- Steve Bush. Creality adds a lower-cost resin printer to its range Electronics Weekly, April 26, 2021^
- James Bricknell. Creality Launches K1 3D Printer: Its Answer to Bambu and Prusa, Plus a Slew of New Products CNET, April 9, 2023^
- Denise Bertacchi. Creality Announces K1C 3D Printer's Launch Date, Pricing and Full Specs: New Flagship is a Beast Tom's Hardware, January 23, 2024^
- Tom Nardi. GPL Violations Cost Creality A US Distributor Hackaday, August 27, 2018^
- 3D Printer GPL Violation List www.th3dstudio.com^
- Denise Bertacchi. Artec Sues Creality For Allegedly Copying 3D Scanner Software, Wants Kickstarter to Withhold Funds From Campaign Tom's Hardware, April 8, 2022^
- Artec Europe S.A.R.L. v. Shenzhen Creality 3D Technology Co., LTD. et al (1:22-cv-01676) Law.com, March 25, 2022^