Creality ( zh, s=创想三维, t=創想三維, first=s, p=Chuàngxiǎng sānwéi, l=Create and think 3D), officially known as Shenzhen Creality 3D Technology Co, Ltd., is a Chinese

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established in 2014, with

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located in

Shenzhen Shenzhen is a prefecture-level city in the province of Guangdong, China. A Special economic zones of China, special economic zone, it is located on the east bank of the Pearl River (China), Pearl River estuary on the central coast of Guangdong ...

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

History

In January 2020, Creality launched its 3D printing platform
Creality Cloud
In April 2021, the company introduced an entry-level 2K monochrome resin 3D printer. In April 2023, Creality released the K1 3D printer. In January 2024, after many complaints about the K1, the company released the K1C 3D printer which fixed many of the K1's shortcomings and allows for

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printing. In 2025, PioCreat was established as a wholly owned subsidiary of Creality Group. It was founded by the group's co-founder, Fred Liu, who also serves as its General Manager. While leading Creality to the top of the global consumer-grade FDM 3D printing market, Mr. Liu spearheaded the creation of PioCreat to meet enterprise-level needs through advanced industrial solutions. PioCreat states "Currently, tis fully integrated into the Creality ecosystem, offering a comprehensive service chain that includes self-developed materials, cloud-based slicing systems, and global technical support."

Controversies

Creality has a history of GPL violations around the Marlin firmware and other GPL software. The first documented case is from 2018, and Creality continued this behavior until at least 2022. In March 2022, Creality was sued by Artec for allegedly plagiarizing Artec Studio's software code. The

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was filed in the New York Eastern District Court on March 25 and is still pending.

References

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