Multi‑Million Bet: LightSpeed One Goes All In on Elastomer 3D Printing

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June 29, 2026 News 9991

On June 27, 2026, LightSpeed One Intelligent Technology announced the completion of a Pre-A financing round in the tens of millions of RMB (approximately $1.4 million USD), with exclusive investment from Yonghua Capital

The funds will be channeled into building a superfactory for elastomer 3D printing that meets automotive-grade industrial standards, alongside advancing material iteration, developing new DLP printers, establishing a full-chain digital system, and creating intelligent post-processing products.

Demand for personalized sports gear, precision rehabilitation devices, biomimetic muscles for humanoid robots, and soft automotive components is surging—putting elastomer 3D printing on a fast track. Yet the industry still faces a glaring bottleneck: most players focus on either equipment or materials alone, with no unified industrial standards for production lines. Automation is low, quality control is inconsistent, and the sector remains stuck in small-batch prototyping, unable to handle large-scale commercial orders.

LightSpeed One is taking a different route. They are importing automotive-grade manufacturing standards directly into their 3D printing facilities, bringing in seasoned management and process engineers from the auto industry. By integrating mature assembly-line management, end-to-end quality control, and digital traceability systems into elastomer additive manufacturing, they are breaking free from the old "workshop-style" limitations and building a superfactory that is rapidly scalable, stable in mass production, and fully controllable from end to end.

More importantly, they don't just sell machines—they offer a turnkey solution. From plant planning, line layout, equipment installation, and process tuning, to workflow integration, digital system deployment, standardized operator training, and ongoing maintenance, everything is bundled into one package. With over 20 technical and operational support services, clients can complete system setup in 30 days and achieve stable mass production in 60 days, dramatically reducing trial-and-error costs and time to market.

Founder Yu Tingfeng stated that the long-term vision is to become a globally leading total-solution provider for elastomer additive manufacturing. In the past, 3D printing was seen as a small-batch customization process; but LightSpeed One aims to redefine elastomer 3D printing's production capacity using the century‑old, proven standards of the automotive industry.

Zhao Peng, Executive Director at exclusive investor Yonghua Capital, commented that elastomer additive manufacturing is a high-potential niche, yet very few teams have truly mastered mass production. LightSpeed One embeds automotive manufacturing systems into 3D printing, making production controllable, traceable, and replicable. What's even more impressive is the team's full-stack in-house capabilities in materials, equipment, core components, and digital systems—and the Nantong pilot plant has already validated the entire process from line setup to stable output. He believes in the team's technical strength and global ambition, and is confident that LightSpeed One has the potential to define the era of intelligent elastomer additive manufacturing.