Bambu Lab SCANTECH Partnership Announced: Final Piece Falls into Place for Ecosystem Battle

According to Shanghai Securities News, the Bambu Lab SCANTECH partnership for joint development of consumer 3D scanners was announced on January 29, 2026. Hangzhou-based industrial-grade 3D scanner manufacturer SCANTECH and Shenzhen-based Bambu Lab, which achieved the world’s highest single-year FDM printer shipments in 2024, signed a framework cooperation agreement. SCANTECH will handle manufacturing while Bambu Lab will manage sales. The two companies have no transaction history or capital relationship over the past three years, marking their first collaboration. Following this announcement, SCANTECH’s stock (688583) hit the daily limit at 128.68 yuan on the morning of January 30.

What the Bambu Lab SCANTECH Partnership Means

Through this partnership, Bambu Lab acquires the “final piece” — an independent 3D scanner product. The company’s integrated platform, the H2 Series, already achieves printing, laser engraving, and cutting functions, with only the independent scanner product missing. While the H2 Series incorporates LiDAR and cameras, and the user community requested “integrated 3D scanning functionality,” Bambu Lab chose partnership with an industrial-grade specialist rather than in-house development.

About SCANTECH

SCANTECH is an industrial scanner manufacturer with a track record of supplying Siemens, Boeing, and COMAC (Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China), having listed on Shanghai’s STAR Market in January 2025. Its industrial-level precision of 0.02mm (approximately one-third the thickness of a human hair) is essential for reverse engineering and custom part fabrication. The workflow of scanning existing parts to design and manufacture improved versions addresses significant demand from small-scale manufacturers and maintenance operators for parts supply disruption response and jig optimization.

Targeting Professional Markets?

Bambu Lab’s H2 Series features a heating chamber supporting 500-1200°F (260-650°C), accommodating engineering plastics used in automotive, aerospace, and medical applications, such as PA-CF (nylon + carbon fiber) and PEEK. The combination of industrial-grade scanners and high-performance materials enables a complete “scan → custom design → print → laser processing” workflow with modest equipment investment. This Bambu Lab SCANTECH partnership suggests that the company, founded by former DJI team members, may be expanding its vision from hobbyist market success toward prosumer and professional markets.

Shenzhen “Big Four” Product Strategies

All of Shenzhen’s entry-level 3D printer “Big Four” manufacturers now offer scanner-compatible products. Creality leads with comprehensive independent product deployment, building a complete ecosystem including scanners and laser engravers. Anycubic pursues in-house development, while Elegoo partners with Xi’an-based Revopoint. Product strategies also diverge on whether to offer laser engravers as independent products or integrate them into printers like Bambu Lab does. Creality recently announced a shredder and filament maker (material recycling system). Bambu Lab, handling high-cost engineering plastics, may likely introduce similar products to address professional users’ material cost reduction needs. For scanners, Bambu Lab chose partnership with SCANTECH. In material recycling, the absence of recycling-related technology in public patents similarly suggests partnership with Chinese domestic companies.

Toward Full-Scale Ecosystem Competition

As of Q1 2025, Chinese manufacturers account for 95% of global shipments in the sub-$2,500 entry-level 3D printer market. Non-Asian manufacturers, including Czech-based Prusa Research (formerly world’s second-largest), have shrunk to just 3.8% market share. Competition has shifted from individual product performance to differentiation through product interconnection and overall user experience. Automatic calibration, AI-powered scan data correction and editing simplification, and software integration reduce beginner stress and become keys to market expansion. Full-scale ecosystem competition among Shenzhen-based manufacturers intensifies in 2026.