Creality

Creality, officially known as Shenzhen Creality 3D Technology Co, Ltd., is a Chinese 3D printer manufacturing company established in 2014, with headquarters located in Shenzhen.
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 Carbon Fibre printing.

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