For a small business, the enemy was never a lack of ideas. It's the two costs that quietly bleed your margin dry: consumables that cost more than the products they make, and equipment that can't survive a genuinely busy week. And at this stage—when you're still figuring out which product actually sells—the last thing you can afford is a one-trick machine that boxes you in.
The HeyGears G1X—the world's first desktop full-color 3D + UV printer—was built for exactly this: one desktop unit, an industrial engine, and a whole catalog of things you can print and sell, so you can find your winning product line without buying five machines to get there.
One desktop Printer. A dozen revenue streams.
Part 1 · Why the G1X is the Right Call for Your Business
Industrial-Grade Reliability — Busy Season or Slow
The G1X runs on an Epson i3200-U1HD industrial printhead—the class of head found in commercial production machines costing many times more. Translation: it's made to run hard, day after day, without flinching. Add UV printing up to 3× faster, automatic printhead cleaning, and high uptime, and the math is simple—less downtime means producing more sellable products. Your gear should outlast your busiest month, not buckle under it.
At the same price point, other UV printers ship with a consumer-grade F1080 printhead. The G1X runs the industrial i3200 printhead.
Full-Color, Paint-Free 3D — the Product Nobody Around You Can Make
Traditional 3D printing hands you a monotone model and a second full-time post-processing job: sanding, priming, hand-painting. The G1X prints the geometry and the color at the same time—10M+ colors, gallery-grade accuracy (ΔE<3), water-soluble supports. It comes out with surfaces finished without the need to paint.
That's not just convenient, it's a competitive edge and differentiator for your business. Full-color 3D is a high-margin product most shops simply can't offer. It's how "*I want one of those*" turns into repeat, custom orders.
Fresh off the print bed, still wrapped in transparent water-soluble support—just soak to remove, and the full-color piece is finished. No sanding, no hand-painting.
A Two-Tier Ink System — and It's Open
The G1X's ink supply is deliberately open—two levels of control that break free of "closed consumables":
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Relay Ink & Resin Hub — swap your whole ink system in one move. Each hub holds one complete system as a set of 8 open reservoirs. Swapping the hub swaps all 8 at once, easily moving you between three systems—UV ink (for 2D + 3D Texture), UV resin (for full-color 3D printing), and aqueous ink (for the True DTF process to apply on apparel). One swap, a whole new line of business.
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Refill Reservoir — fine-tune within that system. Each open reservoir can be refilled yourself to drive your long-term running cost down, or swapped individually—without changing systems—so you can reconfigure the 8-channel head for the job you need: add white for speed, or add special colors (Light Cyan (Lc) / Light Magenta (Lm)) for a wider gamut. Same system, more ways to play.
One Machine, Endless Outputs
From flat to fully three-dimensional, across multiple material and surface types, a single G1X covers multiple production possibilities:
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Full-color 3D: figurines, game pieces, miniatures, busts
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Transparent / gradient pieces: clear shells, light guides, gradient gems
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Deep relief (2.9D): dimensional wall art, layered relief panels
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Rigid & flat (UV): phone cases, acrylic signs, coasters, décor panels
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Texture / 2.5D: leather embossing, wood-grain relief, foiling, raised spot gloss
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Fabric / soft surfaces (True DTF): transfers for tees, hoodies, canvas totes
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Curved surfaces: wrapped mugs, bottles, cylinders
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Special effects: fluorescent, holographic, lenticular motion
Modular design is what lets you explore and progressively build-up the capabilities above, according to your business goals and growth aims—add the module for whichever product line you need:
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The Resin Station unlocks full-color 3D—accepting large-capacity UV resin directly to keep continuous, high-intensity 3D printing running.
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The Rotary module wraps mugs, bottles, and other cylindrical items.
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The Roll-to-Film + Laminator module unlocks continuous, roll-fed production (stickers, transfers, long-format). (We expect to combine these two into a single unit—using the laminator's drive to run the Roll-to-Film automatically.)
Add the capability you need, when you need it—the machine gets stronger as your business does.
Part 2 · Does It Pay Off? — The Math That Matters
You don't buy a tool because it's clever. You buy it because it makes money. So here's the formula—and why the G1X wins on the number that actually counts: cost per finished product.
The Payback Formula, in Plain Numbers
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Setup cost (C) = machine + the modules you need + starter consumables
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Per-job profit (GP) = price − ink/material − blank − per-job consumables − printhead wear − labor
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Monthly profit (P) = GP × jobs/month − fixed monthly costs
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Payback (months) = C ÷ P · Annual ROI = P × 12 ÷ C
The line most calculators forget is labor. Because the G1X prints in full color with no hand-painting, your labor per full-color piece drops toward zero—hours of skilled time that would otherwise vanish into finishing. That saved labor lands straight in your margin.
Consumables Cheap Enough to Print Freely
Here's where we take on the SMB's (Small and Medium Businesses) #1 enemy head-on. The G1X's consumables are priced low—during crowdfunding, as low as the price table below:
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Full-color 3D resin: an 8 cm figurine (≈150 g including support material) costs only ~$4.5 in material.
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UV ink: the ink for a phone case runs just a few cents.
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Printheads are replaceable by tier and inks refill by the bottle, keeping your cost per finished product low. The industrial i3200 costs more on the sticker, but it's built to last—across its life, your cost per print stays low. Initial investment balanced with cheap to run performance.
Refill inks & resins by the bottle — Super Early Bird vs. MSRP.
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Refill consumable
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Super Early Bird
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MSRP
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UV Ink 300 ml — W
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$25
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$39
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UV Ink 300 ml — C/M/Y/K/Lc/Lm
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$29
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$49
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UV Ink 300 ml — V
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$35
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$59
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UV Resin 1000 ml — W/S
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$25
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$39
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UV Resin 1000 ml — C/M/Y/K
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$29
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$49
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UV Resin 1000 ml — T
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$35
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$59
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Production Case: A Full-Color Figurine
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Machine: G1X Full-3D Pack
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Product: 8 cm full-color figurine, priced to sell at $69
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Material: ~$4.5 in resin (no hand-painting—the most time-consuming step of full-color is simply gone)
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All-in cost: ~$9 per piece (material + machine wear + minimal labor)
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Net per piece: ~$60
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Full-color 3D also runs unattended, overnight—one machine turns out several printed items a day.
Sell just one or two figurines a day, and the machine pays for itself in roughly two to three months—without ever picking up a paintbrush.
Two products, one machine — $60 and $12 profit per unit.
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Product
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Retail
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All-in cost
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Profit per unit
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Custom Figurine
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$69
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$9
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$60
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Art Relief Magnet
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$15
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$3
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$12
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(The same math applies to other categories: a phone case takes a few cents of ink; a DTF transfer film is just as cheap—the difference is only what you choose to make. True DTF needs your own downstream steps like heat-pressing; the machine handles the crucial print step.)
Part 3 · A Brand You Can Build a Business With
When you choose to build up your business with key hardware and workflows, you're also building on the strengths of the company behind it all. You may have first met HeyGears through the G1 Series—but the core technology and manufacturing expertise behind it have been more than a decade in the making.
A Full-Chain 3D Printing Company, and a Global Leader in Digital Dentistry
Founded in 2015, HeyGears is a technology company built around the full 3D-printing value chain—materials, equipment, software, and professional workflows, end to end. Today we're 1,000+ people with over 40% in R&D, holding 600+ patent applications (including 56 PCT international patents). In digital dentistry, we're a global leader—serving 90+ countries and regions, with more than 45% of the world's Top 100 dental labs among our customers. From materials to finished machine, calibrated and inspected unit by unit, we build industrial-grade manufacturing and quality control into every machine we deliver.
The G1X Didn't Come Out of Nowhere — It's the Result of Multiple Generations of R&D
The G1X was aimed at full-color 3D from day one—not a spur-of-the-moment experiment, but the latest link in our full-color 3D technology chain:
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CP01, CP02 — starting in Q2 2023, two generations of full-color 3D printer prototypes (internal validation, never released).
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MMF — launched in February 2026, our landmark multi-material 3D printer for digital dentistry.
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G1X — revealed June 2026, bringing proven full-color, multi-material 3D and UV printing technologies to your desktop.
From prototype (CP01) to desktop (G1X).
Turning R&D vision into deliverable, shipping products is something we've done time and time again, start to finish.
Trusted, Long-Term, by Businesses That Print Every Day
Over the years we've served 2,000+ business customers—not just 3D printing farms that run daily production to earn their living, but also many dental labs, and diverse companies worldwide covering fields such as robotics, footwear, earphones, jewelry brands, and more. These are businesses that run real, high-intensity production on HeyGears equipment, materials, and end-to-end workflows. They are some of the most demanding industries, and they've trusted their production to us for years—now that same reliability is yours.
An Ecosystem and Support That Stay With You
Behind the hardware is HeyGears' own color science, plus the Blueprint Studio + HeyVerse ecosystem: offering AI model generation, access to a growing content library, and a seamless, easy-to-manage workflow from idea to finished print. Add official service centers across the USA, Germany, Japan, and the Middle East, online support with remote troubleshooting, diagnostics and maintenance through HeyGears' IoT device-management platform, warranty coverage, and an expanding variety of inks and materials—the G1 Series is a platform that grows with your business, a partner to help you achieve your vision from the moment you unbox it.
Part 4 · Get Started
At a Glance
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Editions
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G1X Starter Pack $2,999 · G1X Full-3D Pack $3,299 (VIP)
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Printhead
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Epson i3200-U1HD · 8 channels
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Prints
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Full-color 3D · High relief · 3D Texture · Rigid UV · curved · True DTF
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Color
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10M+ colors · gallery-grade accuracy (ΔE<3)
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Reserve
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Refundable $50 deposit locks in the VIP crowdfunding price
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Is the G1X Right for You?
If you want to make what others can't offer, full-color 3D is the answer the G1X gives you—the hardest-to-copy, high-margin capability you can build on. It's a natural fit for figurine & game-piece customization and made-to-order full-color models, and for custom gift & personalization shops, merch and apparel sellers, prototyping studios, and print farms scaling up. If you sell physical, customized products, this is your engine.
Our Buying Recommendation
Keep it simple: go straight for the G1X Full-3D Pack—the version that unlocks full-color 3D out of the box (Resin Station included)—then add modules (Rotary, Roll-to-Film / Laminator, DTF) as your needs and orders grow. Get the most valuable capability first; let the accessories scale with your business.
Lock In VIP Pricing
Reserve now with a refundable $50 deposit before launch to lock in VIP crowdfunding pricing—the lowest price we'll ever offer—and join our community to learn about how real businesses can utilize and grow with the G1 series.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the HeyGears G1X?
The G1X is the world's first desktop full-color 3D + UV printer. One machine prints full-color figurines, phone case customizations, acrylic signs, relief art, mug designs, and True DTF apparel transfers—finished in full color, with no hand-painting.
How much does it cost to print a full-color figurine?
About $4.5 in resin. An 8 cm full-color figurine has an all-in cost of roughly $9 (material, machine wear, and minimal labor); sold at around $69, that's about $60 profit per piece.
What can you make to sell with the G1X?
Full-color figurines and miniatures, customized phone cases, acrylic signs and coasters, textured / relief art and fridge magnets, wrapped mugs and bottle designs, and True DTF transfers for tees and hoodies.
How fast is the G1X?
UV printing is up to 3× faster than a single-F1080 desktop printer, and full-color 3D runs unattended overnight—so one machine can turn out several finished pieces a day.
Is the G1X a good investment for a small business?
Yes. Low per-unit cost and no hand-painting labor requirements mean healthy margins, and a G1X Full-3D Pack can pay for itself in roughly two to three months at a modest sales pace—while covering many product lines from one machine.
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