Following a $4.7M Kickstarter Campaign, the 3D printing company FibreSeek Releases Limited 500-Unit Pre-Sale with Exclusive Early Bird Offers for Australia and the US market

SYDNEY, Sept. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Following a record-shattering Kickstarter campaign that raised nearly $4.7 million from over 1,500 backers, FibreSeek announced a limited global pre-sale of just 500 units for FibreSeeker 3.

The announcement has ignited strong interest across engineering, robotics, and maker communities worldwide.

“We’ve been overwhelmed by the technical passion from engineers, especially within Australia’s rapidly growing mining and aerospace innovation sectors,” said Ryan Liu, CEO of FibreSeek. “With FibreSeeker 3, we aren’t just selling a 3D printer; we’re giving Australian creators the desktop capability to produce functional, flight-ready components at a fraction of traditional machining costs.”

Bridging the Gap Between Plastic and Metal

The FibreSeeker 3 is powered by FibreSeek’s proprietary Composite Fibre Co-Extrusion (CFC) technology. While traditional FFF (Fused Filament Fabrication) printers build parts layer by layer using thermoplastics, CFC represents the next evolutionary step by embedding unbroken, continuous carbon fibre directly into the plastic matrix. This breakthrough bridges the gap between fragile plastic prototypes and expensive machined metal components.

Key features of the FibreSeeker 3 include:

Continuous Fibre Performance: Delivers exceptional strength-to-weight ratios and functional part capabilities through continuous fiber reinforcement, achieving an impressive 900 MPa tensile strength and substituting for specific engineering components.

Complete Ecosystem: A cohesive workflow integrating FibreSeeker 3 hardware, the proprietary Rocket Slicer software, and multi-material engineering filament compatibility.Industrial Efficiency: Designed for high-volume production with a 300×300×245 mm build volume and print speeds up to 500 mm/s, supported by three selectable print modes to balance speed and structural integrity.Reliable Stability: A patented dual-nozzle system, a 65°C active heated chamber, auto-leveling calibration, and an AI camera for real-time print monitoring.

Pricing and Availability

FibreSeek is offering an exclusive 300 AUD Early Bird reward for the Australian release:

Australia: Pre-orders launch September 10th at 4,699 AUD (MSRP: 4,999 AUD) via the official store:
https://austore.fibreseek3d.com/?utm_source=aupressrelease&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=presaleUnited States: Pre-orders launch September 15th.

About FibreSeek

Originating from the aerospace engineering expertise of Anisoprint, FibreSeek is an additive manufacturing innovator driven by a team of scientists, engineers, and product designers. With CFC technology, FibreSeek lowers the cost and complexity of continuous fibre 3D printing, bringing aerospace-grade strength to desktop manufacturing for functional prototyping, tooling, robotics, and drone production.

Website: https://www.fibreseek3d.com 

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BEIJING, Sept. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The 8th Silk Road Maritime International Cooperation Forum opened in the coastal city of Xiamen, East China’s Fujian Province on Tuesday. Domestic and foreign officials and industry insiders agreed that in the face of multiple challenges including geopolitical risks and the green transition, all parties in the shipping industry should strengthen connectivity and open cooperation, while actively embracing the valuable certainty and development opportunities that the Chinese market brings to the world.

The forum, held under the theme of “A new chapter of the Silk Road Maritime for shared growth: higher-standard open cooperation in ports, shipping and trade,” brings together more than 1,800 representatives from 19 countries and regions to discuss deeper cooperation in ports, shipping, logistics, trade, finance and technology.

At the opening ceremony, speakers discussed topics ranging from global supply chains and maritime connectivity to port development and trade, highlighting the importance of international cooperation as global trade faces mounting headwinds — from trade tensions to supply chain fragmentation.

Gu Jinshan, president of the China Ports and Harbours Association, said that China’s port industry has demonstrated strong commitment to serving the real economy and promoting coordinated development across ports, shipping, and trade in recent years. It has achieved substantial results and laid a solid waterborne transport foundation for China’s high-level opening-up and steady economic growth.

Ren Weimin, director of the Transport Division of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, stressed the need to enhance the resilience of maritime connectivity in the Asia-Pacific region and safeguard supply chain stability, to guard against the effects of geopolitical crises and climate change on the global maritime transport system.

Zhang Ruosi, a counselor at the Trade in Services and Investment Division of the World Trade Organization, analyzed the new challenges that trade fragmentation poses to shipping, emphasizing that open and facilitative trade policies, together with stronger shipping connectivity, are effective tools for addressing supply chain fragmentation.

Amid rising geopolitical uncertainty, which has increased concerns over the security of major maritime routes and longer transport times, logistics costs and route-planning risks, participants agreed that the development of Silk Road Maritime must focus not only on efficiency, but also on resilience.

A major highlight of the forum was the official launch of the Silk Road Maritime Arctic route meteorological routing service, jointly developed by the China Meteorological Administration and the Silk Road Maritime Association.

The service uses Fengyun meteorological satellites to build an Arctic sea-ice observation network and combines numerical forecasting with artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms to provide 15-day daily sea-ice forecasts and polar cyclone monitoring, offering decision support for safe navigation in polar waters, according to the organizers.

Chen Zhiping, chairperson of the Fujian Provincial Port Group Co, which is the forum’s organizer, told the Global Times that the company has a partnership with the Xiamen meteorological bureau to develop an AI-powered Maritime Silk Road port meteorological risk intelligent agent. The system provides a centralized display of meteorological risks for 58 Chinese and foreign ports, integrating key information such as risk levels, distances from the centers of typhoons, and whether a port is open or closed to shipping.

“This is the first of its kind internationally,” Chen said. “It enables ports, shipping, trade, insurance and other upstream and downstream sectors to quickly grasp conditions across multiple ports, significantly reducing the cost of coordinated decision-making.” Chen added that the group will continue to improve the intelligent agent and expand connectivity to more Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) ports.

Addressing the forum, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Jamaica Johnson Smith emphasized the critical importance of secure and uninterrupted maritime trade, highlighting China’s important role in this regard.

“China can continuously contribute to enhancing the resilience of international supply chains while promoting international cooperation. Through strong multilateral trade cooperation and Silk Road Maritime-based collaboration, we can jointly build a more effective, secure, sustainable and resilient future of prosperity and development,” she noted.

Permanent Secretary of Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment Chris Osa Isokpunwu stated that the forum’s theme aligns closely with the current direction of Nigeria’s economic development.

“For us, the Silk Road Maritime is not just about the movements of ships and cargo; it is more about how to better connect us with the global economy, attract more investment, and create sustainable development pathways to seek well-being for our people,” he said, adding that Nigeria hopes to strengthen the technical capabilities of its local workforce through Silk Road Maritime cooperation and learn from China’s remarkable development experience.

Jan Van der Borght, representative of the Antwerp-Bruges Port Authority, told the Global Times on Tuesday that this forum, together with the Silk Road Maritime Association, will be a very good cooperation mechanism and will also set a good example for cooperation between Europe and China.

He also mentioned that China’s economic development is reflected not only in increased cargo volumes but also in the transformation of industrial value. China’s AI, intelligent-driven technologies and products will open up the European market, and European ports must also transform toward digitalization to better promote China-Europe trade.

The forum also saw the launch of the Hunan-Fujian Silk Road Maritime sea-rail intermodal corridor, a move expected to connect inland China more efficiently with seaports on the coast. The corridor will help open the most convenient export route for central China, cutting logistics costs by 20 percent to 30 percent and shortening transport times by five to seven days.

In addition, the forum released the report on the integrated development of ports, shipping, and trade under the Silk Road Maritime Initiative, the blue book on Silk Road Maritime 2025-2026, the 2026-2028 Silk Road Maritime port-shipping development support policy and the Arctic waterway ship navigation collaborative service system.

A total of 12 new Silk Road Maritime routes were announced at the forum, 15 new members joined the association, and 11 cooperation projects were signed on-site, the Global Times learned.

At the forum’s roundtable on Tuesday, a new initiative involving nearly 30 representatives of domestic and overseas ports, shipping lines, logistics firms, technology companies, and research institutions was adopted. It outlines five areas of cooperation: expanding connectivity networks, deepening the integration of port-shipping-trade resources, advancing digital and smart empowerment, promoting green development, and building a shared ecosystem for prosperity.

As global trade continues to evolve, China is accelerating efforts to integrate ports, shipping, and trade through more efficient and intelligent logistics networks. A key platform in this push is the Silk Road Maritime, the country’s first comprehensive international logistics service platform centered on maritime shipping under the BRI.

Launched in South China’s Fujian Province in 2018, Silk Road Maritime has expanded rapidly. The number of shipping routes making up the Silk Road Maritime network stands at 160, connecting 153 sea ports across 50 countries and regions, and 393 members across industries including shipping, energy, manufacturing and the internet.

Zhang Jingquan, a professor at the School of International Relations of Jinan University, told the Global Times on Tuesday that after years of development, the Silk Road Maritime is expected to provide strong support for high-quality BRI cooperation and the high-quality development of the marine economy.

It has evolved into an important platform for opening up to the outside world, with growing strengths in route organization, port coordination, logistics services and digital empowerment.

Forum organizers said that the platform will further integrate international resources and explore new models linking ports, cities, industries and trade, with the goal of building a smarter and more resilient maritime cooperation ecosystem.

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EQT Nexus Asia provides eligible individual and institutional investors access to EQT Private Capital’s Asia Pacific platform through a single evergreen strategyAsia accounts for approximately 60% of the world’s population and 60% of global economic growth, yet receives less than 5% of global private equity allocations, creating attractive entry points for the region’s expanding buyout marketEQT is well-positioned to capture Asia’s structural tailwinds, building on a 30-year track record of investing in the region, and a dedicated team of over 150 investment professionals based across nine local offices

HONG KONG, Sept. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — EQT today announced the launch of EQT Nexus Asia, an evergreen strategy aiming to provide eligible individual investors and institutions access to EQT Private Capital’s Asia Pacific platform. EQT Nexus Asia will allocate across EQT Private Capital’s closed-ended large-cap and mid-market strategies targeting companies within healthcare, services, technology and industrial technology in India, Korea, Japan, Greater China, Southeast Asia and ANZ. 

Asia Pacific is home to around 60% of the world’s population and a USD 35 trillion economy growing at over 4% per year. By 2035, the region is expected to account for 3.2 billion of the world’s five billion middle-class consumers, providing a strong foundation for economic growth. Yet despite representing around 60% of global economic growth, Asia receives less than 5% of global private equity capital. 

Asia Pacific has a large universe of companies with potential to scale in growth and operational maturity, offering significant opportunities for active ownership and value creation. Supported by increasingly domestically driven growth, lower correlation with Western economic cycles, and robust IPO markets, the region provides a favorable backdrop for long-term private equity investing.

EQT is well-positioned to capture these opportunities, building on a long track record of supporting Asian companies through multiple cycles and having invested approximately USD 50 billion across the region since 1997. Today, EQT’s Asian portfolio employs more than 270,000 people, supported by a team of over 150 investment professionals and nine regional offices.

Sueann Yeo, Head of Global Wealth Solutions, Asia Pacific, at EQT, said: “EQT Nexus Asia is designed to provide eligible individual investors and institutions access to Asia’s evolving private markets landscape. Through a single evergreen strategy, investors can gain diversified exposure to EQT Private Capital’s Asia platform across sectors and strategies, backed by EQT’s long-standing local footprint and proven track record of building strong companies across the region.”

Hari Gopalakrishnan, Co-Head of EQT Private Capital Asia, said: “Asia stands out as one of the world’s most attractive regions for long-term investment, underpinned by large domestic economies, favourable demographics and strong structural tailwinds. EQT has a deep bench of experienced professionals who have invested together through multiple cycles. That long-term tenure, combined with EQT’s global sector expertise and active ownership capabilities, allows us to take a disciplined approach to identifying opportunities and building stronger businesses over time.”

Nicholas Macksey, Co-Head of EQT Private Capital Asia and Head of Mid-Market Asia, said: “The mid-market is an important part of the opportunity set we see across Asia, with many businesses reaching an inflection point as they look to scale, enter new markets or strengthen their capabilities. Our active ownership approach means working closely with high-quality companies, founders and management teams on that next phase of growth, bringing the same sector expertise, governance and value creation capabilities that we apply across our broader Private Capital platform.”

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