HeyGears G1 Series combines full-color 3D printing and UV finishing

HeyGears used the G1 Series announcement to pitch a desktop attempt to collapse the usual resin-print, UV-decoration and hand-finishing chain into one system. The lineup pairs the G1 and G1X around a machine family that combines full-color 3D printing, 3D-texture printing and 2D UV printing, with the G1X positioned as the more capable model and priced below $5,000.

The G1X is the model that gives the pitch its sharpest edge. HeyGears says it handles 2D, 2.5D and 3D output, with 10M+ colors, micron-level precision and textures up to 5 mm high. The company also says it uses an Epson i3200 printhead with 3,200 nozzles, an 8-channel ink system and 3.9 pL droplets. The G1 Starter sits below it with an F1080 printhead and a 6-channel ink system, which makes the series look less like a one-off novelty and more like a tiered workflow tool for different kinds of color jobs.

That workflow extends beyond figurines and prototypes. HeyGears says the G1 Series can print on more than 400 substrates, including metal, acrylic, wood, leather, ceramics, textiles through direct-to-film transfer, and cards. It also supports rotary and roll-to-film attachments for mugs, cylindrical items and long-format work. The system uses line-scan imaging to identify an object’s position, shape and edges, while Blueprint Studio handles positioning and batch layout. HeyGears says the printer automatically cleans itself after three days of inactivity and switches to automatic nozzle moisturizing during extended standby, two details aimed squarely at the clogging and maintenance problems that can slow down ink-based desktop systems.

The announcement comes from a company with deeper manufacturing roots than a typical crowdfunding debut. Tracxn identifies HeyGears as a Guangzhou, China-based company founded in 2015 that has raised $109 million, and the company describes its business as spanning 3D printers, materials and cloud software. Reservations for the G1 Series opened with a $50 refundable deposit ahead of a planned July 2026 Kickstarter, and the pricing ladder was set at $1,699 for the G1 Starter, $2,999 for the G1X Starter and $3,299 for the G1X Full-3D Pack, before future MSRPs of $2,699, $4,999 and $5,499.

For desktop users who still outsource color work or spend hours painting, masking and clear-coating after the print is done, that is the real test. HeyGears is not just selling color. It is betting that one bench-top machine can stay with a part from first layer to finished surface.