HeyGears G1 Series Is a Single Machine for Full-Color 3D and UV Printing

Small-batch creators and custom product businesses currently need three separate machines to cover the most common personalisation workflows: a resin printer for detailed 3D models, a UV flatbed for graphics and coatings, and a DTF system for custom apparel. HeyGears is trying to collapse that stack into one device with the G1 Series, which is now live on Kickstarter.

Three Workflows, One Platform

The G1 Series handles three distinct material systems. The UV 3D resin mode prints full-color models with transparent and opaque pigments directly, so the finished part doesn't need post-painting. The wide-gamut UV ink mode covers 2D UV printing on more than 400 materials plus 3D texture printing on curved surfaces. The water-based DTF transfer mode prints onto film for heat-press application to textiles.

The printhead is an Epson i3200-U1HD unit with 3,200 nozzles and 3.9 pL droplet sizing. HeyGears quotes UV resolution up to 1440 by 2400 DPI, which puts the G1 in the same quality tier as industrial-grade flatbed systems. The company also claims print speeds up to three times faster than desktop UV printers running a single F1080 printhead, and a service life of 2,100 hours against roughly 700 hours for the F1080. Those numbers, if they hold up in real use, represent a meaningful reduction in operating cost.

The Maintenance Angle

The G1 Series offers three cleaning modes: jetting, regular, and deep. Combined with automatic white-ink agitation, standby cleaning, and software reminders, the maintenance workflow is clearly designed to reduce the operator burden that typically kills small-shop UV printers. Printheads carry a 180-day warranty; the printer unit has a one-year warranty.

Kickstarter Context

The campaign has already hit its $10M stretch goal and is offering Super Early Bird pricing. The campaign closes September 11 at 9:00 AM PDT. Backing a hardware product at this stage always carries risk, but HeyGears is an established name in resin and UV printing rather than a first-time startup, which reduces the probability of a total delivery failure.

What makes the G1 Series worth watching isn't just the combined capabilities. It is the target customer: a small creative studio that can justify one machine instead of three. At the right price point, that math works. Whether the actual production quality lives up to the marketing is a question that only hands-on testing will answer, but the spec sheet is credible.