A Chinese tech company that specializes in tools for the makerspace community recently held its grand opening in Mountain View as part of an expansion effort to make its technology more accessible to businesses, hobbyists and other creative professionals.
Desktop manufacturing company xTool launched five years ago with the goal of helping people turn ideas into reality through the use of laser-cutting and engraving tools. Since then, its customer base has grown to about 800,000 users worldwide with a majority located in the U.S., according to Jasen Wang, xTool founder and CEO.
The company has not had an office presence in the U.S. however, until recently. On July 31, xTool officially opened its doors to the public at 2019 Leghorn St. after years of interacting with the makerspace community online.
“We’re ready to provide local support to our customers,” Wang said.
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