UltiMaker has launched the UltiMaker S8, its newest 3D printer designed to boost 3D printing speeds and productiveness.
The desktop 3D printing model says this twin extrusion fused filament fabrication system has been constructed for pace, promising most print speeds of as much as 500mm/s print and acceleration as much as 50,000mm/s², and a productiveness degree of 4 occasions that of its predecessor, the UltiMaker S7. Whereas it takes an identical type issue to the S7, these enhancements are stated to have been made attainable with the introduction of a newly developed electronics platform—stated to supply 5 occasions the processing energy of the S7—alongside excessive move print cores, improved feeder system, and new UltiMaker Cheetah movement planner, which UltiMaker says can ship precision of 0.15mm ± 0.15% and get rid of points related to quick print speeds corresponding to ringing, blobs, and mechanical stress.
“We imagine that the UltiMaker S8 units a brand new commonplace in 3D printing, constructing on the legacy of the S collection with important enhancements,” stated Marc Uyttenboogaard, Product Supervisor at UltiMaker. “We’ve got engineered the S8 to supply quicker printing speeds, improved reliability and precision, sturdy safety features, enhanced connectivity, and dual-material capabilities. Built-in with Digital Manufacturing unit and Cura, the S8 affords customers a easy, safe, and environment friendly 3D printing expertise.”
Talking additional to TCT over electronic mail, Uyttenboogaard described the UltiMaker Cheetah movement planner as “the true star of the present” and “leads to a greater print expertise general.” He additionally stated UltiMaker is “taking a look at implementing this new commonplace (UltiMaker Cheetah) in all future merchandise.”
On launching a brand new system in an more and more aggressive desktop 3D printing house, Uyttenboogaard added, “I imagine that the S8 is the most effective and quickest twin materials printer at the moment on the market. Add the UltiMaker ecosystem of software program, supplies, and assist, and the S8 affords an distinctive and seamless printing expertise.”
The UltiMaker S8 can run a number of supplies in a single print job and is suitable with tons of of filaments from the UltiMaker Market, together with the brand new UltiMaker Nylon CF Slide, a PFAS-free Nylon 612 CF copolymer designed for industrial purposes requiring put on resistance and temperature resistance of as much as 180°C. The S8 additionally introduces hot-swappable AA+ and CC+ print cores, which give 2.5x extra move and higher effectivity when printing with composite and engineering-grade supplies, and a newly designed hardened feeder module, which affords higher materials management for dependable efficiency at excessive speeds. The S8 may also be built-in with the UltiMaker Digital Manufacturing unit in order that customers can remotely handle their print jobs simply and securely. It additionally comes with optimised print and materials profile settings inside the most recent Cura 5.10 beta launch.
“We’re thrilled so as to add the UltiMaker S8, the following era in our in style S collection, to our rising 3D printing ecosystem,” stated Michiel Alting von Geusau, CEO at UltiMaker. “The S8 displays our dedication to offering options that allow companies to innovate and develop. Constructed with our clients in thoughts, UltiMaker’s ecosystem is designed to reinforce manufacturing whereas additionally offering lasting worth for patrons and companions.”
The S8 builds on UltiMaker’s concentrate on pace and industrial purposes since the 2022 merger of Ultimaker and MakerBot manufacturers. In one of many largest additive manufacturing mergers of that 12 months, MakerBot merchandise underwent a relaunch on the finish of 2023 as an education-focused arm, which noticed the launch of the MarkerBot Sketch Dash—one other machine centred on pace, promising a ‘new commonplace for pace, security and accessibility’—whereas Ultimaker cemented its place as the commercial arm of the corporate with final 12 months’s launch of the Issue 4, a direct drive twin extrusion-based platform designed for ‘mild industrial purposes’.
