3D printer MakerBot Replicator+ (Plus)
Everything about MakerBot Replicator+ has been improved. First of all, it is necessary to note the design, since this model has the appearance of a portal. The construction area has been increased by 25%. The print head has been improved, resulting in increased printing speed by 30%. In total, 380 thousand machine hours were spent on the Smart Extruder+ extruder (Smart Extruder Plus), or rather on its testing. Improvements to the camera and mechanical parts of the device made it possible to reduce noise during operation by 28%. The work table is flexible, making it easy to remove finished products. Applying a special top coating, Grip Build Surface, eliminated the additional use of adhesives and masking tape. The extruder is held in place by special magnetic fasteners. This, on the one hand, facilitates the installation of the print head, and on the other hand, makes its replacement very simple and quick. The nozzle is movable, due to which the entire printed assembly moves less along the Z-axis. For this reason, printing takes less time and is more accurate. The thickness of one printed layer is about 100 microns. The Replicator + 3D printer is initially designed to work with environmentally friendly PLA filament and its varieties, including Tough PLA - an engineering type of material that combines the positive qualities of PLA and ABS plastics. The manufacturer recommends using the following types of materials for printing: MakerBot PLA FilamentLarge Spool; MakerBot PLA FilamentSmall Spool; MakerBot Tough PLA Filament Large Spool. This is a high-tech and environmentally friendly device that will be indispensable in the process of teaching students, schoolchildren and ordinary people the possibilities of 3D printing and modeling. It will be especially indispensable for those who are interested in remote print management. Since most sizing and adhesion problems are solved in advance, there will be no need to train employees in different ways of working and tricks. The device is equipped with USB, WI-FI, Ethernet interfaces. The possibility of using a cloud service deserves special attention. Once you connect the printer to it, you can start printing even from your phone from anywhere in the world where you have access to the Internet. The model uses MakerBot Print Software. This is software that allows you to send for printing not only stl and .obj files, but also any other files from CAD systems without prior data conversion.
- Printing technology: FDM
- Supported materials: PLA
- Printing Material: Plastic Filament
- Print area, mm: 295x195x165
- Number of print heads: 1
- Layer thickness, microns: 100
- Positioning accuracy along the XY axis, mm: 0.011
- Positioning accuracy along the Z axis, mm: 0.025
- Nozzle diameter, mm: 0.4
- Thread diameter, mm: 1.75
- Platform: Plastic (flexible)
- Connection interface: Ethernet, SD, USB, Wi-Fi
- Software: MAKERBOT DESKTOP
- Operating system: Linux, Mac OS, Ubuntu, Windows 7, Windows XP
- Supported file formats: STL, OBJ, thing, MAKERBOT
- Display: 3.5 inches
- Housing material: Steel with composite materials
- Application: Manufacturing, Education, Medicine, Architecture, Design, Hobby, Film Industry, Aviation and Space, Mechanical Engineering
- Power supply, V: 110-240
- Weight (without packaging), kg: 18.3
- Dimensions (without packaging), mm: 528×441×410