Multi-color 3D printing has always come with a dirty secret. Single-nozzle systems that purge material between colors generate mountains of plastic waste and double—or triple your print times. The ...

The Snapmaker U1 is a new 3D printer with a recommended retail price of $999. As part of an ongoing crowdfunding campaign, backers can purchase the system at an early-bird price of $749. The ...

With the Snapmaker U1, the company aims to bring tool-changing 3D printers to the mainstream, with four separate print heads. This tech leads to faster prints, cleaner transitions between colors, and ...

Snapmaker U1 turns four extruders into one seamless multi-material printing system The printer achieves 500 millimeters per second printing speed with precision still intact AI tools will detect ...

Snapmaker, a manufacturer of desktop fabrication equipment, has opened the beta version of Snapmaker Space, a platform for ...

I’m a mechanical engineer with more than 30 years of experience in industrial automation and design, with projects ranging from individual inventors to international corporations. I hold credit on six ...

The Snapmaker U1 comes in an exceptionally sturdy box. Everything is secured firmly, with locking screws holding down the build plate and double-reinforced cardboard walls with open-cell foam ...

Modern multi-material printers certainly have their advantages, but all that purging has a way to add up to oodles of waste. Tool-changing printers offer a way to do multi-material prints without the ...

Snapmaker returned to Kickstarter with a new 3D printer, the U1, and raised an astonishing $7.8 million on its first day, underscoring an eager market for 3D printing tool changers. Unlike traditional ...

Snapmaker's 3D printers don't always follow trends. The original Snapmaker was a small three-in-one machine that could be a 3D printer, laser cutter or CNC, depending on the type of tool head you use.

The official Snapmaker top cover transforms the U1 from an open-frame setup into a capable machine for advanced filaments. The build quality of the cover itself is excellent, though you will need to ...

The Liber is designed for use in Snapmaker’s popular U1 desktop 3D printer, and it is priced at US$35 per hot end. Note, the U1 has FOUR hot ends; if you’re interested in upgrading all of them. How ...