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Snapmaker, a 3D printing hardware manufacturer, and Phaetus, a developer of extrusion components for 3D printers, have released the Snapmaker × Phaetus Liber High Flow Hotend for the Snapmaker U1. Liber technology is based on E3D’s FlowCore technology platform. Jiangsu Runice 3D Technology manufactures the $34.99 accessory under license to E3D’s high-flow patents. E3D, a developer of fused deposition modelling (FDM) technology, identifies Liber as the first original equipment manufacturer (OEM) product on the market carrying the FlowCore mark.
Liber integrates a split-flow melt channel, a DLC-coated hardened-steel nozzle, and a precision-machined seamless heat break in a U1-specific assembly. Snapmaker’s