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• Shenzhen-based 3D printer provider Snapmaker has announced a release date for the U1, its upcoming desktop 3D printer. The machine goes on sale April 10 in most major markets, and takes aim at one of the more persistent headaches in consumer 3D printing: the waste and downtime that has long plagued multi-color printing. The issue […]
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Shenzhen-based 3D printer provider Snapmaker has announced a release date for the U1, its upcoming desktop 3D printer.
The machine goes on sale April 10 in most major markets, and takes aim at one of the more persistent headaches in consumer 3D printing: the waste and downtime that has long plagued multi-color printing.
The issue is familiar to anyone who has spent time with multi-material machines. Every time a printer switches colors, it has to flush the previous filament out of the nozzle, which means burning through material and waiting. On longer, color-heavy prints, those purge cycles add up to significant time and wasted plastic. Snapmaker’s answer is to sidestep the problem entirely rather than optimize around it.
Examples of multi-material prints made with the Snapmaker U1, inc