Ultimaker has long been regarded as one of the fastest and most reliable personal 3D printers. But it’s been quite a while since it was released. Now the company has announced a new version: Ultimaker 2.
The new unit is not simply more attractive with its shiny case:
Every part has been redesigned to create one of the highest performing 3D printer available on the market, but also a very reliable one.
Other specs:
- Expanded print volume to a large 230 x 225 x 205 mm
- Heated print bed
- Super quiet – only 49dB
- 0.2mm accuracy
- Print speeds up to 300mm/s
- SD card slot to accept print jobs; also connects via WiFi
- OLED display
- Single extruder
- Generic plastic filament capability
The Ultimaker 2 remains an open source solution, although it is sold in assembled form at a price of €1.895,00 (USD$2562). We suspect they’ve priced the unit to directly compete against the MakerBot Replicator 2, which retails for USD$2199 (or USD$2549 when you include their support package).
It’s a high price compared to many of the 3D printer kit solutions, which tend to be under USD$1000, but for a quality assembled, solution, why not?
Via Ultimaker
0.02mm/20 microns is not revolutionary, I have a printer from 2011 that i paid under $1300 for(price has gone up a few hundred since) that gets that accuracy. some users have gone down to .01mm with a raft.
Im actually a little disappointed this new Ultimaker isn't touting higher resolution than what i get on my 2011 plywood box printer. Not trying to bash UM, its still probably one of the best in the current flooded personal FDM printer market.
0.02mm/20 microns is not revolutionary, I have a printer from 2011 that i paid under $1300 for(price has gone up a few hundred since) that gets that accuracy. some users have gone down to .01mm with a raft.
Im actually a little disappointed this new Ultimaker isn't touting higher resolution than what i get on my 2011 plywood box printer. Not trying to bash UM, its still probably one of the best in the current flooded personal FDM printer market.
Hi 3D nuts,
The resolution of 20 microns is indeed true. It's revolutionary, but it has been a standard feature of Ultimakers for a very long time, so sometimes we forget that most people are aware that this level of quality is at all possible with a 3D printer under 20k.
Here's an example of an Ultimaker Original print done two years ago.
Here's another showcase of photo's of prints done on the Ultimaker (original).
Needless to say, the Ultimaker 2 has improved a lot since it has received years of extra development and is made with even higher quality parts and manufacturing methods. It's really the next generation 3D printer, and besides quality of the machine you can expect good service from a mature organization in the 3D printing industry, that stands both behind its product and its original principles.
Hi 3D nuts,
The resolution of 20 microns is indeed true. It's revolutionary, but it has been a standard feature of Ultimakers for a very long time, so sometimes we forget that most people are aware that this level of quality is at all possible with a 3D printer under 20k.
Here's an example of an Ultimaker Original print done two years ago.
Here's another showcase of photo's of prints done on the Ultimaker (original).
Needless to say, the Ultimaker 2 has improved a lot since it has received years of extra development and is made with even higher quality parts and manufacturing methods. It's really the next generation 3D printer, and besides quality of the machine you can expect good service from a mature organization in the 3D printing industry, that stands both behind its product and its original principles.
On their website they have a resolution of 20 microns, you are displaying 200. If they really can deliver that kind of performance they should be touting that as their highest attribute as it is 5 times more accurate than the makerbot. It would truly be revolutionary, but I'd like to see some prints.
On their website they have a resolution of 20 microns, you are displaying 200. If they really can deliver that kind of performance they should be touting that as their highest attribute as it is 5 times more accurate than the makerbot. It would truly be revolutionary, but I'd like to see some prints.