The highly anticipated latest 3D printer from Ultimaker has finally arrived at the 3DMart office. Today, we'll give you a sneak peek at the unboxing and test printing!
First, the huge cardboard box you see contains our protagonist for today - the Ultimaker S5! The super large box is significantly bigger than the previous Ultimaker series boxes. The manufacturer thoughtfully designed the box to open directly from the top, with plastic clasps securing the bottom.
Then, like opening a gift, after gracefully and easily lifting the top, you can see that the Ultimaker S5 3D printer is safely protected by foam on both the top and bottom.
After removing the top black foam, you can see the accessory kit and filaments (in the cardboard boxes on both sides) neatly placed inside the machine.
Next, easily remove the accessory kit and two spools of filament from inside the machine.
The Ultimaker S5 includes an accessory toolkit and two 750g spools of PVA and the new Tough PLA filament (Note: Tough PLA filament has similar toughness to ABS
, and the simplicity of PLA.)
Opening the accessory toolkit, you'll first find a simple instruction manual (in English).
Below is a super large glass plate.
After removing the glass plate and lifting the cardboard, you'll see all the tools, parts, and samples neatly placed in the foam. The nozzles include two AA0.4mm
and one BB0.4mm. Other tools are largely the same as those included with previous series.
After assembly, placed next to our Ultimaker 3, it looks much larger, like a mother and child standing side by side.
The biggest difference in the appearance of the Ultimaker S5, besides its larger size, is the addition of a glass door. The magnetic clasp on the glass door
perfectly adheres to the printer, eliminating the need to install additional panels. Isn't that super convenient, folks!
The Ultimaker S5 nozzles are also slightly larger (about 0.5cm), and the X and Y axes are noticeably thicker and more robust. The front end of the print head also has more protection
, making it less prone to damage.
Comparing the glass sizes of the Ultimaker 3 and Ultimaker S5, the print area has really increased a lot. Now we can print more interesting large objects
(silently adding large objects to the print queue~~~).
This optimization also includes a new touchscreen panel, where the language can be set to Chinese (Simplified) first. On the screen, you can easily select and set with your finger.
The graphical instruction steps also make it easier for beginners to operate and understand.
A new filament flow sensor has been installed at the back. When the filament runs low, it will automatically pause until replenished before resuming printing.
After inserting the filament, don't forget to perform XY calibration first. Once printing is complete, take out the calibration paper from the toolkit, place it under the glass plate, find the straightest line,
and enter its value on the screen.
Once calibrated, you can start printing! This time, we're printing a brake caliper, using the included Tough PLA and PVA filaments, with a layer thickness of 0.15mm.
When selecting a file on the screen, you can see the image, name, and selected filament information of the 3D print file, making printing more reassuring. Previous 3D printers
could only display file names, making people a little nervous without an image, fearing that those with goldfish memory might save the wrong file name. Now, there's no need to worry!!!
After pressing print, a circular progress bar will appear to show you the preparation progress.
Starting to print!!!
The printed brake caliper. Since the object itself is not large, it looks a bit lonely and empty on the Ultimaker S5.
Here's another close-up. After soaking in water for about 1 day, you can see the highly detailed brake caliper model!!!
The image shows excellent print quality and complete detail.
That concludes today's unboxing of the Ultimaker S5 3D printer! Next time, we'll prepare larger 3D files to print and push its limits.
To learn more about the Ultimaker S5, feel free to schedule a visit to the 3DMart office to see the demo unit, or call us for inquiries!
Purchase the Ultimaker S5 before the end of May 2018 to enjoy the pre-order discount price of NT$240,000. Let's go to the product page to check it out~~~
Source of the 3D file for the brake caliper printed this time: https://grabcad.com/library/generative-design-f1-brake-caliper-1