Arduino has announced the upcoming release of Materia 101, a new 3D printer that is the result of a partnership between Arduino and Sharebot. Many people in the hobbyist 3D printing community have been using Arduino devices to power 3D printers for a while; this printer is powered by the Arduino Mega 2560.
Technical Specs
- Printing technology: Fused Filament Fabrication
- Printing area: 140x100x100mm +/- 5mm
- X and Y resolution: 0.06mm
- Z resolution: 0.0025mm
- Filament diameter: 1.75mm
- Optimal temperatures with PLA: 200-230°
- Tested and supported filaments: PLA
- Unsupported but tested filaments: Cristal Flex, PLA Thermosense, Thermoplastic Polyuretane (TPU), PET, PLA Sand, PLA Flex
- External dimensions: 310x330x350mm
- Weight: 10kg
- Power usage: 65 watts
- Electronics board: Official Arduino Mega 2560 with Open Source Marlin Firmware
- 20×4 LCD display with encoder menu
- Preloaded with PLA printing presets
- Extruder block with filament pressure regulation
