Multi-color 3D printing has always come with a dirty secret. Single-nozzle systems that purge material between colors generate mountains of plastic waste and double—or triple your print times. The ...

The Snapmaker U1 is a new 3D printer with a recommended retail price of $999. As part of an ongoing crowdfunding campaign, backers can purchase the system at an early-bird price of $749. The ...

Snapmaker U1 turns four extruders into one seamless multi-material printing system The printer achieves 500 millimeters per second printing speed with precision still intact AI tools will detect ...

With the Snapmaker U1, the company aims to bring tool-changing 3D printers to the mainstream, with four separate print heads. This tech leads to faster prints, cleaner transitions between colors, and ...

Modern multi-material printers certainly have their advantages, but all that purging has a way to add up to oodles of waste. Tool-changing printers offer a way to do multi-material prints without the ...

I’m a mechanical engineer with more than 30 years of experience in industrial automation and design, with projects ranging from individual inventors to international corporations. I hold credit on six ...

Snapmaker returned to Kickstarter with a new 3D printer, the U1, and raised an astonishing $7.8 million on its first day, underscoring an eager market for 3D printing tool changers. Unlike traditional ...

Snapmaker's 3D printers don't always follow trends. The original Snapmaker was a small three-in-one machine that could be a 3D printer, laser cutter or CNC, depending on the type of tool head you use.

Snapmaker announces 20 winners of its $150,000 Innovation Fund, supporting U1 software, hardware, and workflow development.

The official Snapmaker top cover transforms the U1 from an open-frame setup into a capable machine for advanced filaments. The build quality of the cover itself is excellent, though you will need to ...

3-D printing has gone from a niche tech hobby to a mainstream pursuit that practically anybody can do — and the printers themselves have gotten easy enough to use that anyone can be a maker. I still ...