Ultimaker

Ultimaker is a company that develops open-source 3d printers. Their product line includes the Ultimaker 2 and Ultimaker Original. In Europe, Ultimaker is one of the leading 3D printer manufacturers.^{[citation needed]}

History

Ultimaker is a Dutch based 3d printer company which was founded in 2011 by Martijn Elserman, Erik de Bruijn, and Siert Wijnia.^[1] Ultimaker started selling their products in May 2011. The company's founders started as a participants of the open-source RepRap project. The first 3d printer developed by Ultimaker was the protobox Ultimaker. After couple of months of developments, Ultimaker released a new model as a kit, now known as the Ultimaker Original, under an open-source license. After 2 to 5 years, Ultimaker took the knowledge and experience it gained from development of the Ultimaker Original, and in September 2013 released the Ultimaker 2. Besides the Ultimaker 3d printer, there also developed Cura.^[2]

Products

Contrary to the non-commercial RepRap project founded By Adrian Bowyer, Ultimaker is not focused on an end-goal of self-replication. Their product is designed to make high quality prints. Ultimaker currently sells the Ultimaker Original as a DIY kit and the Ultimaker 2 pre-assembled.

Ultimaker's 3d printer currently print using acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) and polylactic acid (PLA). Ultimaker's printer also can print with other thermoplastics such as Nylon, Acrylic (PMMA) but not recommended.

Ultimaker Original

Ultimaker Original is a predecessor of Ultimaker 2 and released a few month after the company is founded. Ultimaker Original can be modified to the user preference. The Ultimaker Original has been awarded as Fastest and Most Accurate 3D printer available by MAKE Magazine.

Specifications:

• Layer resolution: up to 20 µm
• Build volume: 21 cm × 21 cm × 20.5 cm
• Print speed: 30-300 mm/s
• Travel speed: 30-350 mm/s
• Recommended filament diameter: 2.85 mm
• Nozzle diameter: 0.4 mm
• Print technology: Fused filament fabrication (FFF)
• Stand-alone SD-card printing (UltiController)
• Frame dimension X Y Z: 35.7 cm × 34.2 cm × 38.8 cm
• Operation nozzle temperature: 180-260 °C
• Software: Cura - Official Ultimaker
• Usage cost: ~ €0.05/cm³ (material and power)

Ultimaker 2

Ultimaker 2 is a product after the Ultimaker Original and released in September 2013.

Specifications:

• Layer resolution: up to 20 µm
• Build volume: 23 cm × 22.5 cm × 20.5 cm
• Position precision X Y Z: 12.5 µm × 12.5 µm × 5 µm
• Print speed: 30-300 mm/s
• Travel speed: 30-350 mm/s
• Recommended filament diameter: 2.85 mm
• Nozzle diameter: 0.4 mm
• Stand-alone SD-card printing
• WiFi printing ready (future upgradeable)
• Software: Cura - Official Ultimaker
• Print technology: Fused filament fabrication (FFF)
• Frame dimension X Y Z: 35.7 cm × 34.2 cm × 38.8 cm (no filament)
• Frame dimension X Y Z: 49.2 cm × 34.2 cm × 55.8 cm (with filament)
• Operation nozzle temperature: 180-260 °C
• Operation heated bed temperature: 50-100 °C
• Ambient operation temperature: 15-32 °C
• Storage temperature: 0-32 °C
• AC input: 100-240 V/~4 A/50-60 Hz/221 watt max.
• Power requirements: 24 V DC @ 9.2 A
• Usage cost: ~ €0.05/cm³ (material and power)

Upgrades and Accessories

Ultimaker provides upgrades, accessories, and spare parts allowing for the Ultimaker 3d printer to be upgraded to the user's preference.

References

See also

• Makerbot
• Polylactic acid
• Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene