Ultimaker 2+: Apple's recognition and beautiful introduction of "racouche" from a simple engineer
About the new chips of the latest model Ultimaker and a tale about how an engineer through the forum gained fame and recognition.
Apple approved Ultimaker as the sole supplier of 3D printers in the Apple Online Store. Ultimaker 2+ is now available for purchase from Apple online stores in the UK, Ireland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg
Ultimaker initially paid a lot of attention to working with the community. And the Cura editor is open source, and the forum is lively and interesting.
In 2014, a simple guy on the forum laid out his version of the print head for Ultimaker 2, then the dialogue with the community and orders went, but now these are the official components of a well-known brand. Let's see how a peasant went to success (900+ records of forum discussions, by the way).
He became bigger and added a button for unclamping the feeder. Now, if the plastic "zazhuet", then it can be easily pulled out. The feed mechanism works a little louder, but the feed goes very smoothly.
New blowing system
As evidence of the usefulness of innovation - "ear test":
Now the ears of the robot are the same clarity. On the previous printer model, the left “ear” of the robot “flowed” a little due to insufficient airflow.
Mobile application for Android and Appstore
The application has instructions, useful tips, answers to questions, as well as the opportunity to find the official representative of the company for technical support.
Video as always fascinates
We look at the magic
Olsson block - practical synergy
Olsson block is a hot end with interchangeable nozzles of various diameters. Allows you to quickly change the nozzle. There are 4 nozzles in total - 0.13 mm, 0.4 mm, 0.6 mm and 0.8 mm. By changing the nozzles you can achieve the best print result for you. The company Ultimaker officially placed Olsson block in the list of its accessories.