World's First 'Plug and Print' 3D Printer Debuted in North America By Stampede
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Developed in Great Britain by CEL, the new ROBOX® delivers full featured 3D printing capability for well under $2,000.
The world’s first affordably priced, ‘plug and print’ 3D printer, Robox® from the British development company CEL, is now available in the United States from Stampede Presentation Products, Inc. for the suggested retail price of only $1,799.
According to Stampede President & COO Kevin Kelly, key features of the new printer include:
- A proprietary dual-head print nozzle designimproves print speeds by up to 300% compared to other printers. One nozzle is designed to print in detail, while the other is able to ‘fill in’ larger areas at much higher speeds; the Robox’s needle-valve system stops ‘ooze’ and ‘stringing’ from the nozzles, ensuring speed and quality. The Robox can print super-fine 0.02mm layers.
- Multi-color printing: Robox users have the ability to pause a print job and swap out the filament being used, allowing for multi-color 3D printing.
- Intuitive print bed:A proprietary bed probing mechanism automatically detects and corrects the gantry to ensure it is always parallel and the first layer of whatever is being printed adheres evenly; the bed itself is made of PEI (Polyether imide), which adheres to the hot plastic while a print is taking place, but allows the user to ‘pop’ the printed object off when the plastic it is made of cools and shrinks slightly post-print.
- Intelligent reel system: Microchips on the reels of filament allow the printer to detect exactly what material it’s working with. Additionally, the pioneering closed feedback loop and dual-pinch-wheel extrusion system makes sure that the printing material is fed to the printer head evenly.
- Easy-to-use software: The Robox team has developed its own AutoMaker™ software to ensure the simplicity and usability of the printer for both experts and novices alike. Users simply choose the design they would like to print and press start.
- Future-proof design: The Robox has space for a second extruder that will eventually allow dual-color printing and/or the ability to print with different materials simultaneously. Its unique HeadLock™ system means that different heads can be quickly assembled to perform a range of different functions, meaning that the Robox is more of a micro-manufacturing system than a 3D printer.
“The development and widespread market availability of a full featured, affordably priced 3D printer for the home market is exactly what consumers have been waiting for,” Kelly said today. “By removing the price barrier, Robox is moving strategically to make the benefits of 3D printing immediately available to a large and growing consumer and commercial market. We see great potential for the product in the K12 and corporate vertical channels as well.”
According to Chris Elsworthy, CEO of CEL, “3D printing has the potential to change the way products are made, bought, and sold. However, the price and complexity of the 3D printers currently on the market means that it has not fulfilled that potential to date. The Robox is affordable, capable, and usable, and that’s why it’s the perfect 3D printer for the small start-ups, artists, architects, inventors, homeowners and especially the students and children out there.
We hope that the Robox will enable the average person to innovate, design and make more easily than ever before, and encourage today’s generation to make the most of their imaginations and creativity.”
For more information about order the new Robox 3D printer in the United States, call Stampede at 800-398-5652. In Canada, call 888-459-8181.
