1.75 mm Filament Compatibility

Lulzbot has made the new Taz Pro S compatible with 1.75 mm filament instead of the 2.85 mm that the rest of its range uses. 1.75 mm is the de facto industry standard filament diameter, so perhaps this move by Lulzbot is an attempt to draw in people who’d like a Lulzbot printer but don’t want to be restricted by filament choices.

Automatic Leveling and Calibration

Always a nice thing to have, the automatic leveling and calibration on the Lulzbot Taz Pro S should make setting up and getting ready for the work of printing smooth and tidy. It includes automated X/Y/Z offset calibration and nozzle wiping, too, so no first-layer-blobbiness to begin with, hopefully.

Strong Construction

For the price being asked of this printer, you’d probably expect the Taz Pro S to be well put together, and Lulzbot says it is. Dual nickel-coated hardened steel drive gears in the extruder are said to “provide unparalleled pushing power, lightning-fast retraction, and uninterrupted material flow without fear of grinding or slipping.” according to the Lulzbot website. Attention has also been paid to the wires and connectors, with the latter apparently reinforced and the wires neatly contained within a tidy cable chain. This should all add up to a quality finish.

Build Volume and Temperatures

There’s no change here from the Taz Pro, with a build volume of 280 x 280 x 285 mm, a maximum hot end temperature of 290 C, and a heated bed that gets to a toasty 120 C. This means that harder to print, high-temp filaments, really just about any filament type you might need short of extreme engineering materials such as PEEK, should be handled easily by the Taz Pro S. The build volume is above average, but not huge.

Modular Tool Head

This is a neat feature, though it comes at a price. There are multiple tool heads available for this printer that allows you to pick the one that will best suit your project. Unfortunately, but unsurprisingly, these tool heads do not come with the printer, and they cost a few hundred bucks each – clever solution for businesses with diverse print jobs in mind.

Color Touchscreen UI

At a size of 5-inches, the color touchscreen shouldn’t be tricky to use, and it’s where you’re going to control all the functions of the Taz Pro S. Screens like this are something that’s really expected of a pricey 3D printer.

“Enhanced” Electronics

We’re not sure what Lulzbot means by “enhanced,” but the Taz Pro S comes with 32-bit electronics that Lulzbot claims will offer strong performance, probably in all the key areas you would want strong performance. This is the sort of thing that’s easier to not notice than notice. You’ll hopefully just find that the Taz Pro S works swiftly and easily.