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Designed to let users produce their own 3D printing filament from granules or powders, 3devo’s has launched the Filament Maker Two.

The device is the follow-up to the Filament Maker One, on which the Two aims to improve in several ways. Chief among them is a more powerful stepper motor and gearbox, which 3devo says achieves three times more torque. This combined with automatic filament tensioning enables the Filament Maker Two to produce 3 kg spools of filament.

Additionally, a 50 mm-longer extruder screw works to create filament that is more consistent in diameter, which, along with ovality, the Filament Maker Two’s three-axis camera sensor can measure at 10-micron accuracy.

A thermal sensor also helps ensure filament is at the best temperature for spooling. An image processing functionality, which will help users spot flaws or imperfections, is slotted for a 2025 release, 3devo says.

Users control the machine via a 7-inch touchscreen, and it’s software is built on an open-source API. Internal components are easy to access, maintain, replace, or upgrade, says 3devo.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, the Filament Maker Two is aimed at professional – if not outright industrial – applications, as evidenced by its €16,995 (about $18,200) price tag. It’s available in two versions: “High Flow” for “high-volume production” of more common materials like PLA or Nylon, and “Fusion” for “material compounding and experimental endeavors” like carbon fiber or metal filaments.

You can find more information about the Filament Maker Two on 3devo’s website. Or, Formnext attendees can see the system for themselves – along with 3devo’s other systems – in Frankfurt, Germany, from November 19-22 at Stand F139 in Hall 12.1.

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