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Following the 2024 launch of its first multicolor filament changer, the ACE Pro, Anycubic is forging ahead with diverse form factors to take advantage of the system.

At Formnext we’ve seen the Kobra 3 Max, a typical scaling up of Anycubic’s base Kobra 3 design that packs a 420 x 420 x 500 mm build volume. Other talking points include what Anycubic says is a new hot end structure, an AC-powered heatbed, and, as with the base Kobra 3 model, support for up to eight filaments via two ACE Pro units. Mind that we’ve yet to see official hardware support for eight-color printing, only community solutions the company puts at arm’s length that you “use at your own risk”. The new hot end is described as “ceramic,” and is not the same hardware that ships with the base Kobra 3 3D printer.

As with the Kobra 3, the Kobra 3 Max will be available bundled with the ACE Pro as the Kobra 3 Combo.

The Anycubic Kobra S1 combo CoreXY 3D printer (Source: All3DP)

Anycubic’s highlight of the show is the Kobra S1 – a fully enclosed CoreXY model that offers print speeds up to 600mm/s. Also compatible with the ACE Pro, printing with up to eight filaments using two devices is possible. While no figures have been released, we’re told the print volume runs to approximately a centimeter or so taller than the Kobra 3 – that’d mean 250 x 250 mm build area and slightly more than the Kobra 3’s 260 mm build height.

Cross-compatibility of the devices is maintained across the Kobra 3 and S1 lineup, meaning you can take an ACE Pro from a Kobra 3 Combo and use it with the Kobra S1 and vice versa.

Placards on the booth say “soon,” but we should expect the new printers to launch by the early new year, at the latest. Price TBD but, as with most of Anycubic’s lineup, they will be competitive.

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