Ever since we published our article last week on UK-based 3D printing service Ryse 3D and its CEO Mitchell Barnes, we’ve been waiting to hear more about the custom-built FDM printer he mentioned. Well, here it is.
Ryse 3D spun out a new company, Landr, to build and market these printers to the public.
Barnes’ printing service has been using them for a while and says with 30,000+ hours of use, there’s no better testing ground than a company supplying thousands of parts a week to the auto industry.
Ryse 3D created Landr for its own use because there was nothing affordable on the market that could meet the needs of a high-volume print shop working with engineering-grade materials, says Barnes.
“I was frustrated with what I was seeing in the marketplace, especially the lack of options that was in our financial reach. Like most difficult things I encounter in life, there is no choice but to take them head-on and develop innovative solutions from scratch,” explains Barnes.
The Landr 500 is a large-scale (500 x 500 x 500 mm build volume), full aluminum chassis FDM 3D printer that features a heated chamber to 100ºC, hot end to 500°C, a heated bed to 140°c, and a maximum print speed of 500 mm/s (even while printing nylon-carbon fiber). Landr 500 also sports a Bondtech LGX extruder, a built-in camera, 7-inch touchscreen, Wifi-enabled closed loop and ethernet port standard, plus an auto nozzle wipe and nozzle purge. The heated filament dryer is standard and there’s double-skin, gold-reflective insulation to give the Landr that’s space vehicle feel.
If you want to start comparing the features, the Lardr 500 is the same size as the Roboze Argo 500 or the MiniFactory Ignite, so it is larger than the 3ntr Spectral 30 and the Zortrax Endureal. It prints faster than an Essentium HSE 240 HT or a 3DGence Industry F421. The chamber temperature isn’t as hot as most of these industrial FDM, but it’s hotter than a Markforged FX10.
But the most striking comparison is price. At $14,500, the Landr 500 is about four times less expensive than any of the printers mentioned above.
Made in the UK and available initially only in the UK (shipping is planned by August), then launching globally in Nov. 2024.
Landr is launching its own slicer with the 500 model and introducing its own materials, although the printer is an open-material platform. On the material menu is grey Landr PA6-GF (glass filled nylon 6) and Landr PA6-CF (carbon fiber nylon 6).
Landr 500 Tech Specs & Price
- Technology: FDM
- Build Volume: 500 x 500 x 500 mm
- Max. Print Speed: 500 mm/s
- Extruder Temp.: 450°C
- Chamber Temp.: 100°C
- Bed Temp.: 180°C
- Materials: Open, can accommodate carbon-fiber and glass-fiber infused nylon
- Software: Landr Slicer
- Price: $14,500
On Display at TCT 3Sixty
If you’re attending the TCT 3Sixty expo in Birmingham, England, this week, walk over to booth C20, Hall 1 for a live demonstration.
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