Drotix For this week launched a new Gala 3D printer overall the Kickstarter crowdfunding website with an aim to raise $70,000 to take the feature rich 3D printer to market.
The Gala 3D printer offers an 8 x 8 x 8 inch build volume and is capable of high-speed printing offering 11 microns or 0.0004″ precision at 50-80 mm/s and is powered by a 900Mhz Quad Core processor supported by 1GB RAM. Watch the video below to learn more.
One of the unique features of the Gala 3D printer is its “sensor eye” that takes the form of a camera and is capable of 2592 x 1944 pixel static images, and also supports 1080p30, 720p60 and 640x480p60/90 video as well as providing a live stream of your print job.
Gala 3D printer specifications :
• External dimensions X Y Z: 41.5 / 41.5 / 46.5 cm
• Printer heads: 1
• Layer resolution: up to 20 micron
• Build volume: 8 x 8 x 8 inches (20.5 x 20.5 x 21 )
• Position precision X Y Z: 10 / 10 / 5 micron
• Print speed: 20 mm/s – 100 mm/s (Up to 200 mm/s with heat block change and .6 to 1.2 mm nozzles)
• Travel speed: 30 mm/s – 350 mm/s
• Filament diameter: 1.75 mm
• Nozzle diameter: 0.35 mm (Optional .25 to 1.2 mm nozzles, some of them requires heat block change.)
• Tested filaments: PLA, ABS, HIPS, FLEXIBLE ABS, FLEXIBLE PLA, LAYWOOD, LAYBRICK, PVA & Nylon.
• Print technology: Fused filament fabrication (FFF)
• Nozzle Operation temperature: 300° to 750° F (150° – 400° C)
• Heated bed Operation temperature: 120° to 220° F (50° – 105° C)
• Ambient operation temperature: 32° to 104° F (0° – 40° C
• AC input: 100 – 240 V / ~3.5 AMPS / 50 – 60 HZ / 200 watt max.
• Power requirements: 12 V DC @ 10 AMPS
• Connectivity: WiFi & RJ45 network support / 2 USB / 1 expansion port
• Camera Resolution: 5MP Stills & 1080P Video.
• Touch Screen: 2.8″ Resistive touch screen.
• Internal Computer: 900MHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 CPU 1GB RAM
• Hardware License: Creative commons BY-NC
For more information on the new Gala 3D printer jump over to the Kickstarter website for details.
Source: Kickstarter
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