14 DAY TRIAL // Fused Deposition Modeling, or FFF for short, is the most common 3D printing method, which must be among the main reasons why MyMatics chose it for its upcoming Mamba3D desktop 3D printer.
Of course, calling the Mamba3D an upcoming product might be stretching it, since it's still not certain it will become real.
After all, it needs to gather some funds through the Kickstarter crowd-funding website, and it hasn't even shown up there yet.
Instead, the company has only posted the promise, on its own website, that the Mamba3D printer will be launched on Kickstarter soon.
MyMatics is a startup company funded by an entrepreneur called Michiel Bieshaar, who specializes in Industrial Automation. He managed to create the Mamba3D after making and scrapping three prototypes.
The Mamba3D will be able to use 1.75 mm filament to print layers with a thickness of 50 microns into figures as large as 200 x 200 x 200 mm.
That's the build volume, in other words, and is the equivalent of 7.87 x 7.87 x 7.87 inches, give or take a couple of decimals.
Anodized aluminum was employed to create the frame, though that's not as important as the all-metal hotend, which allows the extruder to heat the filament at up to 300ºC.
Then again, the all-meta hotend is becoming a standard part of desktop 3D printers, FFF 3D printers anyhow, so one could argue that it was an expected component this time.
For those who want to put into perspective how good the 3D printer is compared to others, the Afinia H-Series has a worse layer thickness, but the Robox is better than the MyMatics Mamba3D in that regard.
Unfortunately, there are no photos of the 3D printer anywhere, and there probably won't be until the Kickstarter campaign goes online. On the flip side, MyMatics has released some pictures of items printed on the thing, along with a very short teaser video which you can find below.
There is no full-body shot, but we can see that Mamba3D is an exposed printer (ergo, it's not shaped like a box, instead having the print platform in the open air).
“After three prototypes we’ve finally made a 3D printer that meets our high standards. Currently we are testing the limits of our printer and we are excited by the great results,” said MyMatics Founder, Michiel Bieshaar.
“We look forward to engaging with our backers from Kickstarter and others from the 3D printing community. They will provide valuable feedback, which will help us to continue our development.”
