Desktop printer features dual extruders
E2 This fused-filament-fabrication 3-D printer from Raise3D can print a wide range of materials, including polylactic acid, TPU, ABS and nylon. The desktop-size E2 can be used 24/7 to produce finished parts, prototypes, jigs and fixtures.
What’s new? The E2, which debuted in the U.S. at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January.
Benefits Industrial-grade quality at a low price. At a list price of $3,499, this is Raise3D’s most user-friendly model. It has two independent extruders, allowing it to simultaneously print two parts, including mirror-image parts (such as left and right shoe soles), or print with two materials. Raise3D also offers live audio and video customer support with engineers in its California office.
Raise3D Technologies Inc., Irvine, Calif., 888-963-9028, www.raise3d.com
| Vital statistics | |
| Printer size (inches) | 23.9 by 23.5 by 18.3 |
| Build volume – single-extruder print (inches) | 13 by 9.4 by 9.4 |
| Build volume – dual-extruder print (inches) | 11.6 by 9.4 by 9.4 |
| Standard nozzle diameter (mm) | 0.4 |
Optional nozzle diameters (mm) | 0.2/0.6/0.8/1 |
