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Ultimaker 3
Delivering accuracy and consistency
Enjoy complete design freedom with the Ultimaker 3 and Ultimaker 3 Extended. With market-leading dual extrusion and water-soluble support materials, now you can 3D print complex geometries straight from your desk without the hassle.
Reconditioned 3D Printers
All our reconditioned 3D printers come with lifetime support via phone/email - the same as all of our other machines. Reconditioned 3D Printers are ex-loan/demo machines, they may have slight cosmetic imperfections but are fully working and tested in 3DGBIRE HQ repair centre. Every reconditioned 3D Printer is refurbished to the manufacturer's high standards and tested by the certified trained technical experts at 3DGBIRE. All of the reconditioned printers come with a six-month warranty.
3D print complex parts with ease
Features summary
The Ultimaker 3 and Ultimaker 3 Extended deliver an incredibly reliable 3D printing experience. Their market-leading dual extrusion system, automatic build plate leveling, NFC spool recognition, and hot-swappable print cores make it easy to 3D print complex geometries with high uptime and repeatability.
- Dual extrusion build volume: 197 x 215 x 200 mm
- Up to 20 micron (0.001 inch) layer resolution
- Up to 280 °C nozzle temperature
- Open filament system – print with any 2.85 mm material
- Award-winning performance according to 3D Hubs, All3DP, Tom's Guide, and more
Deep integration with your workflow
Wi-Fi, LAN, and NFC connectivity means the Ultimaker 3 fits seamlessly into your workflow:
- The 3D printer automatically recognizes which materials and print cores are loaded and communicates the setup to Ultimaker Cura
- Our free slicing software then loads optimized, predefined print settings for those materials (hundreds more tested profiles are available from the Ultimaker Marketplace)
- This makes it possible to go from CAD to starting a print in a few clicks
- Then track print progress via Ultimaker Connect and printer's built-in camera
Market-leading dual extrusion
Combine build materials with water-soluble support to create complex mechanical parts and intricate surfaces – or choose to print with two colors. Ultimaker 3 has a unique auto nozzle-lifting system that ensures a smooth, professional finish with every print, giving you complete design freedom.
Hot-swappable print cores
Quicker print core changes mean higher uptime and easier material switching. The Ultimaker 3 ships with two 0.4 mm AA print cores for build materials and Ultimaker Breakaway, and one 0.4 mm BB print core for water-soluble Ultimaker PVA. These are automatically recognized by your printer and in Ultimaker Cura. They feature LED lights to clearly alert you if any interaction is needed..
Other AA print cores are also available:
- 0.25 mm for detailed prints
- 0.8 mm for faster prints
Automatically perfect first-layer adhesion
Before every print, the capacitive print head sensor probes the removable heated built plate at multiple points to find microscopic variations in its topology. The tilt angle is then compensated by adjusting the Z-height in the first layers. The result? More accurate leveling and improved build plate adhesion.
Technical specifications
| Dual extrusion build volume | Ultimaker 3: 197 x 215 x 200 mm Ultimaker 3 Extended: 197 x 215 x 300 mm |
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| Assembled dimensions | Ultimaker 3: 342 x 505 x 588 mm Ultimaker 3 Extended: 342 x 505 x 688 mm |
| Print technology | Fused filament fabrication (FFF) |
| Weight | Ultimaker 3: 10.6 kg (23.4 lbs) Ultimaker 3 Extended: 11.3 kg (24.9 lbs) |
| Maximum power output | 221 W |
| Layer resolution | 0.25 mm nozzle: 150 - 60 micron 0.4 mm nozzle: 200 - 20 micron 0.8 mm nozzle: 600 - 20 micron |
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| XYZ resolution | 12.5, 12.5, 2.5 micron |
| Feeder type | Dual-geared feeder |
| Display | Dot-matrix display with click wheel |
| Print core replacement | Swappable print cores |
| Print head | Dual extrusion print head with an auto-nozzle lifting system and swappable print cores |
| Nozzle diameters | 0.25 mm, 0.4 mm, 0.8 mm |
| Build speed | < 24 mm³/s |
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| Nozzle temperature | 180 - 280 °C |
| Nozzle heat-up time | < 2 minutes |
| Operating Sound | < 50 dBA |
| Build plate leveling | Active leveling |
| Build plate | 20 - 100 °C heated glass build plate |
| Build plate heat-up time | < 4 minutes (from 20 to 60 °C) |
| Operating ambient temperature | 15 - 32 °C (59 - 90 °F) |
| Non-operating temperature | 0 - 32 °C (32 - 90 °F) |
| Supplied free software | Ultimaker Cura – print preparation software Ultimaker Connect – printer management software |
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| Cloud support | Ultimaker Cloud |
| Support OS | MacOS, Windows, and Linux |
| Plugin integration | SolidWorks, Siemens NX, Autodesk Inventor |
| Supplied free software | Ultimaker Cura: STL, OBJ, X3D, 3MF, BMP, GIF, JPG, PNG Printable formats: G, GCODE, GCODE.gz, UFP |
| File transfer | Wi-Fi, LAN, USB |
| Certification | CE, FCC, VPAT, RoHS, REACH, CB, BIS, KC, PSE, RCM, SRRC, MIC, NCC, Safe unattended professional use |
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| Documentation | MSDS download VPAT download CE download |
| Training | Our courses are designed to take you from complete novice to an expert user of 3D Printers, 3D Scanners, Software and materials. Being able to install, operate and solve technical issues without the need for a technician. Training is available online or via our dedicated technical team for more information see our training options. | |
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| 3DGBIRE 6 month warranty and lifetime support | All the parts, except the hot end, come with a 6 month warranty. Ultimaker also offers lifetime support through email and phone. There's also an awesome community with plenty of knowledge to help you out when you're in need. | |
| Lifetime support | Expert technical support via email, phone, or from our global community is available to you for the lifetime of your printer. How can we help you?. | |
| Extended support | Online resources, extensive manuals (in multiple languages), material technical and safety data sheets (in multiple languages), a detailed knowledge base, and much more. | |
| Ultimaker Community | It's an active community of experts who are full of useful tips and tricks, are always on hand for troubleshooting and collectively create a great networking platform. In fact, some of our key product upgrades and ideas were conceived in this very community. So when you add it all up, it's an open source experience you need to be a part of and don't want to miss out on! Join now. |
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