New 3d printers by XYZprinting: Da Vinci Junior, Nobel 1.0 SLA and Food Printer

XYZPrinting is well known for their Da Vinci machines just released three new machines, Junir with smaller volume, SLA Nobel and Food Printer which extrudes pastes or chocolate and makes food decorations.

Da Vinci Junior technical specifications:

• Print Technique: FFF
• Printer Size: 42 x 38 x 43 cm
• Printer Weight: 12kg
• Build Envelope: 15 x 15 x 15 cm
• One Touch Setup
• Eco friendly power consumption of just 75 watts.
• Features: SD card support, HFC technology used to detect low filament, one-year warranty.
• Price: 349 USD

Da Vinci Junior 3d printer

Here is video review of Da Vinci Junior:

Nobel 1.0 SLA 3d printer technical specifications:

• Print Technique: Stereolithography
• Printer Size: 28.2 x 33.7 x 60.5 cm
• Printer Weight: 20 lb/9.1 kg
• Auto resin refill
• Complete cover to ensure dust and pollutants do not spoil the print.
• Onboard LED Display of 5” with a Touch Panel.
• Connectivity of Device: USB 2.0 , Host/Client , WiFi
• Build Envelope: 12.8 x 12.8 x 20cm
• Print Resolution: X/Y : 300 microns, Z: 25 microns
• Printing Material: Photopolymer Resin
• Price: 1499 USD

XYZPrinting Nobel SLA 3d printer

Here is a video overview of Nobel. Tests or reviews are not yet available.

XYZPrinting Food 3d printer technical specifications:

• Printer Dimension 420 x 427 x 605 mm
• Print jets multiple (50-100 cc*3)
• Nozzle diameter 1/2/4/8 mm (optional)
• Display 5" touch screen
• Connectivity USB
• Maximum creation size 200 x 150 x 150 mm
• Layer thickness 0.8-6.4 mm
• Software XYZware
• Operating System Win 7/Win 8/Mac OSX 10.8
• File Types STL and XYZ format
• Price: unknown

Here is a video of food printer in action of extruding chocolate letters on a bread slice:

XYZPrinting also presented some sort of food growing cube with salad growing inside it. Looks like some sort of hydroponics or growth medium desktop / indoor plant growing setup.
There are no independent test or reviews of any of those machines yet.

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New Ultimaker 2 family members: Ultimaker 2 Go and Ultimaker 2 Extended

Ultimaker just released their two new 3d printers: Ultimaker 2 Go and Ultimaker 2 Extended: Go is smaller, portable and with non-heated printebed while Extended is 10 cm (4 inches) taller and gives you bigger printvolume.

The Ultimaker2 Extended is priced at $3030, some $500 more than the original, while the Ultimaker2 Go, is priced at $1450 Both will be available for pre-order in April 2015.

Here is a news release by Ultimaker:

http://ultimaker.com/en/stories/view/57-ultimaker-is-proud-to-reveal-the-ultimaker-2-go-and-ultimaker-2-extended-at-ces-las-vegas

Here is a video of new machines:




Ultimaker 2 family page: https://ultimaker.com/en/products/ultimaker-2-family

On a personal note, I'm little disappointed I expected more from Ultimaker then just different sizes. I thought that's what MakerBot does... I know that they are in direct competition and that there is probably market demand --- but still ... more innovation would be good ...

Update:

Here is video of new Ulimakers from CES 2015 made by Tested:




Here is the review of Ultimaker 2 Extended:

http://3dprintingindustry.com/ultimaker-2-extended-3d-printer-review/

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