Wed, August 5, 2015NFire Labs Launches Modular Delta 3D Printer on Kickstarter

With the desktop 3D printer boom seemingly peaking at some point in 2013, one would expect the flood of low-cost manufacturers to have subsided, leaving the market to be dominated by local manufacturers and large brands. However, the NFire 1 now launched on Kickstarter would indicate otherwise.

The NFire 1 from UK-based NFire Labs is a delta 3D printer, billing itself as “the worlds first truly modular 3D Printer”, though other manufacturers of modular machines might disagree. What makes it modular, in addition to the ability to swap out the extruder, is the extendable size of the NFire 1. With new aluminum extrusions, the NFire 1 can be doubled in size from the standard build volume of 150mm x 150mm x 150mm to 150mm x 150mm x 300mm.

Other features of the machine are the use of the E3D V6 Lite hotend that can reach 245°C and can be swapped out for the E3D Cyclops, allowing for dual extrusion. Its modularity also extends into the NFire 1’s aesthetic, with the printer available with acrylic paneling in Black and White, Sapphire Blue, Jade Green, Chilli Red, Saffron Yellow, and Crystal Clear Standard Frosted colors; Slate Grey, Earth Brown, Aurora Violet, Azure Blue, Mandarin Orange, Citrus Yellow, Polar White and Blush Pink Premium Frosted colors; and Neptune Blue, Celestial Blue, Acid Green, Helios Yellow, Lava Orange and Mars Red Fluorescent colors. In the future, the company seeks to add such options as a heated build plate, improved firmware/software, and a 3D scanner built into the device.

With a lack of now-standard features, such as auto-bed leveling and an all-metal hotend, seen on many second generation 3D printers, it’s hard to see what NFire offers to the community.? The printer does have a relatively low price point, starting in the mid-$300 for super early bird kits and $544 for the standard kit.? What may be most interesting about the NFire 1 is its partnership with Floreon, a large bioplastics company that has recently released its own brand of PLA suggested to be four times stronger than other PLAs.? NFire Labs will be shipping one spool of Floreaon PLA with every printer.

Unless NFire Labs proves their printer to be a phenomenal machine overall, the company’s best market maybe the local one, with UK residents seeing customer service provided just around the bend and supporting locally manufacturers.? And, for this reason, it’s important not to rule the NFire 1 out.

NFire Labs在Kickstarter众筹平台中推出模块化Delta式的3D打印机

星期三，8月5日，2015NFire实验室推出Kickstarter上模块化三角洲3D打印机

随着桌面3D打印机热潮似乎在某个时候在2013年达到顶峰，人们所期望的洪流中低成本制造商已经消退，让市场由当地生产商和大品牌的天下。然而，NFIRE 1已经推出Kickstarter上会显示并非如此。

该NFIRE 1，从英国的NFIRE实验室是一个增量的3D打印机，计费本身作为“世界上第一个真正模块化3D打印机”，尽管模块化机器的其他厂商可能不同意。是什么使得它的模块化，除了换出挤出机的能力，是NFIRE 1.用新的铝合金型材的扩展大小，NFIRE 1的尺寸可以从150毫米×150毫米×150毫米的标准建设量翻番150毫米×150毫米x 300毫米。

该机的其他功能使用E3D V6精简版hotend，可以达到245℃，可换出的E3D独眼巨人，允许双重挤压。它的模块化设计也延伸到NFIRE 1的审美观，可用在黑与白，宝石蓝，翡翠绿，辣椒红，橘黄色，和晶晰标准色磨砂亚克力镶板打印机;板岩灰，土褐色，紫色极光，蔚蓝，柑橘，柑橘黄，极地白和粉红的腮红高级磨砂颜色;和海王星蓝色，天蓝色，酸性绿，太阳神黄色，橙色熔岩和火星的红色荧光的颜色。在未来，公司加多选项，如加热的构建板，改进的固件/软件，以及内置于装置中的三维扫描仪。

由于缺乏现已标准功能，如自动床整平及全金属hotend，看到许多第二代3D打印机，你很难看到NFIRE提供给社会。？打印机确实有一个相对较低的价格点，开始在300超早起的鸟儿包中间$和$ 544的标准套件。？这可能是最有趣的NFIRE 1是它与Floreon的合作伙伴关系，一个大型生物塑料公司，最近发布了自有品牌解放军认为比其他的PLA强四倍。？ NFIRE实验室将出货Floreaon解放军的一个阀芯与每一个打印机。

除非NFIRE实验室证明了他们的打印机是整体的一个惊人的机器，该公司的最大市场，也许当地之一，英国居民眼看就要到了弯道提供的客户服务和支持本地制造商？而且，基于这个原因，重要的是不要统治NFIRE 1输出。