Creality, a Shenzhen-based manufacturer of 3D printers, recently celebrated its 9th anniversary. They announced a number new products and exciting offers.
Taking place on April 9, the Anniversary and Spring Event, titled “Reflect and Renew”, looked back on a successful nine years which have seen the company expand its footprint to over 100 countries and regions. Creality, through its cutting-edge technologies and innovative products such as the CR-10 series FDM printers and the Ender-3 FDM printers have revolutionized the 3D Printing Industry. Over 3.5 million people worldwide are now using Creality’s 3D Printers.
Not only a celebration of the past, the event also included the announcement of a number of new and exciting offerings from Creality, which the company hopes will further democratize 3D printing technology and “take the user experience to new heights.”
The company has launched a number of new intelligent and high-speed products, including the K1 series FDM printers as well as the HALOT-MAGE smart resin printer series, Sermoon D3 Pro and the Creality Falcon2 laser engraver. Creality also announced a range of 3D-printed footwear solutions for users looking to embrace futuristic style.
“3D printing has long been favored by those with an engineering background who love coding, modeling, and tinkering. But for others who also want to turn their creativities into realities, operating a 3D printer still requires a steep learning curve – and this is what we aim to solve,” commented Creality CEO Ao Danjun. “Leave the complexity to ourselves, and give the simplicity to users is our understanding of being user-centric.”
Looking to the future, Danjun stated that “Our development of high-speed intelligent 3D printers will by no means stop here, and we have already planned for a future where every home can enjoy the convenience of 3D printing technology.”
K1 series – the king of speed
Creality’s new flagship FDM K1 series, including the K1 and K1 Max, is a new professional-grade CoreXY 3D printer lineup which can be purchased from the Creality store.
Notable for impressive print speeds of up to 600mm/s, the lineup also boasts significant build volumes of up to 300*300*300 mm. The K1 series also features an innovative movement system that uses a lightweight printhead weighing only 190g for quick movement. In fact, according to data collected from the Creality Lab, the K1 series accelerates at 20000mm/s², reaching its top printing speed of 600mm/s in just 0.03s. It can also print a 3DBenchy, which is 12 times faster, in just 13 minutes.
K1 series printers are equipped with the latest generation of Creality OS that runs on 2-core CPUs at 1.2GHz. This powerful computing power is essential for printing at high speeds. The K1 Series also has a network interface, which allows the printers be controlled remotely or monitored via Creality Print or Creality Cloud. Cluster control is also available when several K1 printers are connected. A notification is also automatically sent to the user’s phone or PC when the printing is finished or a printing issue is detected, further enhancing the user experience.
With slicing being crucial when it comes to high-speed printing, the K1 series utilizes Creality’s Print 4.3 software. This newest generation of the company’s self-developed slicing software incorporates more algorithms to raise efficiency, offering optimized nozzle movement for faster prints.
Print bed leveling was also optimized. The K1 Max uses two hands-free auto levels. Whilst one method uses an array of strain sensors to successfully level the print bed, the other levels with 1μm AI LiDAR. This non-contact method scans the build surface with a laser, creating a virtual surface consisting of 1 million points. It is fast and accurate. These two methods provide excellent leveling. Combined, they allow for a flawless first layer and perfect leveling.
The K1 Max features an AI Camera inside the print chamber that allows real-time printing monitoring in 1080p. AI LiDAR, AI Camera and K1 Max can be bought separately. G-sensors are used in both K1 Max and K1 models to eliminate ghosting, ringing, or ringing patterns that may appear on models due to high-speed printing.
Creality Official Stores and local stores across the US and EU are now taking pre-orders for both the K1 and K1 Max.
HALOT-MAGE series – a new era for smart resin printing
Creality’s HALOT-MAGE series, including the HALOT-MAGE and HALOT-MAGE PRO, is a next-gen solution for smart resin printing available from the Creality store.
The HALOTMAGE PRO, dubbed as the fastest resin 3D Printer on the market today, boasts printing speeds of 170mm/s. The HALOT MAGE PRO, which is custom-made for minute, jewelry, dentistry and crafts production, prints five times faster than any other printer.
Through its agile “Dynax” motion system, the HALOT-MAGE PRO’s build plate can be steadily lifted and lowered in just 1.2 seconds, quickly making the system ready for printing the next layer. Moreover, Creality’s self-developed motor algorithm allows motor speeds of up to 100mm/s, further upgrading the printing speed from a software perspective. In addition, the next version of HALOT box slicing program will include solid supports for models.
A 10.3-inch LCD screen with 8K resolution is included in the printer. This allows for high-quality prints and more refined prints. In addition, Creality’s latest racing technology, Integral Light Source 3.0, offers consistent quality regardless of where the print is placed on the build plate. The printer can also be operated remotely via Wi-Fi or through an RJ45 cable, with smart features such as auto resin fill & withdrawal, smart air purifier, and a replacement activated carbon filter facilitating a more efficient printing experience. The “MageArch” flip lid also offers ease of use, being easy to open and close with one hand and needless to place aside, whilst the primates orange tint successfully blocks out 99.89% of ambient UV light for minimum interference.
Along with the PRO version, the base HALOT-MAGE model also features a 10.3-inch 8K LCD screen with an air purifier and “MegaArch” flip lid, offering an affordable smart resin option for miniature makers who wish to unleash their creativity.
Sermoon D3 Pro – solid performance and high productivity
Sermoon D3 Pro inherits the industrial-grade stabilty of the Sermoon D3 that was released last year and boasts a maximum printing speed of 300mm/s. The D3 Pro offers LAN print and is compatible with various materials. This makes it perfect for industrial production, prototypes, and educational applications.
The Sermoon D3 Pro is equipped with a dual-extrusion system, which adds support printing capabilities while maintaining stable support structures. D3 Pro is a versatile system that supports 20 types of filaments including water-soluble metal filaments and more than 30 combinations.
The D3 Pro’s constant temperature chamber eliminates any possibility of internal model deformation. What’s more, the printer’s intelligent automatic leveling system only requires one button press to complete, saving time and effort for the user.
Creality also partnered up with Forward AM (the 3D printing unit of BASF), to create a metal-and-support printing additive manufacturing system based on FDM for the Sermoon D3 Pro. Leveraging BASF’s metal & support filaments and global sintering service in conjunction with the D3 Pro printer, this solution can save users half of the sample printing time and improve production efficiency by over 80%.
Creality Ecosystem Offerings
Creality, in addition to announcing these new printers systems, also announced a number new ecosystem offerings to its additive manufacturing portfolio.
Following its release, The Creality Falcon2 40W is now the most powerful laser engraver in Creality’s lineup. The Falcon2 40W has multiple revolutionary features, such as Dynamic Size Adjustment which automatically adjusts spot size based on cutting and engraving needs. Falcon2 can cut through up to 0.15mm stainless and 20mm wood in one pass. With speeds upto 25000mm/min and an upgraded safety system, it also supports air assist and color engraving.
Creality unveiled at their 9th Anniversary event the CR Scan Ferret, a 3D Scanner designed to make modeling simple and accessible for everyone. The Ferret, which is equipped with an ASIc chip and a full-color camera as well as structured light, can produce scans of high quality even under bright sunlight. Moreover, the scanner’s handhold stand enables both handheld and turntable modes, making it ideal for scanning both small and large objects alike. Ferret, which weighs only 105g, is the perfect tool to create stunning 3D models.
Creality also announced the Nebula LiDAR+AI Pad. The Nebula Pad, an interactive smart terminal, allows faster and higher quality printing anywhere, anytime. With the AI LiDAR the Nebula Pad is able to achieve auto-leveling as well first-layer recognition and filament flow monitor, which dramatically improves the print quality. The Nebula Pad, in conjunction with the 1080p USB Camera with Night Vision (available separately), can also provide 24-hour monitoring, time-lapse and allow the user to detect spaghetti issues.
3D printed footwear solution – unleash your style
As part of their 9 year celebrations, Creality has also unveiled a series of FDM 3D printed footwear offerings, having developed a professional-grade “Sprite” extruder for soft materials with a series of 3D footwear models. This package targets those looking to customize their footwear designs, including street fashion lovers, as well as medical institutions that want to print custom orthotic inserts and diabetic friendly shows.
Creality, which will be demonstrating 200 pairs of 3D-printed shoes on stage at the ceremony, is also holding a design contest for footwear, hoping that users will submit work via Creality Cloud in order to unleash their imagination.
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The featured image is of the Creality spring event and 9th anniversary. Image via Creality.