New extruder types for UP Box+ 3D printers!
New extruders for Tiertime UP Box+/ UP300 3D printers, opens new material capabilities.
With so many filament manufacturers, material types and properties, Tiertime has created a range of extruders enabling UP users the ability to print with the full spectrum of material options. Now users can select from a Low Temp (PLA) toolhead, High Temp (ABS) toolhead, or the Flex (TPU) toolhead, each having slight differences making them ideal for their class of materials.
While these new toolhead options have been released along with the new UP300 model 3D printer, in the typical Tiertime "No Upper Left Behind" stance, these new toolheads are also backwards compatible with the UP Box and UP Box+ users!
Read about the details of the new toolheads below.
Shop the new Tiertime UP Box+ complete extruders here at MakerTree 3D.
PLA Extruder
Enhanced Cooling.
Best for low temperature filaments, e. g. PLA.
ABS Extruder
General Extruder with Fan Duct Switch.
Capable of printing high temperature filaments, e. g. ABS
TPU Extruder
Better Feeding Less Jamming.
Best to work with flexible materials, e. g. TPU
Size of Fan Block
Inside View
Feeding Mechanism
PLA: Same as previous version yet better.
ABS: Same as previous version yet better.
TPU: New feeding mechanism created specifically for printing with flex material, with 0.5mm nozzle.
PLA: Yes, it has a PTFE tube inserted in the extruder throat.
PLA filament has high tendency of heat deformation.
The inside wall of the PTFE tube is slippery with less friction. It prevents the filament deformation under high temperature.
ABS: No, it does not have a PTFE tube inserted in the extruder throat.
The ABS filament has high level heat tolerance rate and less deformation under high temperature.
TPU: Yes, it has a PTFE tube inserted in the extruder throat.
The inside wall of the PTFE tube is slippery with less friction. It guides the filament like TPU which tends to deform in high temperature .