Snapmaker’s Open Source Philosophy, the Snapmaker Orca Project, and What Lies Ahead

Our Philosophy: The Way of the Snapmaker

There’s been quite a bit of discussion lately on the role of open source in the 3D Printing Community. With that in mind, we want to affirm Snapmaker’s commitment to open source development.

We believe in openness, expandability, and continuous optimization to ensure our users have the best experience with their machines, and can make something wonderful – however they want.

Our way forward is to open up our old machines to easier integration with various third party software and common protocols, provide the best possible tools to our users in the form of slicer profiles and software developed in house, and in fact to allow users of other machines to make use of our software as well.

The Snapmaker Orca Project

Snapmaker’s software ecosystem is undergoing a transformative phase with the release of Snapmaker Orca, a fork of OrcaSlicer. This new software builds upon the foundations of open-source development and is tailored specifically for Snapmaker machines, although we plan on opening it up to third party devices in the near future.

Currently, slicing tasks are handled by Luban, which is based on the Cura engine. While great for beginners, Luban lacks advanced features and optimizations for Snapmaker machines, leading many users to use third party options. This is great – we love tinkering and experimenting, and encourage Snapmaker fans to continue to do so. To make life better and easier for everyone, in the upcoming V2.x, the Orca project will provide more user-friendly device control and management functions. Gradually, we will continue integrating protocols for device control and management from a range of third-party apps. Until then, you will still have to use Luban as a pass-through. Note that Luban itself isn’t going anywhere – it will continue to serve as an excellent entrypoint to the world of 3D Printing, Laser, and CNC machining.

We decided to go with Orca because it was popular with users and already had Snapmaker specific profiles created and managed externally. Bringing these in house gives us better control over these configurations, enhances compatibility, and offers new avenues for user-centric development. Using Snapmaker Orca will allow users early access to our advanced optimizations, but we will continue to push these up to the main OrcaSlicer. We can’t guarantee that every update will be accepted by the main fork, but we will be building an ‘open garden’ and continue to support OrcaSlicer however we can.

Snapmaker Orca Beta V1.1.0

With Snapmaker Orca Beta V1.1.0 out and available now, what are the top things users will get out of it?

1. Early Access to Optimized Features: Snapmaker Orca allows users to access optimized features and various Snapmaker machine presets earlier than OrcaSlicer.
2. Enhanced Multi-Extruder Support: Snapmaker Orca has made further improvements in multi-extruder functionality and will continue to enhance this area, developing more features to meet user needs.
3. Commitment to Open Source: Snapmaker Orca remains aligned with OrcaSlicer in the slicing domain, contributing optimizations back to OrcaSlicer while maintaining its own open-source nature.

Snapmaker Orca Roadmap

The Snapmaker Orca project has only just begun. Let’s take a look at what lies ahead:

• V0.x (Previous): Internal development and testing phase, focusing on establishing the foundational workflow for Snapmaker machines in design, slicing, printing, and connectivity.
• V1.x (Current): Iterative improvements centered on print quality optimization, multi-extruder functionality refinement, and enhanced user experience. The goal is to better adapt Snapmaker Orca to Snapmaker machines while improving the usability of its general features.
• V2.x (Future): Comprehensive support for software connectivity, focusing on device discovery, connection, control, and management. Additional support for third-party machines will also be gradually introduced.

Vision & Goal: To establish Snapmaker Orca as a universal software platform supporting multi-brand machines, integrating user model communities, machine control and management, and model design and slicing capabilities.

A Note On Security

We are committed to using technology to ensure the security of machines when they are connected to the cloud and during communication. We will not rely on closed-source or closed-ecosystem approaches to ensure security (in fact, these methods cannot guarantee security either).

Since we are still in the early stages of development, we are currently unable to provide a complete technical solution. However, our guiding principles will not change.

More Thoughts On Open Source

Snapmaker has benefitted tremendously from the open source community.

The Snapmaker Software Team is made up of young and passionate engineers, whose education, side projects, and now main work would not be possible in a closed-loop world.

We built Luban and the Snapmaker 2.0 firmware based on open source projects, and are now similarly developing Snapmaker Orca. Without open source projects, there would be no Snapmaker machines. Every one of us personally contributes to open source projects on GitHub and elsewhere. As part of the Snapmaker team, we built Snapmaker Luban into a popular CAM software over the past few years, with over 1000 followers.

And now as we start to work on Snapmaker Orca, we will still follow this principle. We work with SoftFever’s repository more than just copying the code, so we can make pull requests to SoftFever/OrcaSlicer easily and continuously. We’ve written quite a bit of code that’s been merged upstream into the main SoftFever/OrcaSlicer repo. Maybe now is a good time to give SoftFever a special thank you. And while we’re on it, let’s also give a special shoutout to MacDylan, who had previously maintained the Snapmaker machine profiles for OrcaSlicer and was instrumental in our internal development. There are too many people to thank right here, through GitHub, our Facebook Community Groups, and other channels – but we are sincerely grateful to our friends and collaborators across the world.

Moreover, our work on Snapmaker Orca is part of our ambition to be the new core of the 3D slicer open source community. We will not restrict our work to Snapmaker machines, but rather open up the software to interface with every printer that will accept it.

Sincerely,

The Snapmaker Team

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This holiday season, the Snapmaker community amazed us with their creativity! Users from around the world crafted stunning masterpieces, from intricate laser engravings to imaginative 3D prints, showcasing festive warmth and boundless talent.

We’re thrilled to announce the winners of this year’s Christmas Gallery Giveaway and share their incredible works. Let’s see how they lit up Christmas with Snapmaker!

Tim Maxwell Think this was the first time I used a duplicate mode. Awfully nice for plowing through such a large print. Happy holidays, y’all.

Marius Ebbesen With a new addition to the family this Christmas, I wanted to with add a girl to my santa collection to keep the santa family up to date.

I made the previous three figures by hand, but with the A350 and rotary module in house this year, I wanted to try machining it.

3D scanning the previous figures served as a starting point for modelling the girl in Blender, before importing to Luban and running four passes (6,35mm flat end roughing pass, 3,175 flat end medium pass and two finishing passes with 2mm ball end). The result was really nice with only a little bit of sanding before assembly.

Fun project and super satisfying to see the nearly finished parts emerge in the rotar.

Marius Ebbesen Some 3D printed ornaments I added to the Christmas decorations this year, while testing printing with ABS. The layered snowman lantern is my favourite

Chris DeLima Quick set of cardboard Christmas coasters done with the 10W laser and clear coated for a friend’s bar for Christmas.

A couple gift card holder ornaments for our friend’s kids for Christmas. 3 layers of 2mm craft wood cut with the 10W laser and a coat of stain.

Marius Alin Something I made fast and simple with the SM 2.0, 10w laser

Rodney Shank This Christmas shadow box features a snowman shape with a winter town scene. This was made from 300g cardstock cut with the laser. 8 layers separated so the light give a shadow effect. The outside box is cedar.

Leslie Hahn Using the A350, 10w laser and acrylic paint I created Santa’s sleigh guided by my Border Collies. This is 4 feet long and about 1 foot high.

Leslie Hahn Made a wooden wreath on my Snapmaker 2.0 using the 10W laser. This took awhile to cut all the pieces and put together, but am very happy with the finished product.

Leslie Hahn Five foot tall nutcracker made on the Snapmaker 2.0 A350 with the 10w laser.

Leslie Hahn Christmas tree stand – made the box and the decorations using my Snapmaker 2.0 and the 10w laser.

Michael Winkler I have made another project. A Santa Clause mail box as a christmas ornament. The model I have designed in Blender. The print was done on my Artisan with Luban. Finishing was painting with acrylic color. Happy Holidays!

Michael Winkler I have created a “Angel christmas tree topper”. The angel was printed on my Artisan in PLA. I printed the angel upside down and slighty angled to have the front side with as little support as needed. The angel is approximately 250mm heigh. Approximately 11 hours printing time. I cranked up speed, reduced infill to 5% and used 0,24mm layer heights. Print was done with Luban. Afterwards i painted it with acrylic color to give it kind of a “stone-like” look. The finishing was adding some glitter. The model came out nicely. The original model is from CGTrader (royalte free no ai licence). I have adapted it in Blender. (I did some minor corrections with sculpting and used boolean operations to create the whole needed to be able to mount the angel later on our christmas tree.) My wife (contractor in this project) and me are happy about the result.

Chris Grime Christmas ornaments for the kids made on the Ray. Designed in Luban and coloured with paint pens.

Chris Coldbreath Lots of Christmas makes, all produced with the Ray. Prototypes of new napkin rings. A few tweaks to make to the files before production.

Marcin Zybowski A350 10w 5mm Basswood

Alberto Boz Rocking Snowmen. Printed in PLA and painted with acrylic colors, which adhere perfectly to the material. A great gift idea or decoration for the holiday season!

Alberto Boz Snowflake Christmas Ornament. A three-dimensional snowflake decoration for the Christmas tree. Snowflakes printed with glow-in-the-dark green PLA and white PLA.

Henry Martinez A new 3D printed “LEGO” style Christmas wreath for the kid’s room door! Printed on the J1S with PLA+ filaments from IIID Max, Overture and SunLu.

Santa’s workshop built seven marble mazes for those who are being nice!

Matej Markuš My Christmas Artisan decorated with small products. It’s something great to make on this machine. Happy and Merry Christmas to all creative people (of course, also those who are not creative but want to become one) You are all great.

Arjen Osinga Happy holidays!

Frans van Hoesel My Christmas Calendar. Every day a fresh puzzle. The candle is there to prevent you from stressing out too much during the solve of the puzzle.

Dustin Todd Slate coasters made with the 1.6W laser and some clear spray paint for increased contrast and scratch protection; first batches going out as Christmas gifts to family/friends. Custom designed the aviation themed ones in Photoshop, featuring collections for the US Army Helicopter Fleet and Lockheed Skunk Works Aircraft. Other collections include The Witcher Season 1 & 2 episode logos, and am working on some Star Wars Spacecraft ones as well.

Dustin Todd May the Force be with you these holidays! Star Wars snowflakes.

Dustin Todd Getting ready for a company Christmas party at Nakatomi Plaza. I hear a guy named Hanz Gruber will be there. We are going to make this the best Christmas of his life! Die Hard Advent Calendar. Printed with the single extruder – SOOOO many manual filament swaps. Total print time was over 30hrs, not including the swap times about every 40mins.

Dustin Todd Christmas Bauble Ornament Candy Bowl. 3D printed in various Polymaker Silk PLAs.

LED candle light shadow boxes.

Christmas Articulating Dragon. St. Nicholas Day gift for the kiddo, now a part of our annual Christmas decorations/toys. 3D printed in Hatchbox PLA “True Gold”

Matthew Ryan Christmas is about family those here and those here in spirit whose love and sacrifice made us who we are. White ceramic tile edited in luban. Art by Loki custom engraving. Made on snapmaker 2.0 a350 10W laser 80% power 1250mm speed.

Peter Denis Christmas Decorations. The Grinch and Santa I made when I first got my snappy. The tree is new.

Kevin Christensen Using the A350 10W laser, and acrylic paint (applied with an airbrush), I made a Christmas ornament to celebrate my baby girl’s first Christmas. I sealed it with airbrushed UV cured resin. The image was designed by Meta AI (but mom and dad were missing arms so I had to draw those in).

Andrew Boucher Acacia wood chopping board turned into a mince pie serving platter.

Brian Scully Christmas coasters on black slate. Designed in Bing AI, put through imag-r. Lightburn Stucki. 1500 @ 30% for 10w laser.

Jeffrey Edgett Need a clever way to package small Christmas Gifts?

Introducing my Christmas Ornament with Storage.

With a quick twist, this traditional Christmas ball ornament opens to reveal a surprise inside!

What kind of surprise? Well that’s up to you. Gift cards? Money? Candies? An engagement ring? Keys to a new car?

If it is a gift card you are giving, I’ve got you covered with inserts that hold either 1 or 3 gift cards. If it is keys to a new car, well we might need to become better friends I have included a smaller design that won’t fit gift cards but may hold more diminutive items. Both designs are available on Printables: https://www.printables.com/model/1102815-christmas-ornament-with-storage (including Autodesk Fusion and STEP files so you can model your own inserts!) The dark blue ornaments below were printed on my Snapmaker J1s using Polymaker metallic blue filament. The caps on those were painted with Rustoleum Metallic Silver paint. The reddish-colored ornament was printed on my Creality Ender 3 V3KE with some free Giant Arm filament I had received. The cap to that one was printed with Sunlu Gold Silk filament. For both models, I would suggest utilizing breakaway or dissolvable supports to get the cleanest interior finish.

James Albert A little tree ornament made with the CNC and 10W laser on my a350t.

Birgit Querida Dnarbellih In the first picture you can see the finished product, in the second picture what it originally looked like. Only the plastic stand with LED light chain without picture was used. Glazed yesterday after 2 days of work creating the file.

Lilian Chamontin A few rotative laser gifts for Christmas. Also printed two TPU fixtures to hold the glass steady (115mm of diameter) as you can see in the video.

Negalein Christmas Gift for my family, 80 cm high lighthouse for my brother-in-law.

MarkJ My attempt. About 3.5″ (85mm) ornament with the 20W laser. Five layers; purple heart, mahogany, birch, walnut, and cherry woods. Designed in Inkscape.

Wyphorn I have collected at least one part of every function. Printing, CNC and lasering.

Wyphorn I got some urgent order from my emperor for her colleagues as christmas Gift.

Skymaster20 I´ve made an advent calendar for my girlfriend using Paper, MDF-Sheets and an Artisan with the 10W and 40W Laser.

Drew ~3″ (75mm) wood cut ornaments from 5mm pine plywood, finished with spray glitter and polyurethane on an Artisan with the 40W laser.

Lizziegolob Can lids I laser engraved for gifts!

GarbageMan Nativity Scene I found on Thingiverse, I’ve just started using my snapmaker so I am still in the learning phase and just dabbling in infill/slicing/walls/etc. I used a cheap PLA filament that glows in the dark from Amazon and it came out better than I expected. This is gonna make a great gift for my daughters teacher with a card!

Skreelink For friends and coworkers I’ve been printing a few black ornaments, then swapping to the IR laser to engrave custom images they send to me onto them.

Just to toss it in, was the “magic” ornament I did. Glow in the dark PLA with IR laser. From a distance it looks plain white, but when it glows, you can see the engraving clearly.

Marius.kif I had no time for new projects, so here is one from the last Christmas. Made 4 of these for friends and family.

tyeth Christmas Presents are gonna be late this year, got to get used to the rotary + CNC first, but a couple of spinning christmas tree ornaments should tide people over until then…

wcmbk I’m printing ornaments for my Christmas tree – using the multicolour function of my new dual extruder – an early Christmas gift for myself! Very fun and flexible.

HexaTrick I’m HexaTrick and I wanted to share with you this model that I designed and printed. It will become a Christmas gift for a friend of mine who is passionate about computers and specifically the Nvidia brand. Another one will follow, which I will publish for a console enthusiast. I decided to model the famous RTX 4090 Founders Edition in this custom clock version. If you like it, I would love to hear what you think and if you believe it will be an appreciated Christmas gift.

HexaTrick This is the other gift: I mentioned in the last post, for my friend who loves consoles. It’s a mini console, an Xbox Series X custom clock. It maintains the same proportions as the original but in a smaller version and is completely hollow inside, making it a nice storage box. I decided to call it ‘Xbox Series ClocX’. What do you think? Would you also give it as a Christmas gift to a console enthusiast friend?

HexaTrick I wanted to share with you the Christmas gift I made for my parents. The gift is divided into two parts: the first part consists of all the classic statues of a nativity scene in a minimal style. I found this model online and couldn’t resist printing them as I am sure they will fit perfectly in my parents’ home. The second part consists of stackable boxes with vertical stripes that I designed myself. In this case, they were needed to house the nativity statues, but I trust they will be used all year round in various rooms of the house. Merry Christmas!

RiverCrossDiorama Custom-made Christmas wood decoration to attach to a tree. Thanks to Snapmaker Artisan laser!

insomniac_designer This is a Christmas themed diorama/music box I made last December. The setting is a videogame store called “Babbage’s” during the Christmas holiday season. This particular store was usually found inside malls during the 90s and early 2000s and was one of my favorite stores to visit as a kid. The diorama has four independently working TVs displaying videogame commercials and gameplay, Christmas lights, store lights, and lo-fi/chillwave music playing in the background.

Linh FDM Printed 25cm tall dual colors Christmas Tree – created with Snapmaker.

Robota_Make This year I wanted some simple yet cozy decorations for the house, and what better way to get them than making them myself?

So, I designed these geometric and stylized Christmas tree tealight holders in 3D and printed them with my Snapmaker 2.0. They have clean lines and a modern look, perfect for adding a unique touch to my holiday decor. What do you think?

Merry Christmas to the whole community!

Malachai80 Just a little addition to the presents, instead of that little bought ornamaents, something 3dprinted for hanging onto the christmas tree. I prefer these over the bought ones. For what do we have machines if not for that?

auggieben I wanted to share the projects I worked on for some of this years Christmas presents. I decided to use the 10W and the 2W IR laser to make jigsaw puzzles from photos of my kids weddings this year. Both photos were cropped to fit a 12″x12″ (304mm x 304mm) piece of black cast acrylic. The jigsaw pattern was cut first using the 10W laser, then the 2W IR laser etched the photos onto the acrylic. The Quick Swap kit really came in handy for this job. I wanted to use Luban for the entire project, but it struggled when processing the pictures so I switched to Lightburn for that portion. We’ll enjoy putting these together when the family gathers for the holidays.

We wish you all a very Merry Christmas! Here’s to more fun, creativity, and awesome projects together in the new year! 

Make something wonderful!

The Snapmaker Team

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This year, 2024, Snapmaker headed out to Frankfurt to take part in Formnext, one of the world’s largest 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing Expos!

We partnered with our premiere Northern European Distributor, 3D Prima, to make our presence known, meet with Snapmaker fans, and catch the latest scoops from the world of 3D Printing.

Setup the day before the show started was an intense operation, but seeing the whole space go from this mess to the slick presentation hall that emerged on Day 1 was incredible.

The Bruce Lee outfits were originally just a silly idea, but after thinking it through, we decided that the bright yellow would be an excellent way to find us and make sure Snapmaker fans could connect with us. Some fans started referring to us as “The Banana Boys”.

Our table in the 3D Prima booth really started coming together when Mr. Bernd Michalak brought his gorgeous 1967 Lotus 49 1:5 scale model over, an incredible piece made almost entirely with his Snapmaker Artisan. This was quite the head turner!

It even caught the attention of Mr. Jonathan Levi (The Next Layer) who did a great job guessing exactly how each part was built and finished!

The Formnext 2024 Snapmaker Team, aka The Banana Boys (sans outfits).

The corner of the booth was stylized like the Millenium Falcon, and excellent place to take meetings or get some computer work done.

We headed over to the Polymaker booth to meet up with their Marketing and PR folks, to talk drop off the SnapDryer, where it was first unveiled to the public!

Check out the launch video for more Formnext content!

It’s an excellent accessory, you can check it out here: https://us.snapmaker.com/products/snapdryer-by-polymaker

Very grateful to have been graced by Brigitte Kock (Variable Seams), who showed off a very cool 3D Printed vest, and tested out the Bruce Lee top!

We also ran into some of our other favorite influencers, including MPoxDE, CNC Kitchen, Tech Napa, Frankly Built, and Make-o-Rama!

We apologize for missing the full group photo from the User Meetup (there was a lot going on!!), but our friend Gabriele from Italy won the special Schumacher CLRT shirt!

Checking out some of the other booths we ran into some Beer Pong …

And we even found a Snapmaker 2.0 in the French Pavillion, on display with our friends ICONIC.

And finally the Thursday Night Exhibitor Party was a blast!

See you next year at Formnext 2025!!

Cheers,

The Banana Boys

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Hi Makers,

We recently attended CES 2023, the world’s most influential technology event, from Jan. 5 to 8 in Las Vegas, NV. More than that, Snapmaker has been named a CES 2023 Innovation Awards Honoree for Snapmaker Artisan!

The CES Innovation Awards program, owned and produced by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)®, is an annual competition honoring outstanding design and engineering in 28 consumer technology product categories. This year, among over 2100 submissions, Snapmaker Artisan stands out in differentiation with the idea of upgraded modular design, and its high quality and performance. Snapmaker Artisan is the latest generation of Snapmaker’s 3-in-1 3D printer, which is equipped with 300°C dual extrusion 3D printing module, 10W high power laser module, 200W CNC cutting module, 400 x 400 x 400 giant work area and an innovative quick-swap design. The upgraded functions allow Artisan to push the limits of what a modular fabrication tool can do. 

Additionally, we brought J1 to the show as well. The Snapmaker J1 High Speed IDEX 3D Printer boasts two extruders with an ultra-fast printing speed of up to 350 mm/s. Due to its elaborate hardware design and outstanding printing performance, it successfully attracted the attention of thousands of on-site visitors. 

New products aside, it’s notable that well-loved 3D printing content creator Joel Telling (3D Printing Nerd) joined the show and came to the Snapmaker booth to share and discuss his thoughts on Artisan and J1.

“We’re proud to be honored once again with the CES Innovation Award”, said Joshua Little, Key Account Manager at Snapmaker. “Snapmaker is always committed to creating premium-quality and user-friendly desktop fabrication machines. Both Artisan and J1 are products integrating high-class hardware, user-friendly workflow, and high-standard print quality requirements to ensure user experience. It is a pleasure to communicate in person with our users, partners, and Snapmaker enthusiasts and receive positive feedback from them! Hope to see you all next year!”

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Hi Makers,

Snapmaker recently attended the biggest additive manufacturing event, Formnext, in Frankfurt am Main from Nov 15 to Nov 18. We exhibited the newest product line of Snapmaker — Snapmaker 2.0, Snapmaker Artisan, and Snapmaker J1. Throughout these four days, our booth was a popular attraction among all exhibitors, with thousands of visitors stopping by! In today’s recap, we will walk you through some highlights of Snapmaker at Formnext 2022!

Highlight 1: Snapmaker Artisan & Snapmaker J1 in action

At Formnext, we showcased dual-material printing on Artisan and high-speed printing on J1, which successfully caught everybody’s eye! Snapmaker Artisan is the latest generation of our 3-in-1 3D printer series. It’s larger, stronger, safer, and more accessible than ever, whereas Snapmaker J1 features lightning-fast IDEX, bringing you prints with high resolution while increasing the printing speed up to 350 mm/s. 

Highlight 2: Snapmaker 2.0 user showed up with a 3D-printed car model

Our user Bernd Michalak, who is an Automotive Artist from Germany, brought his own giant 3D-printed car model made on Snapmaker 2.0 A350T to our booth. The car comes with laser-engraved tags on different materials like paper, wood and aluminum. Many visitors were amazed by the possibilities of using the Snapmaker 3D printer!

Highlight 3: Channel partners iGo3D and 3D Prima showcased Artisan and J1 

In addition, our channel partners iGo3D and 3D Prima also presented the latest Snapmaker 3D printers Artisan and J1 at their booth.

We were glad to talk to makers, share our perspectives on and expertise in additive manufacturing technologies with other manufacturers, and most importantly, gather feedback on our products. In particular, we would like to thank our partners 3D Prima, IGO3D, MatterHackers, and other distributors for supporting us. It was an excellent opportunity to meet with our users, partners, and 3D printing enthusiasts in Europe. We hope to see you all at the next Formnext!

At last, we would like to share the video (Snapmaker is featured in the section 1:35- 2:04 and 15:49-18:01) by mpoxDE with those who were not able to visit Formnext this time.

Happy making!

Team Snapmaker

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More than 3D Printing: Snapmaker 2.0 3-in-1 3D Printer

Thanks to the modular concept, Snapmaker 2.0 integrates three powerful functions of 3D printing, laser engraving and cutting, and CNC carving, truly demonstrating the unique charm of three in one. Users can use three different functions on the same machine with almost the same operation logic. In addition, it can also be used with the Enclosure, Air Purifier, 10W High Power Laser Module, Rotary Module, Emergency Stop Button, and Can Hub to expand the application scenarios and greatly enhance the fun and imagination of creation!

The 2.0 Rotary Module featured in this exhibition is an add-on of the Snapmaker 2.0 modular ecosystem. This module adds another axis to Snapmaker 2.0, allowing users to unlock new possibilities in 4-axis CNC and laser engraving!

New Members of the Desktop Digital Fabrication Product Mix: Artisan & J1

The exhibition is also the global debut of two new products – the Snapmaker Artisan 3-in-1 3D Printer and the Snapmaker J1 High Speed IDEX 3D Printer. Some users of Snapmaker also came to the scene to experience new features of the two new products.

Snapmaker Artisan is the latest generation of 3-in-1 3D printers. It’s larger, stronger and easier to use. The 300°C Dual Extrusion 3D Printing Module supports printing of more advanced materials, such as soluble/easy-to-remove support printing, TPU, nylon, etc. The 10W High Power Laser Module and 200W CNC Module will bring users a more efficient desktop-level making experience.

In addition to Artisan, Snapmaker’s first High Speed IDEX 3D printer J1 also came to the scene and demonstrated 350 mm/s IDEX 3D printing, achieving printing 2 3DBenchy boats in 22 minutes with different colors. 

There are also use cases printed with different materials next to J1. The visitors can experience the characteristics of different materials by touching the use cases themselves, and fully understand the possibility of multi-material printing. Many visitors were amazed by use cases that are printed in two colors, for example, the cartoon car and Chinese chess.

The two new products will be exhibited in Formnext next week as well. Join us if you are around from Nov 15 to 18. Join our Facebook group if you want a free ticket (number limited). See you next week!

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The founding team members of Snapmaker originally came from a makers’ community with a sincere passion for creation. In 2020, after the success of Snapmaker 2.0, some of us embarked on a new journey and launched a new project—J1 IDEX 3D printer (previously known as Jadelabo J1) on Kickstarter.

At first, the J1 team found that auto-calibration was lacking in IDEX 3D printing; thereafter, they pioneered the development of this feature. In November 2021, after nearly a year of R&D, the J1 team decided to return to Snapmaker and benefit from Snapmaker’s existing innovative technology and well-established operation system so that J1 can better meet the commitments to its supporters. We believe that the return of J1 also brings new blood to Snapmaker and puts forward even more innovative solutions to desktop 3D printing technology.

During this year, we have been focusing on improving J1 performance. Now the result has exceeded our expectations. The major innovation breakthrough is the achievement of high-speed printing. Snapmaker J1 3D Printer features lightning-fast IDEX, which brings you prints of high resolution while increasing the printing speed to 350 mm/s. In addition, Snapmaker J1’s new features include the intelligent IDEX calibration solution, advanced materials printing, an all-metal design, a 5-inch intuitive touchscreen, and much more. 

Since the story of Snapmaker began in 2016, we have always been a group of people who share a common belief and insist on the value of “making,” “premium,” and “sincere.” In the future, Snapmaker will always be firmly committed to being user-centered and delivering superior consumer product experience to further lower the barrier to desktop fabrication.

Now that J1 is finally ready to meet everyone, we would like to kindly remind you that except for the original Facebook group of J1, we will no longer provide updates on all social media accounts and the website of Jadelabo since October 25. Further updates will be released on Snapmaker’s official channels. If you were a subscriber of the Jadelabo newsletter, you will soon be automatically subscribed to the Snapmaker newsletter. (All subscribers are free to unsubscribe from our mailing list at any time.)

If you are interested in Snapmaker J1, please follow Snapmaker’s official social media channels and join the Snapmaker J1 Facebook group to catch up on the latest news.

Sincerely,

Team Snapmaker

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On 8th August, 2022, manufacturer of digital fabrication machines Snapmaker announced its strategic cooperation with Mr. Isao Sugehara, marking a step forward in Japan market.

Mr. Isao Sugehara joined Toshiba, a leading provider of technology solutions with headquarters in Japan, for more than 30 years and was appointed as China CEO of Toshiba in 2017. In response to the cooperation with Snapmaker, he said “I’m thrilled to be joining Snapmaker as a strategic channel consultant. Having managed 2D printing and MFP business across the US, Asia, Oceania, the Middle East, and Africa, I look forward to bringing my experience to the table as we expand Snapmaker business in Japan. Together, we’ll be aiming for the top spot in Japan’s 3D printer market.”

Previously, under the recommendation of Mr. Isao Sugehara, the well-known Japanese electronics industry newspaper “Electronic Device Industry News” interviewed Snapmaker about its development status and future development plans in the Japanese market and stated that “Snapmaker is a promising Chinese startup.” Besides that, on 11th August, 2022, one of Japan’s major television networks TV Asahi introduced Snapmaker during evening peak hours via Mr. Isao Sugehara’s connection, saying Snapmaker is the representative of Chinese start-up companies that lift manufacturing productivitywhile reducing the labor through automation equipment.

Snapmaker has been notable for its high-performance 3-in-1 3D printers and holding one of the most supported Kickstarter funding campaigns in history. In the future, Snapmaker will move forward with a continued commitment to empowering everyone to create things with ease that just wasn’t there before. Snapmaker 3D printers have been popular in Japan, as top Japanese influencers ICHIKEN and IAMMAN have tested them and their videos were watched by a lot of Japanese people. Next, Snapamker will work together with Mr. Isao Sugehara to promote main marketing activities in Japan, deploy new distribution channels and deepen its partnership with important local business partners, in an effort to make more Japanese end customers have access to Snapmaker’s products and service. With Mr. Isao Sugehara’s deep understanding of channels and local background, Snapmaker breathes the confidence that its sales channel coverage in Japan will go upward to a higher level.

About Snapmaker

Snapmaker is a tech company that develops, manufactures, and sells desktop multi-function 3D printers that integrate 3D printing, laser engraving & cutting, and CNC carving. Dedicated to creating premium-quality and user-friendly desktop fabricating machines, Snapmaker is loved by overseas and domestic customers, with its flagship product Snapmaker 2.0 3-in-1 3D printer setting a record in 2019 as the most crowdfunded 3D printer on Kickstarter and won the 2020 CES Innovation Award & 2022 iF Design Award.

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Hi makers,

Happy Children’s Day!

Makers are children at heart. We unlock our creativity and curiosity by realizing our ideas in real life, whether it is a simple phone holder, a wooden pen, or a creative piece of work; we gain plenty of joy by making things for ourselves or our loved ones.

Today, we would like to make it official that June 1 is Snapmaker’s birthday and share the reason behind it. We celebrated our 5th anniversary in Q3 last year as Snapmaker was registered in August, but deep in our CEO Daniel’s heart, it is the date that matters the most. As he recalled, “Snapmaker’s story began on June 1, International Children’s Day of 2016, when I quit my job as an engineer. I chose this day as a reminder to always be curious and follow my heart. ” When in high school, the idea of establishing his own company was planted in Daniel’s heart. Back then, he was a crazy fan of Lego. After graduation, he worked for a couple of years and set a clear timeline for himself to accomplish his dream, during which he decided on the name of his company, “Snapmaker.”

Daniel has been a maker since he was a child. Born and raised by the sea of Southeastern China, he’s a natural fish lover. Every day after the class, he would come down to the local market near his school to observe how fishes control every piece of their muscles to be able to swim freely in the water. He was so obsessed that the farmers thought he was a weird child. Finally, with some help from anatomy, he figured out and mimicked how fishes moved in a robotic Big Fish project. “I realized the power of tools during years of making. Tools empower creation. I was a middle school student and didn’t have a solid foundation of mechanism, but tools made up that gap and helped me realize my ideas.” That led him to a path dedicated to making fine tools that empower everyone to create freely.

Also, we would like to share the following quote by French novelist Jules Verne. “Anything one man can imagine, other men can make real. ” It has inspired Daniel, and we believe you will resonate as well.

Children’s Day varies by country, and we celebrate it in different ways, but we all share a childlike spirit. Celebrate Children’s Day. Celebrate creativity and curiosity today and every day!

To express our gratitude to users worldwide on this particular day, we have an anniversary deal for you from June 6 – 19, so pay attention to Snapmaker’s official online store, Amazon Official Store, and AliExpress Official Store!

Happy making,
Team Snapmaker

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Hi makers,

Happy Children’s Day!

Makers are children at heart. We unlock our creativity and curiosity by realizing our ideas in real life, whether it is a simple phone holder, a wooden pen, or a creative piece of work; we gain plenty of joy by making things for ourselves or our loved ones.

Today, we would like to make it official that June 1 is Snapmaker’s birthday and share the reason behind it. We celebrated our 5th anniversary in Q3 last year as Snapmaker was registered in August, but deep in our CEO Daniel’s heart, it is the date that matters the most. As he recalled, “Snapmaker’s story began on June 1, International Children’s Day of 2016, when I quit my job as an engineer. I chose this day as a reminder to always be curious and follow my heart. ” When in high school, the idea of establishing his own company was planted in Daniel’s heart. Back then, he was a crazy fan of Lego. After graduation, he worked for a couple of years and set a clear timeline for himself to accomplish his dream, during which he decided on the name of his company, “Snapmaker.”

Daniel has been a maker since he was a child. Born and raised by the sea of Southeastern China, he’s a natural fish lover. Every day after the class, he would come down to the local market near his school to observe how fishes control every piece of their muscles to be able to swim freely in the water. He was so obsessed that the farmers thought he was a weird child. Finally, with some help from anatomy, he figured out and mimicked how fishes moved in a robotic Big Fish project. “I realized the power of tools during years of making. Tools empower creation. I was a middle school student and didn’t have a solid foundation of mechanism, but tools made up that gap and helped me realize my ideas.” That led him to a path dedicated to making fine tools that empower everyone to create freely.

Also, we would like to share the following quote by French novelist Jules Verne. “Anything one man can imagine, other men can make real. ” It has inspired Daniel, and we believe you will resonate as well.

Children’s Day varies by country, and we celebrate it in different ways, but we all share a childlike spirit. Celebrate Children’s Day. Celebrate creativity and curiosity today and every day!

To express our gratitude to users worldwide on this particular day, we have an anniversary deal for you from June 6 – 19, so pay attention to Snapmaker’s official online store, Amazon Official Store, and AliExpress Official Store!

Happy making,
Team Snapmaker

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