Creatbot D600 Pro 3D Printer

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Major highlights:

Creatbot D600 series offer great value for their affordable price. They are prosumer dual-extrusion 3D printers with an all metal chassis, accurate linear guide rails, metal build plate and a great motion system. The left extruder is equipped with a 260°C hotend targeted at printing low-temp materials such as PLA, PETG, ABS, TPU and low-temp Nylon. The right extruder 420°C hotend is made of martensite steel, which is targeted at printing high-performance materials: high-temp Nylons, Carbon Fiber-filled thermoplastics and PC. 

The printer's extruder feeding system alongside its motion components with aluminum casting have been designed to provide the best printing speed and an accuracy of up to 0.05mm. With the ability to extrude filament steady without block, the direct-drive extrusion system helps to minimize stringing and oozing during the printing process through stable and accurate filament feeding. The printers can be easily operated via a user-friendly, responsive touch screen. 

Their closed design is meant to provide constant temperature, ensuring higher repeatability with temperature-sensitive materials such as ABS/Nylon/PC as well as lower noise. Overall, the printers boast enhanced vertical thermal conductivity so that they can support high thermal efficiency. The machines sport four wheels for easy movement.

Dry filaments in the in-house drying station for best results.

The D600 Pro comes with a 70 °C heated chamber to improve layer adhesion when printing with temperature-sensitive materials such as ABS, Nylon and PC. The auto-leveling system helps to compensate for any imbalances in the glass bed and increases the chances of high-quality prints.

In case of power loss, the printer will automatically memorize the current position and save print data. It will continue to print from the last stopped point after the power is on. The printer will avoid invalid printing by stopping to print and warning when filament runs out. Another useful feature is the Automatic Shut-down (turn off the power automatically when printing is complete).

The HEPA Air Filtration system minimizes VOCs emitted from ABS and Nylon and ensures higher safety and environmental protection, which makes these printers suitable for any house, school, and office space.

To the best of our knowledge, there is no alternative on the market that comes fully assembled, factory-leveled, with the same set of features under $12,000. Unless you consider large-format 3D printing kits, the next available alternatives start from $80,000+ in the case of the D600 Pro (there are very few machines with a build volume of 600 mm on each axis and an actively heated chamber). It's a great alternative to large-format 3D printing kits which are targeting advanced users, those who have the mechanical skills to maintain and upgrade them (although Creatbot also requires mechanical skills, same as any other heavy-duty machinery). 

Applications:

The D600 is a phenomenal industrial printer widely used for prototyping, aircraft engineering, and small-scale manufacturing. The Pro version is a solid option for automotive and aerospace applications as well as industrial design and modeling. Continue reading for an in-depth review.

The UiTM innovation team used a Creatbot D600 printer to create this BWB-B2S model. Accurate and smooth, with some additional post-processing it looks almost perfect.

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This cool Tardis took 4 hours and 38 minutes of printing. It is well-defined, showing clean edges and polished surfaces.

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For the brand new version of the model, check out the Creatbot D600 Pro 2 3D printer.

Specifications:

• Print quality
• Materials
• Build volume
• Printer controls and software
• What’s in the box
• Look and feel
• Price

Print quality

The Creatbot D600 and D600 Pro are large-scale FDM 3D printers that can print layers at 50 microns. This way you can produce parts with smooth exterior and consistent print surface quality. They can print as fast as 120 mm/s, delivering large-volume prototypes with a quick turnaround. The power-off recovery system automatically memorizes the nozzle position while saving the print data, giving you the possibility to restart a print job from where it left off. The filament detection (pause printing when filament is stuck) alerts you when the filament is about to finish, preventing printing failures. The glass bed surface provides good adhesion for most materials. The BuildTak surface reduces the risk of cracking when removing the print. D600 Pro's auto-leveling function makes for greater printing accuracy by saving the level of platform flatness data at the initial.

The Creatbot D600 and D600 Pro come stock with two height-adjustable-nozzles of 0.4 mm in diameter. They also support a wide selection of replacements ranging from 0.3 to 1.0mm.

The print head runs on strong and accurate linear rail structure. This ensures high precision output. The feeder system can be regulated with a tight knob. It lets you control how well the feeder grips the thread.

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Materials

With the right setup, the Creatbot D600 and D600 Pro can print with a variety of engineering-grade and high-performance materials, including ABS, HIPS, Nylon, PC and their Carbon fiber-filled variants. With all the doors open, the machine can also print certain variants of PLA, PETG, TPU and others.

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Both printers include a heatable platform surface with high temperature resistance that consists of four different layers attached with special stickers, namely the metal support, the heating plate, the glass bed, and the Buildtak. With vertical thermal conductivity, it provides effective heating.

The heated bed and the fully enclosed chamber make for higher reliability when printing with ABS-type and engineering-grade materials. Moreover, the latter can block all external interference.

The Pro version's hot chamber can provide constant room temperature while increasing your print success rate. It heats up to 70°C providing wider material compatibility as well as sustainable and efficient operation.

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Creatbot D600 and D600 Pro adopt two replaceable extruders tailored to different materials. Specifically, the left hotend heats up to 260°C, being able to print with standard filaments (PLA, ABS, flexible materials). The right one can reach up to 420°C. It is made of martensite steel, which means it can print high-performance materials (PC and high-temperature Nylons).

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The printers feature an open material system. This means they are compatible with any third-party 1.75 mm filament.

Build volume

The D600 and D600 Pro feature the same build area of 23.6 x 23.6 x 23.6 inches (600 x 600 x 600 mm).

These huge sculptures have been printed with a 5kg roll of PLA. They took 80 hours of continuous printing. 

Printer controls and software

Both D600 and D600 Pro can be controlled via a 4.3-inch touch screen mounted atop the printer. They also feature a One-Key to preheat, print, etc. for more convenient operation.

You can easily transfer your 3D models from a computer via USB.

The printers come bundled with the multilingual CreatWare 3D printing software. The program supports STL, OBJ, and AMF file types. It runs on Windows (7, 8, 10) and macOS.

What’s in the box

• Creatbot D600 / D600 Pro 3D printer
• Two bobbins of PLA filament
• Filament guide tubes
• Filament Rack
• Casters
• BuildTak Surface
• Spare parts
• Toolkit
• Print removal shovel
• Pin for cleaning the nozzle
• USB cable
• User’s manual
• Power cable

For some items, package content may change. In case of any questions, please get in touch.

NOTE: The CreatBot D600 Pro 3D printer is built with a single phase and has a 220V voltage configuration. It has two power plugs. The left plug is power for the printer except for the hot chamber, totally 1000Watt. The right one for the hot chamber only, 3000Watt. The left one is 10Amp, the right one is 20Amp. Since the hot chamber needs a lot of power, the manufacturer separated it with an extra plug.

Look and feel

The machines are available in a white and blue configuration. Their stylish look makes them ideal for a variety of advanced industrial applications.

The Creatbot D600 and D600 Pro dimensions are 36 x 33.3 x 42.7 inches (915 x 845 x 1,085 mm). They both weigh 276 lb (125 kg). The spool holders are mounted inside the printer.

Price

The price of the Creatbot D600 is $11,499 while the price for the D600 Pro is $12,999. Their cost is reasonable considering their functionality, high-speed printing, and large bed size, but as discussed earlier, we would expect extra investments on the side of the user to transform it into a more reliable, more versatile machine.

Warranty

The up-to-date user manuals and the warranty policy can be found at http://creatbot.com/