Meet the new UltiMaker Factor 4. 

The next EVOlution from Ultimaker. 4 years ago this would have been a solid workhorse with state of the art tech. But today it seems like the UM developers took some kind of hiatus in the dev process. No input shaping, no core XY, exotic filament diameter, still the old low flow print cores, no automatic flow calibration, still manual printcore offset calibration. Good luck!

Congratulation to the launch of the new Factor 4! As a longtime Ultimaker S5 user I would like to give a small personal feedback regarding the new printer. What I like: - Finally a Direct Extruder, this is a good decision - Linear Rails, Lightweight gantry wich means better precision and better printquality. This is a very good upgrade, love it - Still using the great swappable printcore design - PEI Coated flexible build plates - Integrated material station (active dehumidifier?) - Auxiliary cooling fans - Better webcam - Actively Heated fully enclosed chamber - Nozzle wiping and parking position What I do not like: - 3mm Filament is outdated and has some annoying properties. Fiber reinforced filaments are extremely stiff and tend to break more easily. Diameter variation is having a larger impact on print quality then 1,75mm filament. 1,75mm filament is way more common nowadays. I am very limited in the filament choice with 3mm. - The Dual Nozzle head is an outdated design, you alteast should have made an IDEX printer with printcores in two seperate printheads. - No active carbon, only HEPA. This decision is just not okay, an HEPA Filter is not enough! VOCs are not removed from the air. - No improvement on the bed leveling method. A better sensor method e.g. Lidar sensor should have been implemented. Very critical especially when printing with soft print surfaces like the P-surface from PPprint. The PP print sheets from Ultimaker are less then poor. - No permanent printing plates for different materials e.g. like a Filaprint surface(should be a must, in this price category). Recommending different print sticks is not enough. - No improvement on the build plate size. Instead of 330x240mm, it should have been 350x350mm - No small heatzone on the build plate (Prusa XL as a reference). When small parts are printed a lot of heat is wasted - The current very small filament spools are still used. 750gram per spool still is a scam. They produce a lot of plastic waste and do not carry enough material. I am using mostly 2,5kg spools on my Ultimaker S5 - It seems your are still not using wear resistant belts with nylon coating (e.g. like Gates Powergrip Belts). This means like on the S5 the belts will wear down fast and will quickly start making noises - Almost no supported filaments for the 0.4mm CC Printcore

2024, ultimaker discovers direct drive extruder

I remember the good old days, when Ultimaker would advance technology with a huge community. Seemingly, managers have taken over seeking to maximize profit short term. 20k for this is ridiculous. Apparently, the development of this machine began before the advent of the X1C. And they decided to just steam ahead anyways. I work for two companies that rely heavily on 3D printing. One SME with a print farm, the other a large enterprise using Ultimakers in prototyping and production. Both have moved away form Ultimaker towards Bambulab with a year. The factor 4 confirm that decision.

Review completo da Factor 4 em Português no canal da Wishbox 🚀

Direct Dual Extrusion? Yes! We can print way more materials with that! I'm curious about the carbon like material, it looks cool.

Ready to print some super PPS-CF parts!!!!🔥🔥🔥

19.5k buys a lot of X1C…. Now just ( not so patiently ) waiting on X1C XL 😁

That thing looks mega rad and PPS-CF is a super awesome addition!

Finally Direct drive 🙌

still cant get as nice of a surface finish as a $250 bambu lab printer that printers twice as fast lol

ultimaker finally uses direct drive extruders on their printers, while still using proprietary 2,85mm filament.

the price is a shame, but the device looks cool af

Really nice machine. S7 was a clear upgrade from the S5. Factor 4 really is a next generation printer. Direct drive. Higher temperatures. Really important new features!

Nice printhead!

Have had both Ultimaker 3 and S5, Ultimaker still insists on milking the Ultimaker 3's reliability as a marketing slogan for the rest of their line up. I see no breakthroughs here, just old tech in a new shiny enclosure. the S5 has been a disaster. The word industrial is just to make you believe the price is justified.

took em long enough to move away from cross gantry xDDDDD, coreXY when? this is just cartesian still.

priced around $20k

Printers are good but... For me the biggest : "No GO" is Cura Slicer. Cura is really the worst slicer in my experience. I never have a good time with it. Why they can't do what everyone else does: a fork of Prusa Slicer to finally offer a pleasant experience. Given the price of the machines, when the software does not keep up it is unacceptable. There I said it.

Get 15 X1 Carbons instead

This new printer looks like a real production beast!

This is what happens when Stratasys meets Ultimaker. They create a rock solid machine with the best performance. But then they nerf it with proprietary hardware and software limits. It seems that they have just improved the old tech, instead of adapting new tech.

also me still waiting for ultimaker to use 1.75mm

YAY ULTIMAKER FINALLY DISCOVERED DIRECT EXTRUSION AFTER MORE THAN 3 YEARS!!

Yea, we'll compete with that eventually. At a far lower price point, and much faster.

i miss the ultimaker robot as a logo ... -_-

$19,500 and it’s still missing features like auto x-offset? Insane. You’re not even hitting the targets that the X1C knockoffs are achieving at the $300 price point.

What do you think will be the price or did someone already requested a quote?

Yikes, another disappointing announcement from Ultimaker. The S7 was a repackaged S5 with an obnoxious price. This still lacks speed, lacks something as basic and proper as an active carbon filter. What exactly is 'industrial grade'? I am assuming heavy for the sake of being heavy makes it industrial? You can get 8 of the Bambu Lab's X1Es for the price of one of these (each that will print reliably at 4x the speed), and if the extra 20c is super necessary, or the slightly bigger build volume, there are tons of other options for half the price. I would be SHOCKED to see a 95% success rate since the S5 we have has been nothing but problems and rarely gets 2 successful prints in a row. Ultimaker has completely lost their way. After this announcement I have zero faith they are going to be worth while ever again. Too many other companies making actual progress and miles ahead.

Review em Português no canal da Wishbox Technologies!

If there is no auto z offset I will never buy the machine. Seems to have failed in several other ways. Maybe time to clone the Chinese?

Good luck removing the PPS-CF support on this model!

i am still waiting for ultimaker to be better than bambu. I have a bambu lab p1s, and compared to my local library's s5, my printer makes the s5 look like shit

20k!!! Are you guys smoking crack?

Taken the day to think about this, im honestly wondering who Ultimaker is trying to compete with. I've heard comparisons tk Bambu, MF and Stratsys...different customer bases. Can't compete on price point or even features with Bambu. Can't compete on reliability with engineering materials with MF/co-fiber extrusion...

It's too little too late. Also change your scroll direction.

I can't think any tangible reason why I'd recommend to anyone, nor invest thousands in another Ultimaker printer, if after only two years from new, my Ultimaker S3 is essentially obsolete, it refuses to connect to the digital factory and to rub salt into open wounds, Ultimaker refuse to supply materials, print heads and accessories outside the US and Canada. Which makes one wonder, how long it will be before the S5 becomes obsolete too, now they've introduced this latest Factor 4 iteration. 🤔

Are women allowed to operate it?

This is going to be a game changer, and we're excited to be part of it.

Looks ok but I'm betting its like $12k

So according to Ultimaker, the reasons you should all be spending $20,000 USD on this machine are as follows: 1) It prints correctly 95% of the time 2) It has lower accuracy (+/-0.2mm) than a Bambu X1 (+/- 0.1mm) 3) It has a direct drive extruder (like an Ender 3) 4) The software has a "new code base" (big selling point!!!!) 5) It has similar heated chamber (but smaller build area) than a Flashforge Creator 4 (but is twice the price). Why would anyone spend 20k USD on this piece of obsolete underspecced crap when you can get an Intamsys Funmat Pro or an Aon3D (both capable of printing ULTEM and PEEK0 for the same price (or less)?