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Ultimaker Filament Review: Ultimaker is a premier 3D printer manufacturer and producer of 3D printer filament.<\/p>\n

Operating out of the Netherlands and founded by a pair of Dutch engineering students, Ultimaker is devoted to bringing 3D printing into the mainstream and creating a localized manufacturing revolution.<\/p>\n

Like ColorFabb and other high end Dutch filament producers, Ultimaker brings high standards to all of their filaments. But with higher quality comes a higher price tag.<\/p>\nTable could not be displayed.\n

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<\/b>Introduction: Ultimaker Filament Review<\/span><\/h2>\n

Ultimaker is a super idealistic Dutch company. Ultimaker came into existence after several engineers were drawn together by a mutual concern that our environment and world is being polluted by plastics. <\/span><\/p>\n

\"Ultimaker<\/a>\"\"The founders of Ultimaker believe that 3D printing will help reduce plastic waste by making recycling plastic materials at a local level very easy. Ultimaker also believes that local manufacturing is the future of most product manufacturing. <\/span><\/p>\n

They might be right. Local manufacturing is more efficient and higher quality than mass production, so it’s a win-win for the consumer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But will local 3D printing become the manufacturing method of choice for consumer goods? That remains to be seen.<\/p>\n

If this prediction does pan out, then Ultimaker will be well-poised to take advantage of the demand for high grade plastic filaments.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, Ultimaker produces one of the best 3D printers on the market today: the Ultimaker 2 and the Ultimaker 3.<\/a><\/p>\n

Together, these printers are perfect for anyone with a serious interest in 3D printing, especially professionals looking for in house rapid prototyping.<\/p>\n

Ultimaker Filament Review: Price, Quality, and Color Range<\/span><\/h2>\n

Ultimaker strives to be the premier high-end filament producer in Europe. As such, their price point is higher than average<\/a>. Their price point is well above almost every other filament brand out there.<\/span><\/p>\n

The problem is that Ultimaker filaments don’t live up to the quality and color palette of other high-end Filament producers, like ColorFabb. <\/span><\/p>\n

In fact, ColorFabb filaments tend to be priced at around the same price or just a little cheaper, and yet offer similar quality and a larger range of filament colors. <\/span><\/p>\n

Price<\/span><\/h2>\n

\"DollarUltimaker filaments are some of the most high-end filaments available.<\/a> For the same price, you would expect the quality to be otherworldly. <\/span><\/p>\n

But Ultimaker filament are similar in quality to cheaper options, like ColorFabb.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

However, Ultimaker usually offers good deals on Ultimate performance filament, as well as contests to win free spools of their other filament. <\/span><\/p>\n

You can also check out third-party vendors cheaper Ultimaker filaments. Depending on the vendor, discount prices for Ultimaker filaments can be as much as 20% off.<\/span><\/p>\n

Color Range<\/span><\/h2>\n

Ultimaker color range is OK, at around a dozen colors, but it could be better. Ultimaker covers all of the major colors that 3D printer enthusiasts often look for, as well as a few standard specialty colors. <\/span><\/p>\n

For instance, Ultimaker produces metallic filaments for both PLA and ABS. There are also a few different colors for translucent filaments, CPE filament, TPU and flexible filament. <\/span><\/p>\n

But Ultimaker is trying to compete with other high-end filament producers with dozens of color offerings, such as ColorFabb and Faberdashery. So Ultimaker should definitely consider creating more colors of filament in order to keep up.<\/span><\/p>\n

Strength And Surface Finish<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Ultimaker prints smoothly and easily. The Ultimaker PLA and ABS are decently strong and the texture is smooth.<\/span><\/p>\n

The strength of ultimaker prints has been verifies over and over again by its fanbase. If you have any questions, please refer to the data sheets and studies on the Ultimaker community page.<\/p>\n

You might have fine tune your printer settings before printing and sometimes even 2 degrees can dramatically change the results of the printed part. And only on rare occasions will colors not translate well into the prints.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ultimaker Filament Review: Quality and Materials<\/span><\/h2>\n

Ultimaker sells a few different kinds of filament, including PLA, ABS, TPU, flexible PLA, and TPE filament. But Ultimaker PLA is by far the most popular of all of these types. <\/span><\/p>\n

Ultimaker ABS and Flexible PLA is also very nice.<\/span><\/p>\n

The transparent PLA is good quality as well but can sometimes be more of a matte finish depending on the amount of in-fill you use. Ultimaker also offers polycarbonate filament but the price of this filament is very high.<\/span><\/p>\n

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