The Kühling brothers ( http://kuehlingkuehling.de/ ) just released a new model of their RepRap

The Kühling brothers (http://kuehlingkuehling.de/) just released a new model of their RepRap Industrial printer: HT500

Look at their new hot end… what a beauty. In combination with their heated chamber (up to 70 °C) you can truly make use from the max. 500°C (!!!) temperature.

Here’s the link: http://kuehlingkuehling.de/shop/ht500-3d-printer/

Special introductory price is 9.990 €, which is possibly a bit above a normal Joe’s budget :wink: But for small businesses or bigger ones it could be a great fit.

EDIT: Mixed up heated bed and heated chamber temperature! It’s 70 °C for the chamber and 130 °C for the bed itself.

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Something annoys me a bit with this company though. I read a lot of “All Open Source Technology” and “Add our Open Source principles” or “Kühling&Kühling focuses on Open Source Hardware development and manufacturing”, but beyond the use of open source projects like Slic3r, I see no access to hardware information beyond the feature list itself :wink:
It would suit me best if they did not use too much the argument in the first place. The worst imho is/was “This is a true RepRap.” at http://kuehlingkuehling.de/2013/02/13/the-kuhlingkuhling-reprap-industrial/ I certainly would not say this of this (otherwise/anyhow extremely sleek) 3D printer, with true openess. E.g. where is the BOM then?
I am that wrong??

Hahaha, @Jeremie_Francois that was a good one (almost rolling on the floor right now ;-))!

@Jonas_Kuhling & @Simon_Kuhling are possibly the guys who are the most serious about their openness (who I know in person, right in line with you ;-)).

It’s all linked up here: http://docs.kuehlingkuehling.de/

And here’s what you’re looking for: https://github.com/kuehlingkuehling

And more specifically this repo: https://github.com/kuehlingkuehling/RepRap-Industrial

Please give those guys some special credits for having this up to date (last update 20 days ago) and even providing *.scad source files!

@Jeremie_Francois next time you’re around in Germany at a faire I personally introduce you. YOU WILL LOVE THEM.

Have also a look at
http://reprap-fab.org/shop/index.php?cPath=22&XTCsid=o783k07tmhrtct3dlfnchvj5i7

@Erich_HaHaOh how is that related to my post? Did I miss something?

Why do you calling it all RepRap?
It’s not a replicating Replicator.

Those guys have a LONG tradition in the community. I think it’s legit to call it that way.

Also: They are doing something for the community, others failed to achieve! And that is to proof and deliver an industrial-grade product to business customers. They show off the power of Open Source and Open Hardware daily to their customers.

Full respect from my side for that.

@Florian_Horsch_flouS yep, their printer is packed with nice stuff, and they did it so long ago they seem to be on another planet! I would love to talk to them indeed! Now for the “reprap”… well, some vitamins are always required for sure :wink:

My take is that you can only call it a reprap if the entire idea is to be more printable with each version. If the next version is more printable, then it’s safe calling it a reprap. And source files shared and all that stuff too…

@Nathan_Walkner No clue. Also: Why woul you want to move the Object around and shake it through instead of moving the head around? With inperfect adhesion you limit your acceleration to a number that you don’t even know.

@matthew_bennett , this goal seems to be lost with almost all design nowadays. Just look at Prusa’s printer for example. A steel frame isn’t really printable for normal people :wink:

@Nathan_Walkner true - it seems not very well designed in this aspect. But looking closer what they all fit in (heating, carbon filter, water cooling, etc.) is makes more sense.

@Marcus_Wolschon that criticism seems a bit off topic here. K&K doesn’t shake prints around. It’s just a steady downwards movement for Z (like Ultimaker and many others).

@matthew_bennett and @Florian_Horsch_flouS : if I was to vote, I would nominate without much hesitation @Nicholas_Seward as the most hardcore reprap maker. E.g. the reprap wally with its cantilever bed would beat anything in this category: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVg7WrgHJik

@Jeremie_Francois & @Nicholas_Seward this freakin’ amazing… SO cool.

10k€ and it’s using a t-slot frame? And the largest nozzle spacing I’ve ever seen.

If it’s perfectly reliable, I’m fine with T-Slots.