ULTIMAKER S3

Easy-to-use 3D printing starts here.

A powerhouse that fits neatly on a desk. Ready to print glass and carbon fiber composites. Soluble supports allow for complex geometries with more design freedom.

Massive performance. Small footprint.

Key Features

Composite-ready
dual extrusion

Advanced auto bed leveling

Award-winning touchscreen UI

Click and print with 190+ materials

More Materials.

More Applications.

Click and print with 190+ materials

3D printing with the world’s most advanced filaments is easy. Create strong parts using polymers reinforced with composite materials. Or combine the S3 with the Metal Expansion Kit to prototype functional stainless steel parts.

Dimensions

Build volume

230 x 190 x 200 mm

Assembled dimensions

W 394 x D489 x H 637 mm

Print technology

Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM)

Compatible filament diameter

2.85 mm

Weight

14.4 kg

Maximum power output

350 W

Printer properties

Layer resolution

0.25 mm nozzle: 150 – 60 micron 0.4 mm nozzle: 200 – 20 micron 0.6 mm nozzle: 300 – 20 micron 0.8 mm nozzle: 600 – 20 micron

XYZ resolution

6.9, 6.9, 2.5 micron

Feeder type

Dual – gearted feeder, reinforced for composite materials

Display

4.7 – inch (11.9 cm) color touchscreen

Print core replacement

Swappable print cores

Print head

Dual extrusion print head with an auto-nozzle lifting system, swappable print cores.

Nozzle diameters

0.25 mm, 0.4 mm, 0.6 mm, 0.8 mm

Operation parameters

Build speed

< 24mm³/s

Nozzle temperature

180 – 280 ºC

Nozzle heat-up time

< 2 minutes

Operating sound

< 50 dB(A)

Build plate leveling

Advanced active leveling

Build plate heat-up time

< 4 minutes (from 20 to 60º C)

Operating ambient temperature

15 – 30 ºC

Non-operating temperature

0 – 32 ºC

Ecosystem

Supplied free software

UltiMaker Cura – print preparation software UltiMaker Digital Factory  – printer management software  UltiMaker Essentials – enterprise – grade online software tools

Supported OS

MacOS, Windows, and Linux

Plugin integration

SolidWorks, Siemens NX, Autodesk Inventor

Supported file types

UltiMaker Cura: STL, OBJ, X3D, 3MF, BMP, GIF, JPG, PNG, Printable formats: G, GCODE, GCODE.gz, UFP

File transfer

Wi-Fi (2.4 GHz), Ethernet, USB

Tough PLA

Print core

AA

Hardness

80 Shore D

Thermal Resistance

58 ºC

Impact strength

9 kJ/ m²

PLA

Print core

AA

Hardness

84 Shore D

Thermal Resistance

59 ºC

Impact strength

4 kJ/ m²

PETG

Print core

AA

Hardness

76 Shore D

Thermal Resistance

76 ºC

Impact strength

8 kJ/ m²

ABS

Print core

1 AA

Hardness

76 Shore D

Thermal Resistance

87 ºC

Impact strength

14 kJ/ m²

CPE

Print Core

AA

Hardness

76 Shore D

Thermal Resistance

77 ºC

Impact strength

6 kJ/m ²

CPE +

Print Core

AA

Hardness

77 Shore D

Thermal Resistance

100 ºC

Impact strength

37 kJ/m ²

PC

Print Core

AA

Hardness

81 Shore D

Thermal Resistance

111 ºC

Impact strength

12 kJ/m ²

Hylon

Print Core

AA

Hardness

81 Shore D

Thermal Resistance

89 ºC

Impact strength

14 kJ/m ²