Creality Unveils Its First "KliTek" Nozzle-Changing 3D Printer: the Four-Nozzle Creality K3
Creality has unveiled its latest fused filament fabrication (FFF, also known as FDM) 3D printer, and its first to use its in-house "KliTek" multi-nozzle tool-changing system for multi-material or multi-fidelity printing: the Creality K3.
"Driven by Creality's all-new nozzle-changing KliTek, K3 is born to be colorful," the company says of its latest printer design. "An independent four-channel, four-nozzle architecture eliminates repeated reloading, purging, and color bleeding. In just 4.8 seconds, seamless nozzle changes save up to 80% of overall print time and use up to 85% less filament, bringing your most vibrant ideas to life with maximum efficiency."
The first printer to use Creality's in-house KliTek system, the K3 has the ability to switch between four nozzles on the fly. The most obvious use of this is in multi-material printing: you can switch between colors of filament or even the filament material itself automatically during a print, without having to...
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