Bambu Lab H3C Tool-Changing Printer Ships November 3
The nine-tool machine belongs to the company's H-line of printers and succeeds the H2C.
By Bianca Shevchenko ·
Bambu Lab will begin selling the H3C 3D printer on November 3.
An 11-second teaser from the company shows nine tools mounted on a motorized rack at the front of the print chamber. The rack lowers into place with a metallic sound. Idle tool heads sit above the build plate, keeping the first printed layer visible. The machine carries nine colorful Bowden tools that arc over the top of the printer.
Tool-changing printers can switch filament colors faster and waste less material than Bambu Lab's AMS system. The H3C joins the H2S, H2D and H2C in the company's H-line of printers. It is closest in design to the H2C, which uses seven tools, an induction-heated nozzle swapper, and a motorized Vortex rack for storing idle tools. The H2C has a build volume of 330 x 320 x 325mm.
Most H3C specifications have not been released. An image circulating online suggested 10 spools, but the teaser shows nine tools. Tom's Hardware said it could not disclose how spools are held, calling the arrangement a very Bambu sort of design.
Dr. Tao of Bambu Lab discussed building multitasking machines with Tom's Hardware's writer at Formnext last year, shortly after the H2C appeared. The Bambu Lab A2L offers an optional blade cutting and embossing tool. Full details on the H3C are expected when the printer launches on November 3.
The teaser shows the tool rack dropping down. Idle tools stored above the build plate do not obstruct the view of the first layer, a setup that differs from the Bondtech INDX system, which requires users to look through the tool rack to see inside the printer.
Source: Tom's Hardware
