Creality, the China-based global 3D printing brand offering about two dozen machines mainly for hobbyists starting under $300, is expanding deeper into the higher-priced professional 3D printer category with the launch today of the Sermoon D3.
The company’s newest desktop 3D printer is aimed at industrial designers, Creality says, with target applications including product prototypes, jigs & fixtures, and even mass-production of small parts in carbon-fiber-filled materials including nylon and ABS.
Creality hasn’t yet revealed the price but says it will launch on its online store this month. All3DP estimates, based on the company’s previous machines, that the Sermoon D3 will retail between $2,000 and $2,500.
The heated nozzle and bed, plus the full-yet-removable enclosure, should make for reliable printing of high-performance filaments, such as carbon-fiber-filled PET and Creality’s new high-performance ABS blends. The two built-in HEPA air filters to mitigate those ABS fumes are another office-friendly feature.
Piling on the Pro Features
The Sermoon D3 is an evolution of the Sermoon D1 that debuted in early 2021 (there wasn’t a D2). The newest version has the same 4.3-inch touchscreen and “sprite” dual-gear direct-drive extruder, but upgrades from the D1 days include 20-point auto bed leveling, built-in HD web cameras for real-time monitoring, and a slightly larger build volume — 300 x 250 x 300 mm compared to the 280 x 260 x 310 mm of the previous version.
Creality’s older CR-5 Pro, aimed at the professional and industrial market, also doesn’t have as many bells and whistles as the Sermoon D3, which makes this newest release the most pro of Creality’s pro 3D printers.
Software & Connectivity
Another pro buzzword Creality includes in its Sermoon D3 marketing is productivity. The Creality Print software enables users to control and monitor multiple 3D printers simultaneously, effectively scaling up manufacturing production. Users can batch-print with one click and also divide a large model into small parts and print them simultaneously on a farm of Sermoon D3s.
You’ll also find Creality’s remote printing features on this new machine enabling you to print from a PC or phone connected to the Creality Cloud app.
Speed & Durability
Print speed is a particular feature Creality hopes will land the Sermoon D3 squarely in the pro corner. While common budget 3D printers may clock print speeds around 60 mm/s, the Sermoon D3 claims speeds up to 250 mm/s.
Perhaps wanting to shed its budget printer image, Creality says the Sermoon D3 is, above all else, reliable, durable, and sturdy. The printer frame is made from “aerospace aluminum” and linear shafts of hardened stainless steel. “The durable timing belts and pulleys further reduce mechanical errors and boost accuracy,” the company says. Creality’s own lab test resulted in 30 days of non-stop steady printing and 8,000 hours of failure-free printing.
Material Collaboration with Forward AM
Coinciding with Creality’s pro printer launch is the announcement of its partnership with advanced material maker Forward AM, the 3D printing arm of chemical giant BASF. Together the two companies today announced the HP-Ultra filament series in PLA and ABS specifically designed for Creality 3D printers and co-developed by Creality and Forward AM.
In addition to these two brand new filaments, the Sermoon D3 is optimized for 14 Creality materials.
Tech Specs
General Specifications
- Technology: Fused deposition modeling (FDM)
- Year: 2022
- Assembly: Fully assembled
- Manufacturer: Creality
3D Printer Properties
- Build Volume: 300 x 250 x 300 mm
- Min Layer Height: 0.1 mm
- Feeder System: Direct Extrusion
- Print Speed: PLA ~150mm/s, ABS ~250mm/s
- Extruder: “Sprite” dual-gear direct drive
- Nozzle: Copper alloy, Hardened Steel
- Nozzle size: 0.4 mm
- Max. hot end temperature: 300 °C
- Max. heated bed temperature: 110 °C
- Print bed material: PC / PEI spring steel sheet
- Frame: Metal
- Bed leveling: Auto
- Connectivity: Wi-Fi, U-Disk, RJ45 cable
- Print recovery: Yes
- Power loss recovery: Yes
- Filament runout sensor: Yes
- Camera: Built-in 1080 HD
- Slicing software: Creality Print, Creality Slicer, Cura, Simplify3D
Materials
- Filament diameter: 1.75 mm
- Third-party filament: Yes
- Filament materials: PLA, PLA-Wood, ABS, PETG, PET, PA66, ASA, PC, PC-ABS, TPU95A, TPC, PLA-CF, PA66-CF, PET-CF
Dimensions and weight
- Frame dimensions: 553 x 576 x 656 mm
- Weight: 50 kg
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