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Power Down
by Carolyn Schwaar Aug 4, 2025
Cut your printer energy consumption up to 72% with a few hacks.

Scientific research by two university engineers found that your FDM printer's heated bed contributes to 60% - 70% of its total energy consumption. So if you go "off profile" and lower that temp. to 11.49°C below the glass temperature of your filament, they found, while increasing the nozzle temp. significantly above the melting temp., you could dramatically lower energy use. Couple these tips with a fast print speed and a higher layer hight, and you can drop your energy use 48% - 72%.

Source: Bambu Lab
About the Author:
Carolyn is All3DP’s senior editor and a journalist with 25+ years covering business and technology. Passionate about making tech accessible, her work also appears on Forbes.com.
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