UltiMaker’s METHOD Carbon Fibre 3D printer delivers outstanding surface finish with high heat resistance. The carbon fibre printed parts are engineering grade with high level strength and three dimensional accuracy.

Our Carbon Fibre 3d printer reinforced nylon filament combines high strength, stiffness and superior heat resistance making it perfect for metal replacement and structural applications.

METHOD carbon fibre is an add on to both the METHOD and METHOD X platform, with the Extruder 1C, which allows you to print using Nylon Carbon Fibre.

In addition, you have the freedom to use our other materials, with the other extruders, which makes METHOD a flexible and powerful industrial 3D Desktop printer replacement.

From $9995 rrp ex gst

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METHOD CARBON FIBRE 3D PRINTER FEATURES

METHOD is a Next-Generation desktop 3D printing platform that delivers manufacturing-grade parts with advanced engineering materials.

A Heated Chamber That Delivers Stronger Manufacturing-Grade Parts.

An Open Platform for Advanced Engineering Materials.

Guaranteed Part Accuracy and SR-30 Soluble Support .

Save Engineering Time with an Automated Workflow and CAD Integration.

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Carbon fibre 3D Printer reinforced nylon 6/66 blend for high strength to weight ratio and heat resistance. For max performance in controlled environments.

– 184°C HDT @0.455 MPa

– 110 MPa Tensile Strength

– 7600 MPa Tensile Modulus

Optimal performance requires extra steps and a controlled environment

- Filament should be dried before printing
- Higher print temp may result in stringing

Nylon 12 provides the easiest carbon fibre composite 3D printing experience thanks to superior moisture resistance. For consistent performance in any environment.

– 154°C HDT @0.455 MPa

– 66 MPa Tensile Strength

– 6000 MPa Tensile Modulus

No additional steps required before or after print process
Download our full METHOD materials guide for more

Nylon (6/66) Carbon Fibre has the highest peak performance in all categories, it is significantly affected by moisture which will reduce both strength and modulus.

Nylon 12 Carbon Fibre is less affected by moisture and will retain more of its performance in the presence of moisture.

Print Carbon Fibre and a selection of polymers with the aid of a 60°C heated chamber with METHOD Carbon Fibre 3D Printer

METHOD X Carbon Fibre 3D Printers allow you to use the full range of engineering composites and polymers with a 110°C heated chamber

METHOD CARBON FIBRE 3D PRINTER TECH SPECS

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

PRINTING

PRINT TECHNOLOGY
Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM)

PRINT HEADS
2

DIMENSIONAL ACCURACY
± 0.2 mm¹

LAYER RESOLUTION
Range: 20 – 400 microns

BUILD SPEED
Up to 2x faster than desktop 3D printers²

Max Material Flow Rate: ~50 mm³ per sec

Print Head Travel Speed: Up to 500 mm per sec

PRINT MODES TUNED AND OPTIMIZED FOR:
100 microns – High Quality Print Mode (Coming Soon)
200 microns – Balanced Print Mode

MAXIMUM BUILD VOLUME
19 L x 19 W x 19.6 H cm / 7.5 x 7.5 x 7.75 in single extrusion (print settings coming soon)
15.2 L x 19 W x 19.6 H cm / 6.0 x 7.5 x 7.75 in dual extrusion

PRODUCT TESTING

TEST HOURS
220,000+ total testing hours3
(system reliability, subsystem, and print quality)

METHOD CARBON FIBRE 3D PRINTER HARDWARE

PRODUCT DIMENSIONS
43.7 L x 41.3 W x 64.9 H cm /
17.2 x 16.3 x 25.6 in

SHIPPING BOX DIMENSIONS
76.5 H x 50.0 W x 55.5 D cm /
30.1 x 19.7 x 21.9 in

FRAME CONSTRUCTION
Aluminum Die Cast Base
Extruded Aluminum Uprights
Steel Weldment Gantry Frame

BUILD PLATE
Flexible Steel Build Plate

BUILD SURFACE
Reusable Grip Surface

TEMPERATURE CONTROL
Circulating Heated Chamber

PRODUCT WEIGHT
29.5 kg / 65 lbs

SHIPPING BOX WEIGHT
37.1 kg / 81.7 lbs

DISPLAY
5″ Full-Color Capacitive Touch Screen

CAMERA RESOLUTION
640 x 480 pixels

SENSOR SUITE

21 SENSORS INCLUDING:

DRAWER
Temperature
Humidity Control
Material Detection
RFID

PERFORMANCE EXTRUDERS
Temperature
Material Detection
Encoder (Jam Detection)

PRINTER
Lid – Open/Closed
Door – Open/Closed
Temperature Sensors – Heated Chamber
Calibration Sensors

EXTRUDER HARDWARE

EXTRUDER THERMAL CORE LENGTH
48.2 mm

MAX EXTRUDER DRIVE TORQUE
200 Newtons

NOZZLE DIAMETER
0.4 mm

MATERIALS

SPOOL TYPE
Smart Spools with RFID sensors

SPOOL SENSORS
Remaining Material,
Material Color,
Material Kind

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SUPPORTED MATERIALS
MakerBot Precision Materials: ABS, ASA, PLA, Tough, PVA, SR-30
MakerBot Specialty Materials: NYLON, PETG, plus more

COLOUR AVAILABILITY

MAKERBOT PRECISION ABS
Cool Gray
True Black
Natural
True White
True Orange
True Red

MAKERBOT PRECISION TOUGH
Slate Gray
Onyx Black
Stone White
Safety Orange

MAKERBOT PRECISION PLA
Cool Gray
True Black
Natural
True White
True Orange
True Red

MAKERBOT SPECIALTY PETG
Translucent

METHOD CARBON FIBRE 3D PRINTER OPERATION

AMBIENT OPERATING TEMPERATURE
15 – 26º C / 59 – 78º F, 10 – 70% RH non-condensing

STORAGE TEMPERATURE
0 – 38º C / 32 – 100º F

PRINTER AUTOMATION
Automatic Z Calibration, Automatic Nozzle Calibration, Automatic Material Loading

SAFETY & COMPLIANCE

FCC
EMC
Low Voltage Directive 60950-1, 62368l Loading

METHOD CARBON FIBRE 3D PRINTER SOFTWARE

SOFTWARE BUNDLE
MakerBot Print, MakerBot Mobile

SUPPORTED FILE TYPES
MakerBot (.makerbot), STL (.stl), SolidWorks (.sldprt, .sldasm), InventorOBJ (.ipt, .iam), IGES (.iges, .igs), STEP AP203/214 (.step, .stp), CATIA (.CATPart, .CATProduct), Wavefront Object (.obj), Unigraphics/NX (.prt), Solid Edge (.par, .asm), ProE/Creo (.prt, .asm), VRML (.wrl), Parasolid (.x_t, .x_b)

OPERATING SYSTEMS
Windows (7, 10)
Mac OS X (10.9+)

METHOD CARBON FIBRE 3D PRINTER ELECTRICAL

CONNECTIVITY
USB Drive, USB, Ethernet, WiFi

POWER REQUIREMENTS

METHOD
100 – 240 V
3.9A – 1.6A, 50 / 60 Hz
400 W max.

METHOD X
100 – 240 V
8.1A – 3.4A, 50 / 60 Hz
800 W max.

¹ ± 0.2 mm or ± 0.002 mm per mm of travel (whichever is greater). Based on internal testing of selected geometries.
² Compared to popular desktop 3D printers when using the same layer height and infill density settings. Speed advantage dependent upon object geometry.
³ Expected total amount of testing to be completed prior to shipping.