Make More, Waste Less
5X Faster Printing, with Zero Purge
Cutting, loading, heating, purging—then repeat. Switching materials on most multi-color printers feels like an endless cycle. With the new SnapSwap™ system, U1 can not only switch colors or materials across 4 print heads in only 5 seconds[2], but also reduces filament usage to just 20% of the usual amount[3]. Now, you can save time and filament for what truly matters.
Filament Swaps Don’t Have to Take Forever
Your time is valuable. Other systems spend more time changing filament than actually printing. The U1's SnapSwap™ system does it in a snap—letting your printer spend its time on what really matters—printing.
Fast Printing with All 4 Heads
With the CoreXY structure, each U1 toolhead hits 300 mm/s print speed, 500 mm/s travel, and 20,000 mm/s² acceleration. Paired with SnapSwap™, U1 delivers high-speed, multi-color printing you can truly feel.
Cut the Purge, Cut the Waste
So. Much. Waste. On other 3D printers, printing a multi-color model leaves behind a mountain of garbage—often wasting 3 or 4 times more material than what ends up in the actual model! U1 avoids the waste with smart tool swapping, saving filament, saving money, and even saving the environment.
We’ve Solved the Hard Stuff, So You Don’t Have To
Calibration is always a challenge in 3D printing, especially with 4 toolheads operating at high speed. By introducing a series of compensation algorithms, U1 delivers smooth, dimensionally accurate prints on par with single-head printers.
4 Toolheads Work as 1
U1 uses built-in eddy current sensors to align each toolhead with the main nozzle, holding offset under 0.04mm[4]to ensure sharp prints without vertical shifts.
No More Spooky Shadows
Input Shaping reduces vibrations from quick directional changes, helping keep surfaces clean and ripple-free.
Fine-tuned Extrusion for Exquisite Details
U1 uses pressure advance to compensate for flow delays, reducing under- and over-extrusion for accurate prints with crisp details.
Nail the First Layer, Nail the Print
The automatic mesh bed leveling delivers a flat, grippy first layer, setting the stage for every print.
What's Next Starts Here
For over a decade, Snapmaker has been helping makers worldwide bring their wild ideas to life with our versatile 3-in-1 machines. Now, with U1, we're taking the lessons we've learned and taking on a new challenge. With world-class printing and tool-swapping speed, true color and material versatility, and highly automated workflows, U1 lets you create faster, better, and smarter than ever.
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notes:
- [1]This data was obtained by printing with PLA filament and a 0.4 mm standard-flow nozzle, using a 0.2 mm layer height, 200 mm/s outer wall speed, and 250 mm/s infill speed.
- [2]This is a typical result from Snapmaker Lab tests and is for reference only.
- [3]Filament usage may vary with model size, color layout, and print settings. In Snapmaker Lab tests under similar conditions, U1 used roughly 17% to 47% of the filament required by other single-head printers for the same multi-color prints.
- [4]This data was measured using clean nozzles. Calibrating with an unclean nozzle could lead to less accurate results.
