The Cube offers a wide variety of 3D printers as well as 3D scanners, electronic prototyping equipment, laser cutters, and traditional manufacturing equipment.

Please note that while the following printers are accessible to all students, most have rather high operating costs. Therefore, most projects will be printed on our Dremels. In most applications, these printers produce prints comparable to even our most expensive printers. Nonetheless, our industrial printers will be used for personal projects that show the need.

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Plastic 3D Printers (FFF/FDM)

Model Count Material Compatibiliy Build Volume Layer Resolution (μm) Submission Method
Dremel 3D45 8 PLA 10" x 6" x 6" 50 - 300 3DprinterOS

The brunt of our 3D printing workload is handled by our farm of 8 Dremel 3D45s. The Dremels offer a wide variety of color options in PLA. The Dremels are extremely reliable and perfect for cost effective and rapid prototyping.

The Dremels are open to all students, faculty, and staff. Attend one of our 3DprinterOS classes to get started.

Dremel 3D45
Ultimaker S5 1 PLA, Tough PLA, PVA 13" x 9" x 11" 50 - 300 3DprinterOS

The Ultimaker S5 is the middle sibling in our FDM printer family, positioned between the 3D45s and the Dimension. Like the Dimension, it has solubule support and a large build volume. However, its operating costs are much lower than the Dimension, akin to the Dremels.

The Ultimaker is open to all students, faculty, and staff. Attend one of our 3DprinterOS classes to get started.

Ultimaker S5
MarkForged MK II 1 Onyx, Carbon Fiber, Kevlar 12" x 5" x 6" 100 - 200 Project Submission Form

The MarkForged MK II is a very special printer, even for a dual extruder printer. The primary extruder prints either a nylon or onyx blend while the secondary extruder handles Continous Fiber Deposition (CCF or CFD). Using this secondary extuder, the MarkForged is able to reinforce its prints with one a of a few fiber types: carbon fiber makes parts generally stronger, kevlar allows for higher ductility, and fiberglass for exposure to higher temperatures.

The MarkForged is open to all students, faculty, and staff. Fill out the Project Submission Form to get started.

MarkForged Mark II
Dimension 1200es 1 ABS, Soluble 10" x 10" x 12" 50 - 300 Project Submission Form

The Dimension is one of our high level industrial printers. Like the Ultimaker, it uses dual extruders to enable soluble support. The Dimension prints exclusively in ABS to produce strong and reliable prints.

The Dimension is open to all students, faculty, and staff who exibit need for its capabilities. Fill out the Project Submission Form to get started.

Dimension 1200es

Resin 3D Printers (SLA)

Model Count Material Compatibiliy Build Volume Layer Resolution (μm) Submission Method
Form 3 1 Resin 6" x 6" x 7" 25 - 200 Project Submission Form More Information

The Form 3 is the Cube's most cost effective resin printer. The Form 3 uses stereolithography to produce extremely low layer heights and high detail prints.

The Form 3 is open to all students, faculty, and staff. Fill out the Project Submission Form to get started.

Form 3
Projet 2500 Plus 1 Resin 11" x 8" x 5" 32 Project Submission Form More Information

The Projet 2500 is our industrial resin printer. Like the Form 3, it produces very high detail prints, however has a significantly larger bed. This allows the 2500 to produce large batches of intricate parts more efficiently.

The Projet 2500 is open to all students, faculty, and staff. Fill out the Project Submission Form to get started.

Projet 2500
Form 3L 1 Resin 13" x 7" x 11" 25 - 200 Project Submission Form More Information

The Form 3L offers a similar featureset to the Form 3 however with a larger build volume.

The Form 3L has not yet been delivered; we hope it will arrive sometime within the next few weeks. After it arrives, it can be accessed through the Project Submission Form.

Form 3L

Specialty Printers

Model Count Material Compatibiliy Build Volume Layer Resolution (μm) Submission Method
Blackbelt 1 nGen 13" x ∞ x 13" 100 - 300 Project Submission Form More Information

The Blackbelt uses a gantry held at 45° to print onto a conveyor belt. Most prominently, this allows for infinitely large parts in one axis. However, it also allows for parts to be printed with no infill.

Please understand that the Blackbelt is an open source printer and does not complete parts to the same quality to our other printers. Parts printed on the BlackBelt will take longer to print simply due to the work to tune the printer.

The BlackBelt is open to all students, faculty, and staff. Fill out the Project Submission Form to get started

BlackBelt
Projet 460 Plus 1 Powder 8" x 8" x 10" 4 Project Submission Form More Information

The Projet 460 uses standard 2D printer ink cartriges to inject color into a powder. A glue-like substance is then sprayed onto the power solidifying it. This allows the 460 to produce colored prints.

The Projet 460 is open to all students, faculty, and staff. Fill out the Project Submission Form to get started

Projet 460