There’s a new 3D printer on Kickstarter, the ERYONE Thinker X400.
Unlike some recent 3D printer startups, ERYONE has been around for seven years, producing a range of desktop resin and FFF 3D printers. Today, they market three devices: the L10 resin 3D printer, the Star One FFF 3D printer (now sold for only US$146!), and the new Thinker X400.
This is quite a different device from the company’s prior products, so it seems they are changing strategies. The X400 is targeted at print farms, not individuals.
What makes the X400 suitable for print farms? Let’s look at the specifications.
- Huge build volume of 400 x 400 x 400 mm
- Fully assembled — important for a print farm
- Enclosed build chamber for consistent quality
- High speed printing up to 500mm/s, with 35 cubic mm/s flow rate
- Klipper firmware
- Single toolhead, 1.75mm filament
- Maximum 300C hot end, 120C build plate
- CoreXY motion system with linear rails
- Compatible with common and engineering-grade materials
- Designed for three years of constant operation
- Stackable!
- AI webcam for remote operations and monitoring
- Swappable nozzles for different diameters
- Activated carbon air filtration
- “Production” software tools
All of that looks quite appropriate for a print farm machine: durable, fast, easy to set up, and includes production operation features.
Pricing for the X400 is set to US$3,669, which is comparable to the Prusa XL, but without the toolchanging heads. The price seems a bit high, but perhaps ERYONE has doubled down on durability and reliability on this machine, which would be welcome in a print farm environment.
I’m also intrigued by the change in strategy. Unlike many of their competitors that also made low-cost open gantry FFF 3D printers, ERYONE has chosen not to compete against Bambu Lab’s X1C by building a similar device. Many Bambu Lab competitors have gone that way, but not ERYONE.
Could it be that they seem the competition as too challenging? And because of that, they are choosing a different target market?
It might be a good approach. If the new X400 is as stated, then perhaps it could be a very useful machine in print farms.
The print farm market is also quite efficient for 3D printer manufacturers: instead of selling one device to one person, the sales cycle has one buyer purchasing many devices in one transaction.
This could be a good move by Eryone.
Via Kickstarter and Eryone
