Anker, popular accessories makers like wearing bricks and port hubs, now want to flex their technical muscles with 3D printers too. Say Hello to a 3D printer Ankinake M5, the Kickstarter project aims to take frustration – and lose benjamins – out of 3D printing at home. The printer comes armed with the AI-Powered camera system that stores tabs on the Printing Project and allows users to access feed directly through the smartphone application remotely. More importantly, it automatically paused the printing process if it detects things that have been wrong from the digital blueprint and also send application warnings. This feature, in particular, will save a lot of expensive raw materials to go to the trash.
This system can detect damaged filaments and equipped with automatic save features for power outages, which allow it to continue printing automatically. Plus, the camera also saves a clip of time-hose ready to share on social media. Anker also knows 3D printing can be boring for people who don’t have a technical degree. The company claims 3D printers can be assembled in just three steps and in 15 minutes, thanks to the pre-assembled modular design that only needs some screws that are electrosen.
In addition, Anker takes into account the very slow process so that 3D printing. Ankinake M5 is said to be 5x faster with a print rate of 250 millimeters per second, but the user can kick everything – 10x faster, precisely – with turbo mode. Anker has placed a double-belt system for the power distribution and Y-Stepper motorbike to increase stability while handling high torque output.
The company claims to reduce the distance between the nozzle and a double extruder system for higher precision. There are also several other tricks in the game such as printing one click with a cellular application, 7×7-point automatic leveling system, precision print 0.1mm, and Hub connectivity system to control multiple devices. Users can send their files remotely to the printer and print a plastic monument without complex software.
This project is currently more than 40 times past crowdfunding goals and there are still 44 more days to support it. The initial price of a very good bird from $ 429 and $ 499 is now expired, but there are still more than 800 slots left to score $ 599 for one unit. Shipping is expected to begin in August, but keep in mind that cellphone slicing is still under development and will be launched with future updates, per page FAQ. Until then, fans must use Ankermake slicer software for MacOS and Windows.