At the end of last month, Aleph Objects reduced the price of its TAZ 2 3D printer as a Black Friday deal. At the time, we speculated here at 3DPI if this was ahead of a new model release. It seems so!
The TAZ 3 is Aleph Objects’s new top-of-the-line machine. Pitched as Lulzbot’s, highest quality printer to date TAZ 3 has been developed for inventors, entrepreneurs, design engineers and prototypers and can print with ABS, PLA, PVA, high-impact polystyrene and wood filament. With add-ons, it can print with nylon and more.
The TAZ 3 is designed to require minimal maintenance with a market intention of facilitating users to advance productivity and reduce costs. Printing fine layers at speeds faster than most of the competition, it is pitched for small manufacturing and comes with self-lubricating bushings. Aleph suggests that this 3D printer is also the quietest printer on the market.
The TAZ 3 now comes with a graphic LCD controller for printing directly from an SD card. Users can now print without a connected computer. The graphic LCD controller has the ability to perform print start up, print selection and configuration changes.
Specification Overview:
- Print Surface: Heated Borosilicate glass bed covered with PET film
- Print Area: 29.8 x 27.5 x 25.0 cm (11.7 x 10.8 x 9.8 in)
- Print Volume: 20,500 cm3 (1238 in3)
- Top Print Speed: 200 mm/sec (7.9 in/sec)
- Print Tolerance: 0.1 mm (0.0039 in) in X and Y, Z axis layer thickness dependent.
- Layer Thickness: 0.075 mm to 0.35 mm (0.003 in – 0.0138 in)
- Supported Materials: ABS, PLA, HIPS, PVA, and wood filaments
- Usable Filament Sizes: standard 3 mm (0.1 in)
- Overall Dimensions: 68.0 x 52.0 x 51.5 cm (26.8 x 20.5 x 20.3 in)
- Weight: 11 kg (24.25 lbs)
- Electrical Power Requirements: 110 – 220 VAC
- Maximum operating temperature, Extruder: 240 C (464 F)
- Maximum operating temperature, Heated Bed: 120 C (248 F)
The TAZ 3 is currently only shipping with North American AC power cables from the US. However, inventory will soon be available to ship from London and Toronto with a lead time of 1-2 weeks.
The TAZ is for sale from USD$2,195. For more info check out Aleph objects website here.
