Quote Originally Posted by curious aardvark View Post
not sure how they can call it an industrial printer when it still doesn't have an enclosed, heated print volume.

Also for the money you can get some really amazing properly industrial machines these days.

Hope it's not the case, but looks like they might be heading down the same rabbit hole as makerbot.

No real practical improvements, just a bunch of unnecessary gimmicks, but huge price hikes.
Filament recognition ? look at the label on the reel. Webcam, if you're that worried about a long print - don't go on holiday and leave it printing.
Or buy a cheap ip camera and point that at it - it'll save money and give you more off site camera versatility.

The extruder looks good, but is it worth an extra $1000 ?
Also only goes to 280c - so you'll struggle with some of the higher end and tougher industrial materials.
And for the money the print volume is one of the smallest in it's class.
And you simply cannot call it an industrial machine without an enclosed and heated print volume. Most of the new industrial filaments really need that - pretty much all the taulman filaments just don't work without a heated PV.

It's definitely looking more like the makerbot style over substance approach than any significant improvement.
And under no circumstances can they justifiably claim it's the best industrial printer available. Which they are doing in their adverts.
I wouldn't even call it an industrial printer - just an expensive desktop with an average sized print volume.
Agree 100%