The IRA3D Poetry Infinity is one of the few machines that can 3D print at seemingly impossible speeds. The folks at IRA3D included a number of design features enabling the high speed, such as improved mechanical components and faster processing. They say their machine can hit print speeds of up to 400mm/second.
This is vastly faster than typical desktop 3D printers that are most often running at less than 100mm/second. The MakerBot Replicator, for example, has a default speed of 90mm/second (although we tend to run ours at 100mm/second without incident), and the Ultimaker series recommends a default print speed of 60mm/second. Some earlier 3D printers run at even slower speeds: we have an older model at the Lab that runs at 30mm/second. This is incredibly slow to produce almost any object.
The Poetry Infinity at Work
But now, in the dawning age of rapid 3D printing, some 3D printers are literally ten times faster! In this video we see the Poetry Infinity from IRA3D, which is one of the few machines that can reliably run at high speeds. Here you can see what this high speed looks like - although portions of the video are sped up, there are plenty that are not - but they look like they have been sped up!
In the image at top, you can see a very blurry image of the extruder, as captured from the video. It’s blurry not because of poor camerawork, but rather because the extruder is simply moving so rapidly.
Notice that the speed is not uniform; the software slows down the extrusion for the exterior perimeter to ensure a fine surface finish. The speed also slows down to create corners or other geometric features that require sudden changes in acceleration. Nevertheless, your 3D prints will complete much faster on such a machine.
Is it time for a faster 3D printer in your workshop?
Via IRA3D