2025 Edition Professional 3D Printer Buyers Guide

Choosing the right 3D printer doesn't have to be difficult. Find the perfect printer for your application. This in-depth guide covers pricing, materials, dimensional accuracy, and more.
Download nowThe UltiMaker Metal Expansion Kit is an upgrade for the UltiMaker S5 to unlock new metal FFF printing capabilities and allows you to explore a new range of metal 3D printing applications. Its easy workflow makes creating stainless steel parts easier, more efficient, and affordable.
The Metal Expansion Kit is a complete solution that combines materials, accessories, software, and services.
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Founded in 1997, we bring next-generation technology to customers, with an emphasis on expertise and white-glove service. Showrooms in Chicago, Detroit, Tokyo, and Seoul.
The leading national supplier of Desktop 3D printers. Expertise in both Industrial and Desktop 3D printing. Supplier of next-generation Metal, SLS, ultrafast Industrial printers.
Complex stainless steel parts made simpler
Explore a new range of metal 3D printing applications by upgrading the UltiMaker S5 with the Metal Expansion Kit. Its simple workflow makes creating stainless steel parts easier, more efficient, and affordable.
It is recommended to use the UltiMaker Metal Expansion Kit with the UltiMaker S5 and Air Manager. Technically, the kit is also compatible with the UltiMaker S3, however, good ventilation like with the Air Manager is strongly advised to directly remove emissions.
Print with BASF Forward AM Ultrafuse® 17-4 PH stainless steel filament² to create a “green part”
Send your green part for post-processing by BASF’s network of certified debinding and sintering services
Track debinding and sintering progress via an online portal, and receive your part back in 10 business days
Put your finished metal part to use – from small series of tools to auxiliary components
17-4 PH stainless steel plus a metal-optimized support material² offers the freedom to create strong parts with complex geometries.
Plus, UltiMaker Cura 5 includes metal FFF features to give you full control and ensure a high-quality metal part.
BASF Forward AM Ultrafuse® 17-4 PH is an ideal stainless steel for high-strength and stiff parts. It is also capable of withstanding the harshest operating conditions thanks to its excellent corrosion and heat resistance.
These properties are achieved through a proven catalytic debinding and sintering process used for traditional metal injection molding.
Each UltiMaker Metal Expansion Kit includes a voucher toward post-processing your 3D print into a full metal part within 10 business days.
This is possible via BASF's network of certified debinding and sintering services. Via an online portal, you can book your part's post-processing on the calendar and check in on your part's progress at any time.
The UltiMaker Metal Expansion Kit unlocks extra features inside the UltiMaker Cura 5 engine.
These make metal print preparation simpler – automatically and accurately compensating for shrinkage that happens during sintering across all axes. You gain better control over your part and increased metal print success.
New to metal 3D printing? The UltiMaker Metal Expansion Kit gives every user access to an exclusive, 1-hour e-learning course.
Get step-by-step guidance through the full workflow. And learn to successfully create high-quality metal parts with an UltiMaker printer.
Founded in 1997, we bring next-generation technology to customers, with an emphasis on expertise and white-glove service. Showrooms in Chicago, Detroit, Tokyo, and Seoul.
The leading national supplier of Desktop 3D printers. Expertise in both Industrial and Desktop 3D printing. Supplier of next-generation Metal, SLS, ultrafast Industrial printers.
2025 Edition Professional 3D Printer Buyers Guide
Choosing the right 3D printer doesn't have to be difficult. Find the perfect printer for your application. This in-depth guide covers pricing, materials, dimensional accuracy, and more.
Download now