The New Jadelabo J1 3D Printer Increases Productivity with Independent Dual Extruders

3D printing is far faster than traditional manufacturing, but it is hardly instantaneous. FFF (Fused-Filament Fabrication) 3D printers, which are the most common type, take hours to print even small objects. Large objects can take days to complete. LCD-based resin 3D printers can print more efficiently by filling up the build platform, since layers take the same amount of time to print regardless of how large they are. The new Jadelabo J1 IDEX FFF 3D printer can achieve similar results thanks to its high-tech independent dual extrusion system.

The Jadelabo J1 3D printer recently launched on Kickstarter and is already completely funded. Its original funding goal was $100,000, but it has raised nearly a quarter of a million dollars from 306 backers at the time this article was written. The campaign still has more than a month left, so there is plenty of time to back it and get your hands on this printer. It is available with or without an integrated enclosure, priced at $849 and $779, respectively. Other than the enclosure, the two versions are identical.

This 3D printer is quite large, with a build volume of 320 x 210 x 200 mm (12.6 x 8.3 x 7.9 inches). It has a full-color 5" IPS LCD touchscreen and a powerful 32-bit Arm Cortex-M4 controller with quiet TCM2209 stepper motor drivers. It also has many of the smart features we expect from modern FFF 3D printers, including detection and recovery for power loss, filament runout, and filament tangles. It has a PEI build surface and automatic bed leveling, as you would expect at this price point.

Most importantly, the Jadelabo J1 is an IDEX (independent dual extruder) 3D printer. That means that its two extruders move independently of each other in the X axis — though they are constrained to the same Y and Z axes. Because they move separately, they can print simultaneously to improve efficiency. They can print duplicate parts or mirrored parts. They can also cooperate to print support material or multi-material parts. In practice, this means you can print two identical parts in the same amount of time that a typical 3D printer takes to print a single part. Supports and multi-material parts also print faster.

If you want the new Jadelabo J1 IDEX 3D printer, you can back the Kickstarter campaign until June 2nd. Backers can expect to receive their printers in January of 2022.