Anycubic has unveiled two new 3D printers, the Photon Mono M7 Pro resin printer, and the one I'm most excited about – the Anycubic Kobra 3 Combo package. This FDM printer comes combined with the all-new Anycubic Color Engine Pro attachment, allowing for multicolour printing for the first time ever. Watch out Bambu Lab. on the market, but this announcement is a pretty big deal for a fair few reasons.
This opens up more options for creators to experiment with multi-colour printing without having to change their entire workflow and slicer with it. Previously, Bambu printers have been dominating the charge in this area so it's refreshing that Anycubic is offering some competition, and could hopefully pave the way for other brands like Creality to follow with the Ender series.
Another interesting feature of the ACE Pro is the added feature of an RFID reader for Anycubic filaments, which will allow it to adapt printing settings based on what’s loaded, as well as track the run-out or consumption per spool. I think the ACE Pro is designed beautifully, and doubles as an excellent storage solution for filament too.
For starters, the Kobra 3 boasts a maximum speed of 600 mm/s for single-colour printing and has a build volume of 250 x 250 x 260mm for larger-scale prints, which is also a whopping 34% increase compared with its predecessor, although still compact compared to the Kobra 2 Max model with a massive build volume of around 420 x 420 x 500mm.