mark one: world's first multi-material carbon fiber 3D printer by markforged

mark one: world’s first carbon fiber 3D printer by markforged
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designed to overcome the strength limitations of other 3D printed matter, the markforged ‘mark one’ is the world’s first desktop 3D printer designed to output a variety of composite materials. now you can print parts, tooling, and fixtures with a higher strength-to-weight ratio than 6061-T6 aluminum. its composite filament fabrication technology allows for producing components that are stronger than CNC machined aluminum by weight, and is 20 times stiffer than ABS as it prints in one part with thousands of long, continuous fiber strands. boasting an aluminum unibody construction, the ‘mark one’ can also output a range of other mediums: prototype with 10 microns of precision using nylon, fiber-glass and even low-cost PLA for quick and cheap scale models.

‘mark one’ teaser

print parts, tooling, and fixtures with a higher strength-to-weight ratio than 6061-T6 aluminum

section cutaway

strength-to-weight ratio