Official Sale for Creality K1 and K1 Max Speedy 3D Printers

Creality, a global pioneer of 3D printers, unveils the K1 series FDM flagships, including K1 and K1 Max, packed with speed and technologies, on April 9, as it marks the 9th Anniversary themed “Reflect and Renew”.

K1 comes with 600mm/s speed, hands-free leveling, and trustworthy print quality without breaking the bank. K1 Max further dials up the features, promising AI-assisted printing, and a 300x300x300mm larger build volume. Both machines are now trending high.

Speed is an aching need for FDM 3D printer users, especially when they have to print a larger model for days or even months. It can be tempting to crank up the speed of a regular 3D printer, but the quality often flops. Many printer makers including Creality are eager to pitch in, since the market has become glutted with slow printers.

The professional CoreXY machines serve to further Creality’s goal of “evangelizing” 3D printing, making high-speed, high-quality printing more widely accessible to users of all levels. 

So, the K1 series was born. No doubt, it is well poised in the current speed race, considering the $599 price for K1 and the $999 price for K1 Max.

Features of the Creality K1 and K1 Max

King of Speed

What really sets the K1 series apart is the thrilling max speed of 600mm/s, which is 12x faster than a regular 3D printer and even faster than the fastest (500mm/s) 3D printer on the market. The series adopts the widely-hailed CoreXY structure.

By this structure, the integrated XY gantry carries the busy printhead, while the Z together with the hefty heatbed is driven by a separate motor. Moreover, the printhead weighs only 190g, more agile than ever. Both printers can reach impressive maximum print speeds of up to 600mm/s in just 0.03s, at a maximum acceleration of up to 20000 mm/s, fitting neatly for speedy printing.

Printhead with 32mm³/s Max Flow

High flow is essential for faster printing which requires more filament to flow out the nozzle each second. The K1 series introduces a nifty gizmo for this purpose, a new ceramic heater encircling the hotend. It can heat the hotend up to 200℃ in just 40 seconds and melt various filaments instantly. This allows the molten filament to keep pace with the machines’ fast printing speeds, achieving a flow rate of 32 ㎣/s. A dual-gear direct drive extruder and a titanium alloy heat break are also employed for better extrusion.

Enclosure & Cooling

It is apparent at a single glance that both K1 and K1 Max are fully enclosed, including the top side. With the enclosure blocking drafts and providing a stable ambient temperature, both printers are meant to print well with warp-happy materials like ABS, PC, and PA at a high temperature.

For better model cooling, Creality puts two fans in the series, one on the printhead, and another in the build chamber, so that the freshly printed model can be set instantly after leaving the nozzle. The stringing and warping are said to be so little that it enables support-free bridges and overhangs.

G-sensor Guarantees Quality

K1 series has a G-sensor in the printhead. The sensor measures the resonance frequency of the printer, and then adjusts the motion system to mitigate it, thus smoothing out the ringing or ghosting that usually occurs at high speed. It is also known as input shaping. Besides, it also has a sturdy frame and a precise Z-axis to ensure the model always gets great quality and a nice finish.

AI-assisted Carefree Printing (K1 Max)

Automation is another arena where 3D printer makers compete fiercely. Creality has made its own bid on this front. It adds the AI LiDAR and AI camera to K1 Max, though only optional to K1. The 1μm resolution LiDAR can map out the first layer on its own. It will pause printing and tell you immediately if something goes wrong. And K1 Max uses an AI camera to watch over spaghetti failure, foreign objects, debris, etc. They are cool functions indeed, but more evidence is required to prove the effect.

Print out of the Box

The K1 series is assembled and calibrated before shipment. It offers a boot-up quick guide and allows self-test with one tap. The strain sensors in the heatbed enable efficient multi-point auto leveling, while the AI LiDAR (optional for K1) scans the bed tilt at million points for more precise leveling. Both ways are hands-free and do not require any attention. Plus, a flexible build plate is adopted for quick print removal.

Print Farm Capability

Users may hook up many K1 or K1 Max to the same network via Ethernet (only for K1 Max) or WiFi, and then control and monitor them with a single PC installed with the latest Creality Print slicing software. Printer grouping is also allowed.

Price and Availability of K1 and K1 Max

The K1 series also features air purification, lighting, filament runout detection, and power loss recovery. Given the $599 price for K1 and the $999 price for K1 Max, the appeal is hard to ignore.

K1 is now available in the Creality official stores online:
US Store
UK Store
EU Store
DE Store
CA Store
AU Store

Also, K1 is available to purchase now through the global channel providers. Customers in North America,Asia and Europe are all able to purchase their K1 printer through dedicated stores. However, those who want to secure their K1 Max first can do so through a pre-sale at the end of May.

K1 Max Links：
US Store
UK Store
EU Store
CA Store
AU Store
DE Store

Specs Comparison for the K1 and K1 Max

Product		K1	K1 Max
Machine Specs	Name	K1	K1 Max
	Product Dimensions	355*355*480mm	435*462*526mm
	Package Dimensions	415*415*550mm	508*508*608mm
	Net Weight	12.5kg	18kg
	Rated Voltage	100-120V~, 200-240V~, 50/60Hz	100-240V~, 50/60Hz
	Rated Power	350W	1000W
	Display Screen	4.3″ Color Touch Screen
Printing Specs	Printing Technology	FDM
	Build Volume	220×220×250mm	300×300×300mm
	Layer Height	0.1-0.35mm
	Supported Filaments	PLA, PETG, PET, TPU, PA, ABS, ASA, PC, PLA-CF, PA-CF, PET-CF
Speed	Typical Speed	300mm/s, 12000mm/s²
	Max Speed	600mm/s
	Max Acceleration	20000mm/s²
Printhead	Extruder	Dual-gear Direct Drive Extruder
	Max Hotend Temp	300℃
	Hotend Heating	Heating to 200℃ within 40s
	Standard Nozzle Diameter	0.4mm
	Optional Nozzle Diameter	0.6/0.8mm
Chamber	Type	Enclosed
	XY Structure	CoreXY
Heatbed	Build Surface	Flexible Build Plate	Flexible Build Plate
	Max Heatbed Temp	100℃	120℃
	Heatbed Heating	Heating to 60℃ within 180s	Heating to 60℃ within 90s
Features	Filament Runout Sensor	Yes
	Power Loss Recovery	Yes
	File Transfer	WiFi, USB Drive	WiFi, Ethernet, USB Drive
	Lighting Kit	Yes	Yes
	Input Shaping	Yes
	Leveling	Hands-free Auto Leveling	Dual Hands-free Auto Leveling
	Air Purifier	/	Yes
	Sleep Mode	Yes
	Self-test	Yes
	Error Notification	Yes
AI Camera	Real-time Monitoring	Optional	Yes
	Time-lapse Filming
	Failure Detection
	Foreign Object Detection
AI LiDAR	Automatic Leveling	Optional	Yes
	First Layer Inspection
Software	Printable File Format	G-code
	Slicing Software	Creality Print; Compatible with Cura, Simplify3D, PrusaSlicer
	Supported OS	Windows, MacOS
	APP	Creality Cloud

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