Speed is one of the factors that tend to slow down the creative process when it comes to 3D printing masterpiece projects. The 3D printing industry has long since evolved a solution to that problem. The high-speed CoreXY design was exclusive to only the most advanced printer kits that Makers painstakingly built like the powerful Voron kits. But the everyday Maker lost out; Not anymore! After Creality’s foray into high-speed printing with the Ender 5 S1, which reached 250mm/s, they stepped into the deep waters and drew out the K1 and K1 Max 3D Printer that lets you crank up the speed and quality to unholy levels.

The Creality K1 Max is the super big and supped up version of the K1 3D printer. Stepping away from the classic design that they’ve produced for years with the Ender and CR series, Creality finally dived in on the CoreXY printer design, striking 3D printers into the high-speed golden age. The K1 had a slightly bumpy start with the community, but Creality took that feedback, updated the K1 and released an even better K1 Max that’s bigger and offers a few extra features. For the most part, the K1 Max is the same mind-blowing speedy fully-enclosed 3D printer but now it comes with an AI camera and LiDAR. That gives you even more ability to monitor your prints remotely, but most importantly gives you a huge build volume of 300x300x300mm.

What’s a High-Speed Printer like the Creality K1 Max have to Offer?

• Well, High-Speed Printing that Blows Our Minds – The Creality K1 and K1 Max are a coreXY design that is optimised for speed while providing stable print quality. Every aspect of this printer’s sturdy frame to a high flow hotend comes together to give you 600mm/s print speeds and a whopping 20000mm/s2 acceleration. Creality’s first coreXY 3D printer certainly does impress. Print your first Bency in 13min. You can fine-tune your speed to print fast and pump out high quality prints every time.
• AI Camera and LiDAR – The Creality K1 Max has AI smart features! The Camera allows you to monitor you prints remotely and can even tell you if something is in the way before you press go. The LiDAR sensor scans every first layer to make sure everything is okay before continuing on to use the rest of your filament in an amazing huge print. These AI add-ons makes life even easier and care free.
• High Flow Hotend with Direct Drive – To accommodate the rate your filament is shooting out of the nozzle, the K1 Max’s hotend has to be up for the task. Creality provides a direct drive dual-gear extruder to smoothly feed your filament. The hotend itself reaches 300°C with all-metal parts and a ceramic heater to reach those high temperatures faster. At full blast, the K1 and K1 Max hotend achieves 32mm3/s flow. Creality also boasts less stringing thanks to a large 18W auxiliary fan that enhances the model cooling as each layer goes down.
• Flexible Ultra-Stick A Plate Build Surface – The K1 Max sports a new magnetic flexible build plate called the A Plate. This PEI coated steel flex plate offers 300x300mm build volume and holds fast onto your first layer. It is highly recommended to use a glue stick on this bed. Not to help it stick, but to help it unstick! The glue acts as an intermediate layer to help you remove prints. Also, the flexible bend of the plate helps you pop them off.
• Creality OS Speedy CPU – With great speed comes great processing power. At its core, the K1 and K1 Max holds the Creality OS as the brains behind the operating system, with snappy dual-core 1.2GHz power and 8G ROM to store up to 400 model files. This hardware is equipped for high-speed printing and comes with WiFi.
• Klipper Software and WiFi Control – Yes, the Creality K1 series is their first step away from Marlin operating and into the wide possibilities of Klipper. With their modified Klipper firmware, you can enjoy the smart connected network and control your 3D printer straight from your PC or phone. With space to install a camera, the software will even let you monitor your prints after a bit of tinkering. See your print progress, temperatures, and speeds from anywhere.
• Fully Enclosed and Preassembled – The Creality K1 Max is boxed in to keep your printers free from stray cool winds and printing at optimal temperatures. Enclosures are particularly useful for printing temperamental filaments like ABS. Preassembled and ready to go, the K1 Max will have you printing within minutes without needing to interpret Chinese English assembly instructions. The sleek design of this printer is gorgeous and works so well.
• Automatic Bed Levelling – The features just keep coming on the K1 Max. A strain gauge within the print head itself gives this printer automatic bed levelling. You can truly be hands-free as you press print, sit back, and watch the K1 Max make magic.