Markforged FX10 3D Printer

When it comes to fused filament fabrication (FFF) printers, many factors — like the micron setting, complexity of the print job and the printer’s capabilities — determine print speed.

Generally speaking, the FX10, set at a 250-micron turbo mode, prints about twice as fast as the X7 at a higher print quality and matches the print speed of the FX20 turbo mode. As far as the smaller desktop printers like the Mark Two, it prints eight times faster at the lowest 100-micron setting and four times faster at the highest 200-micron setting.

No, the FX10 is not designed to be a high-temperature printer like the FX20, which is designed to handle applications like aircraft parts. The FX10’s heated chamber is more suitable for factory floor materials.

Onyx and carbon fiber materials are available right now for the FX10. There will be more materials added later.

No. While the FX10 has two powerful sensors in the print head, these automations enhance the printing experience.

For example, the FX10’s precision micrometer point laser scans the print bed and calibrates the machine when changes and micro abnormalities happen, which allows you to get perfect parts every time. And its built-in automation in the material storage chamber will reload spools when the active spool is exhausted.