Joshua Rowley E3D Founder

 Written by Joshua Rowley (Co-Founder)

19/09/2024

TL;DR Building on the great success of our E3D High Flow ObXidian Complete HotEnd for Bambu Lab printers, we are thrilled to announce our latest product: The DiamondBack Complete HotEnd for Bambu Lab X1 and P1 Series printers. This new product has a PCD (PolyCrystalline Diamond) tip that upgrades your Bambu Lab printer be able to print the most advanced abrasive materials on the market today.

The Diamond-Factor

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The rapid development of fibre-, metal-, and ceramic-filled materials (many costing >$60/kg) is pushing the capability of our beloved FDM technology forward, but this comes at a cost: the life of your nozzle, and the reliability of your prints. Even hardened steel nozzles eventually succumb to these highly abrasive materials. Enter the DiamondBack Complete HotEnd for Bambu Lab. Coming in at £125/$160 (excl. tax), this premium upgrade is ideal for professional and industrial users who need their printer to reliably print whatever material the next job calls for; with ease.


In addition to the significantly extended nozzle life, the diamond tip provides best-in-class thermal conductivity which improves interlayer adhesion for stronger prints, and the low co-efficient friction combined with a polished tip creates super smooth top layers with an ironing-like effect.

If you want all the nerdy details about the manufacture of PCD diamonds, how the material properties stack up against standard Stainless Steels, and a sneak-peek into some of the testing that we did: join our mailing list for an exclusive technical deep dive which we will share in the coming weeks.

An Effortless Upgrade

Just like our E3D High Flow ObXidian Complete HotEnds for the Bambu Lab printers: you can unlock the capabilities offered by the DiamondBack HotEnd with a simple install that takes less than 5 minutes! Simply follow this upgrade guide.

You will not need to make any adjustments to your print profile, or printer settings; and the change will not affect your printer's warranty. This product is officially approved and licensed by Bambu Lab, and we buy the electronics and the heatsink direct from them.

A 3-way collaboration!

We love working with the smart, dedicated, and discerning team at Bambu Lab HQ and we have been itching to start work on this product and as soon as High Flow was out in the wild. This latest release underscores our commitment to Bambu Lab and their users who are continuing to push the boundaries of FDM.

We also love working with the fun, engaging, and highly technical team at DiamondBack. With >40 years of experience making PCD it is a real honour to be working with these world experts. I have seen how these diamonds are made; with love (and a fair bit of heat and pressure). Our collaboration with DiamondBack has already brought their technology to the Revo ecosystem and we are delighted to now offer this technology to our loyal Bambu Lab customers.

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📷 Team E3D & DiamondBack getting ready for the launch in Utah

E3D's vision is to "Change the way humanity manufactures goods"; bringing this additional capability to the customers of the world's fastest growing printer manufacturer brings us a huge amount of pride. We are already tackling other challenges to make your printer better. Watch this space!

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