Ateria is a 3D printer dedicated to domestic use. It stands out for the lightness of materials and components, being manageable and intuitive in the home environment.
The printing system is FDM: Fused Deposited Modeling (PLA and ABS).
It incorporates a printing software and an LCD screen, so the user can control all the planning and the process. In this way, it only needs to get the file through a USB port and select the required options.
The printer case has a removable top cover, so the user can access the internal components with great ease. In addition, it is in this same cover where the plastic filament spool is attached, so the spool replacement is also confortable to do.
The extrusion of the plastic filament is by direct method that is considered more suitable to the use of a compact extruder. It is totally removable.
All the elements of the interior are fixed to the structure that acts as support for the case. It is composed of aluminum profiles joined with screws. They have great mechanical resistance and hold high temperatures. Its thermal conductivity is low so it keeps the heat well.
The movement of the components is carried out in such a way that the hot bed moves on the Z axis and the extruder moves on the X and Y axes. All these movement systems are supported on circular axes and slide through some guides through them.
The movement in Z is done by a system composed of a stepper motor and a spindle making it as stable as possible since in this movement does not need too much speed. For the Y movements, it uses a stepper motor connected to four pulleys on both sides of the printer guided by two belts. That allows that there is no decompensation of forces in the axes. This moves the entire X axis. For movements in X, it has a simple stepper motor system, a pair of pulleys and a belt. This axis moves the extruder.
