Rimini
Rimini
+39 388 3696039
Via Covignano 81 - Rimini - Italia
1.499,00€ Iva inclusa
The Creality K2 Plus is a high-performance FDM 3D printer engineered for precision, speed, and versatility, perfect for ambitious projects and large-scale printing. With a robust build volume, an advanced extruder capable of handling various materials, and an intelligent monitoring system, this printer empowers users to achieve exceptional results with ease.
Highlights
The Creality K2 Plus is a cutting-edge FDM 3D printer designed to meet the demands of both professional and enthusiast users. With its generous build volume of 350 x 350 x 350 mm, the K2 Plus enables the production of large-format models or multiple smaller items in a single run, giving you the freedom to tackle complex, large-scale projects.
Equipped with advanced step-servo motors that deliver 32,768 microsteps per revolution, the K2 Plus reaches speeds of up to 600 mm/s with an acceleration of 30,000 mm/s², all while maintaining exceptional precision and stability. Thanks to its sturdy “Matrix” aerospace-grade aluminum frame, the printer ensures steady, vibration-free operation even at high speeds, making it ideal for demanding tasks.
The K2 Plus features the Apus all-metal direct drive extruder, designed for versatility and high performance. This extruder includes a tri-metal nozzle capable of reaching temperatures up to 350°C, allowing it to print with a wide range of high-performance materials, including PLA, PETG, ABS, ASA, and PA-CF. The extruder also boasts a built-in filament cutter and a filament run-out sensor, enhancing workflow efficiency and reliability.
For users who work with challenging materials, the K2 Plus offers a heated build chamber that can reach up to 60°C, ideal for printing with engineering-grade and wear-resistant materials. This high-temperature capability ensures strong adhesion and minimized warping, even when using filaments with high melting points.
The K2 Plus is compatible with Creality’s Filament System (CFS), supporting multi-color printing up to 16 colors (CFS not included). This feature opens up creative possibilities, enabling users to produce multi-colored models with ease. Whether you’re creating intricate designs or vibrant prototypes, the K2 Plus provides the flexibility needed to bring your ideas to life.
The K2 Plus is equipped with dual AI-driven cameras: a toolhead camera for fine-tuning print parameters, and a chamber camera for real-time monitoring. The chamber camera detects issues such as filament tangles, foreign objects, or idle time, ensuring flawless print quality and minimizing the need for manual intervention. These intelligent features allow users to achieve highly accurate prints, with dimensional precision reaching up to 0.05 mm.
Designed for ease of use, the K2 Plus includes a 4.3-inch color touchscreen for intuitive control and dual auxiliary fans for optimal cooling at any speed, preventing rippling effects on prints. Additionally, the printer features an 800-watt AC high-performance heating system with built-in overheat protection and automatic shutdown, ensuring safe and reliable operation.
With its blend of speed, precision, and innovative features, the Creality K2 Plus is a powerful tool for anyone looking to push the limits of 3D printing.
Technical specifications
| Construction an Technical Details | |
| Compatible Filament Diameter | 1.75 mm |
| Max Nozzle Temperature | 350 ºC |
| Open Filament System | Yes |
| Extruder Type | Dual-gear direct drive |
| Recommended Max Printing Speed | 600 mm/s (depends on material) |
| Build Volume | 350 mm x 350 mm x 350 mm |
| Max Build Plate Temp | 120 ºC |
| Build Plate Material | Flexible Steel Plate |
| Build Plate Leveling System | automatic |
| Build Chamber During Process | Closed |
| Build Chamber Heated | Yes, max 60°C |
| Filament Chamber Closed | Yes |
| Number of Extruders | 1 |
| Installation Space / Requirements | |
| Overall Dimensions | 495 mm x 515 mm x 916 mm |
| Net Weight | 38.5 kg |
| Voltage | AC: 100 V240 V (50-60 Hz) |
| Equipment | |
| Filament Runout Sensor | Yes |
| Filament Clogging Sensor | Yes |
| Touch Screen | Yes |
| Camera | Yes |
| Connection | |
| USB Port | Yes |
| Ethernet Port | Yes |
| WLAN | Yes |
| Accuracy | |
| Layer Height | 0.05 – 0.3 mm |
| Resolution | 0.1 mm |
| Shipping | |
| Shipping Box | 612 mm x 582 mm x 752 mm |
| Gross Weight | 54 kg |
| Peso | 23 kg |
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Dear Creality and (potential) customers,
Please enjoy reading my review and reach out to me if you have any questions or comments.
TLDR: Probably the best consumer / prototyping / small scale manufacturing printer with this build volume. Excellent value for the price. Would recommend K2 Combo with CFS (I have both in parallel). Only smaller HW improvements necessary, but not critical for printing. AI fault detection is not working as I imagined it to work. Some Software bugs that need to be fixed, but not super-critical.
My use-case:
I need to do prototyping and a lot of scale printing (hobbyist. For now, I do not need multicolor printing, but I need absolutely to be able to do unnoticeable filament swaps, often, as I print heavy parts. I bought two printers, one K2 plus Kombo and one without CFS to test them and use them immediately full time because they address exactly what was missing for me in the market. I currently have QIDI and Anycubic printers, newest versions, and I experience a LOT of issues that seem to be inherent to the printer (consistent leveling of the build plate, correct and consistent Z-offse. I do not care about feature-f**king or geeky parameters, I just want functionality. My budget is limited.
Advantages for me are the following:
– Build size (critical for me): I need a size of at least 35x35x35 for my models, and this printer just has that.
– Automated filament swap for refilling filaments during prints. CFS is of course fully automatic and works excellent. Spool holder of this printer still meets most requirements, asa spool change is absolutely unnoticeable in my prints (which I have never seen before). I just requires me to pull the filament out (one hand, not required to touch the printer at all) and to insert the new filament into the tube. Cutting, extruding, cleaning the nozzle is fully automated by the printer. However, to have a truly care-free, automated printer, CFS is necessary. As long as the first layer is successfully printed, I know that I can just leave it and leave the building or go to bed.
– Different PLA filaments, no problem: I need to print several PLA filaments, that not only differ in color, but also in brand and type of PLA (Polyterra, High Speed, PLA+). I do not have the resources to test the parameters, as I would need to print 100s of prototypes (yes, if you do it thoroughly). This printer manages to print everything super fast with no changes in settings (printer and slicer). I print on the predefined settings (Printer, Creality Slicer) with 225 Celsius and 0,51mm line width for every line due to my exact model parameters.
– Print quality: The print quality is just excellent. No stringing, no warping, nothing. Only tried different types of PLA with the settings above.
– Reliability: Never had any issues (been using the printers 24/7 for some weeks), except for the bugs mentioned below.
– Calibration: One of the best things about the printer. Yes, it takes long (probably 15+ minutes per print), but it is absolutely worth it because you do not struggle anymore with flow calibration problems, z-offset or leveling problems. Even the nozzle is perfectly cleaned and the filament is extruded perfectly. This is probably the nearest you can get to plug and play right now with this build volume. Short: Power one, select file, hit print, wait and done. Seriously that easy. Also periodic maintenance calibration, input-shaping or belt tension, works well (at least from what I can say).
– Multi color prints: Nice to have that option (could need it in the future) and I am super confident that it works well (have not really tried it). However, only if you have not many spool changes, as every change creates a small thumb of waste.
– Scrapers and accessories: Did never thought of that before, but the build plate in combination with the scrapper (included in both K2 variants) is out of this world. It has NEVER been so easy for me to remove excess filament. Also, one time when I had a clocked nozzle (spool was the issue), I had all the tools to change it, you do not anything else to do basic work on the printer. Everything is packed secure in one small plastic box which is super convenient.
– Creality slicer: First of all: The look and the interface (3D view on Mac) is absolutely terrible. Seriously, get an intern to do this better. But the slicer beneath is very well. It results in excellent print quality (if have only used it on K2). One issue: Please fully enhance or reimagine the Z-Seam settings and painting capabilities. I have not been able to create a perfectly vertical Z-Offset. Also, the Z-auto alignment is not working. I have a conical cylinder with ultra-high solution STL and I need to have a straight, vertical Z-Offset. Not possible by back-, shortest or auto-alignment or any other in the software. Nevertheless, great slicer. It has the shortest print times from what I have tested (Orca, Cura).
– Build plate adhesion: Never had one issue, always perfect.
– Packaging: Fantastic and easy to peel packaging which secures the printer very well. Came on pallets. However, the amount of plastic should be reduced heavily to favor more environmental friendly materials.
– Guide: Fantastic guide, easy to use, great overview and high quality videos for tutorials and maintenance. Very convenient that you can always access and QR Code to the guide on the interface with one click. I have my iPad always laying nearby the printers to easily access the guide.
Con
– Power consumption and noise when idling: When the print ended and the printer is idling, it still consumes 25-30W and some fans are blowing fully. That seems unreasonable, as the printer is no longer heating nor doing anything else. This results in unnecessary high energy costs for me, as i have it idling for hours often when I am not in the building. Might be fixed by an update, please???
– Small and slow touch interface: Yes, again, the price is very low for this kind of printer. But a bigger and more responsive (CPU seems slow, also the touch recognition of the display is way to weak) interface would certainly not break the bank. It is just annoying to use and you never really know if you have pressed properly as it is slow. Upside: Small models of the print and print times are shown in gallery view when you want to select the file. I am not using wireless file transfer.
– USB Port placement: Only on the bottom could be worse than on the side. It makes no sense to me. It not just looks horrible with an USB. Stick plugged in, it makes it impossible to close the huge gap between several printers and is therefore a space killer. I will look for a (printable) mod.
– Power button placement. Also makes no sense to me, as you have to use it quite often and the printer sits probably in a corner mostly. It is super uncomfortable to use. I will think about switch-adapters on my outlet, which is just unnecessary.
– AI fault detection. Never worked. I had not many issues, only with the bug (see below), but the print never stopped when the issue occurred (first layer warped several cm in the air).
– No height adjustment of the feet: Not every floor is perfectly flat! Mine, in fact is not and I had to use coins to level the printer, which still shakes a bit. Please, those parts cost cents but make sure the printer stays in place and does not resonate!
– Noise. It is absolutely not possible for a bedroom, also it is super annoying in a living room. Occasional prints are acceptable. You can hear the humming and jamming of the printer through walls. However, one of the quietest printers with this volume I have ever heard. Next time, please use larger and quieter fans, would make a huge difference.
Bugs:
– Sometimes to small first layer (not just a little bit, it is a very strong and consisted error. After restarting, error is gone. It occurs when you have printed several prints without powering the printer off in between. Will result in fatal printing error in the first line. Is NOT being stopped by AI.
– Long calibration phase: The nozzle cools down to 150 C after every calibration step, which takes several minutes in total. Is that really necessary? Seems like a forgotten home/idling loop in the code.