Bambu Lab AMS - Automatic Material Management System - Create the combo with your Bambu Lab X1-Carbon 3D printer
Bambu Lab AMS is an intelligent system that communicates with the printhead to ensure smooth feeding and automatic filament change at mid-print. It can detect the filament tension and actively adjust the feed rate. Using RFID technology, Bambu Lab AMS identifies the filament loaded inside and automatically configures the most appropriate print settings.
Bambu Lab AMS is equipped with humidity sensors and an airtight housing, it keeps the filament dry and ready to use, which is particularly useful for technical grade materials such as nylon and polycarbonate, which are hydroscopic. Each Bambu Lab AMS has 4 filament slots, and up to 4 AMSs can be installed in parallel. With multiple filament slots available, it is now possible to use removable support material or dissolvable filament to minimise the pain of removing supports. Each AMS unit comes with 4 reusable coils (1 high temperature coil and 3 low temperature coils).
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The AMS supports spools from 50 to 68 mm wide and approximately 200 mm in diameter. When using the AMS, we recommend that you use Bambu filament, which has been thoroughly tested to work with the AMS. If you purchase a single AMS unit, it will come with a filament pad. If you plan to connect several AMS units together, you will need to purchase the AMS hub.
Avoid using soft materials with the AMS as they can get stuck. These include TPE, TPU or wet PVA. Filaments that are phosphorescent, particle-infused, or contain carbon or glass fibres can be brittle and break inside the AMS, or abrasive and wear out internal parts prematurely. BambuLabs PA-CF and PAHT-CF have however been designed and tested to be compatible with the AMS.
Please avoid using cardboard reels with the AMS. The rollers inside the AMS control the rotation of the coils through the friction created between the edge of the plastic coil and the rubber rollers. Cardboard reels offer minimal friction, can tear or have deformed edges, and will therefore slip or jam, causing failure or damage to the AMS.
If you want to know more about AMS, see our Wiki article for an introduction, as well as our other articles on the subject.
How to connect the AMS to a Bambu Lab X1 series 3D printer
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