A French start up called Pollen presented their first product – a FDM 3D printer which uses up to four different plastic pellets simultaneously.
The luxurious looking machine rethinks the conventions of standard FDM 3D printers. Instead of a moving printhead Pam uses delta technology to move the heated print bed while the 
extruder stays put.
Also Pam doesn’t use filaments for 3D printing but pellets. Normally pellets are cheaper than filament because filament is made out of pellets and you skip the final step in the production process of filament. But using pellets instead of filament is not the only feature. Pollen’s 3D printer uses up to four different materials in one print. Two of these materials can be mixed during the printing process.
Pollen will offer a range of materials designed to fit your needs. Materials for building prototypes, producing final products or technical materials like TPU or even wood filled materials will be offered. The working area is 300x300mm and Pam can work with a precision of 40µm.
Pam can be preordered for 8.000€ (around 12.000€ with tax, a two and a half day training and delivery). Pollen plans to deliver the first machines in March 2017. The final price will be around 16.000€.
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