Kentstrapper Mille Claims One Cubic Metre of Build Volume for EUR 40,000

Kentstrapper, the Italian industrial 3D printer builder, has officially launched the Mille, a large-format FDM system with a 1,000 x 1,000 x 1,000 mm build volume. The machine starts at EUR 40,000 plus VAT and is built to order at the company's Florence facility.

The Mille uses a steel frame and an actively heated enclosure that reaches 60 degrees Celsius. The build plate hits 120 degrees and splits into six independently controlled zones across the full square-metre surface. Before each job, an integrated scanner maps the bed and applies automatic compensation. A slide-out bed lets operators remove finished parts without reaching inside the chamber.

Kentstrapper equipped the Mille with its high-flow Mantis extruder and interchangeable nozzles from 0.4 mm to 1.4 mm. Layer heights range from 0.1 mm to 1.2 mm, so users can switch between fine surface detail and faster deposition for larger pieces. The Magnetic Extrusion System swaps toolheads in under 30 seconds without tools. Dual extruders with continuity mode keep printing if one spool runs out or jams, as long as the second extruder holds the same material.

Supported materials include PLA, PETG, ASA, ABS, and TPU, plus engineering grades like ASA-CF, glass-fibre-reinforced nylon, carbon-fibre variants, PPS-CF, and ESD-safe compounds. The printer runs custom Klipper firmware, connects over Wi-Fi, Ethernet, or USB, and offers automatic power-loss recovery for jobs up to 72 hours.

Remote management happens through Kentstrapper's KS Ai System. The platform uses Cloudflare for encrypted outbound tunnels, requires two-step confirmation for remote write commands, and logs all activity. A Telegram bot sends print updates and camera snapshots. An AI assistant named Clara answers support questions from the company's knowledge base and flags offline or error-blocked printers before customers notice.

Kentstrapper demonstrated the Mille by printing a 700 mm electric-vehicle battery enclosure in ASA as a single component rather than assembling multiple sections. The company is pitching the machine against established metre-class options like BigRep's ONE.5, which offers a similar build volume and dual-extruder setup.

The Mille is available now through Kentstrapper's website.