March 2025 flagship of the S-series with the Cheetah motion planner, 340 °C print cores and a 120 °C PEI plate.
330 x 240 x 300 mm
Advertised dimensions; check usable space and variants.
Up to 340 °C (manufacturer claim)
Published limits; hardware and firmware limits may differ.
Starting at $8,999 at MatterHackers, in stock, checked Aug 2026. The launch announcement quoted approximately $9,000
Dated listing, not a live offer. Read the configuration and region.
Understand the hardware, explore compatible changes and find a diagnostic starting point when something goes wrong. Expand the specification sections for every recorded value, condition and original reference.
Dimensions, construction and the hardware that moves the print.
| Property and unit | Published value and conditions | Sources and dates |
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| Manufacturer & exact marketed model name (verify the exact product identity first) | UltiMaker S8 3D Printer | 2 sources
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| Release date (announcement and actual shipping) | Launched March 2025; the technical-specification and pricing announcement is dated 14 March 2025 | 1 source
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| Street price (USD; dated snapshot per entry) | Starting at $8,999 at MatterHackers, in stock, checked Aug 2026. The launch announcement quoted approximately $9,000 | 2 sources
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| Variants & sibling models — and how to tell them apart (spec-contamination risk) | Sold as printer-only or as a Pro Bundle. The bundle is not a trim level but a different machine footprint and weight: 495 x 500 x 1210.5 mm and 47.7 kg with the 6-spool Material Station, versus 495 x 585 x 800.5 mm and 30 kg for the printer alone. Print cores AA+ 0.40 x2 are included; BB, CC+ and DD 0.40 are separate purchases | 2 sources
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| Property and unit | Published value and conditions | Sources and dates |
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| Build volume X×Y×Z (mm) — advertised vs actually usable | 330 x 240 x 300 mm | 2 sources
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| Machine footprint (mm) & clearance needed (cable/spool overhang) | 495 x 585 x 800.5 mm printer only; 495 x 500 x 1210.5 mm as the Pro Bundle | 2 sources
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| Net weight (kg) | 30 kg printer only; 47.7 kg as the Pro Bundle | 2 sources
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| Frame construction & material | Fully assembled, made in Europe | 1 source
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| Enclosure: open / enclosed; panel material; door/lid | Enclosed, with an Air Manager UltiMaker says removes up to 95% of ultrafine particles | 2 sources
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| Passive chamber temperature reached (if enclosed; measured values preferred) | Build-volume temperature under 50 °C with open-loop control (manufacturer figure) | 2 sources
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| Property and unit | Published value and conditions | Sources and dates |
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| Kinematics (bedslinger i3 / CoreXY / other) | Dual-extrusion print head with auto nozzle-lifting, flood detection and inductive probing. UltiMaker's Cheetah motion planner uses third-order continuous motion with corner blending | 2 sources
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| Property and unit | Published value and conditions | Sources and dates |
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| Max print speed (claimed, mm/s) | Up to 500 mm/s in XY (manufacturer claim) | 2 sources
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| Max acceleration (claimed, mm/s²) | Up to 50,000 mm/s2 (manufacturer claim) | 2 sources
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| Jerk / square-corner-velocity setting (exact value) | Jerk up to 100,000,000 mm/s3 (manufacturer claim) | 2 sources
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| Max volumetric flow claimed (mm³/s) | Up to 35 mm3/s extrusion flow (manufacturer claim) | 2 sources
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Extrusion, heating, leveling and material handling.
| Property and unit | Published value and conditions | Sources and dates |
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| Type (direct drive / bowden) & design name | Dual gripper feeder with tension adjustment, release function and filament feed-rate control | 2 sources
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| Filament diameter | 2.85 mm | 2 sources
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Use the manufacturer’s guided print-core cleaning and hot/cold-pull procedure when diagnosis indicates a restriction.
Applies to: S8 is within the article’s S-series/Factor 4 scope; use its supported cleaning material.
| Property and unit | Published value and conditions | Sources and dates |
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| Hotend design (proprietary/standard; quick-swap mechanism?) | Swappable print cores; AA+ 0.40 x2 included, BB 0.40 / CC+ 0.40 / DD 0.40 sold separately | 2 sources
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| Max nozzle temp claimed AND firmware max temp limit (both values) | Up to 340 °C (manufacturer claim) | 2 sources
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| Property and unit | Published value and conditions | Sources and dates |
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| Max bed temp claimed AND firmware limit | Up to 120 °C on a flexible PEI plate (manufacturer claim) | 2 sources
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| Bed surface (material, texture, coating), single/double-sided | Flexible PEI plate | 2 sources
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| Property and unit | Published value and conditions | Sources and dates |
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| Auto bed leveling: probe technology (inductive / strain gauge / load cell / touch probe) | Inductive probing, integrated into the print head | 2 sources
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The compatible accessory adds multi-spool loading and automated material-change workflows.
Applies to: UltiMaker S8 is explicitly supported; material profiles must also support the Station.
| Property and unit | Published value and conditions | Sources and dates |
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| Spool holder location & max spool size; drybox compatibility | Dual spool holder with NFC recognition on the printer; the Pro Bundle substitutes a 6-spool Material Station with NFC and a dual-geared abrasion-resistant feeder | 2 sources
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| Property and unit | Published value and conditions | Sources and dates |
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| Chamber/exhaust fan & filtration (activated carbon / HEPA) | Air Manager, which UltiMaker says removes up to 95% of ultrafine particles | 2 sources
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| Property and unit | Published value and conditions | Sources and dates |
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| Officially supported filament list | UltiMaker cites 301+ compatible materials including its own PLA, PETG, ABS, CPE, CPE+, PC, TPU and PET-CF, plus third-party grades | 1 source
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Firmware, controls, connections and calibration.
The manufacturer documents this version-specific loading problem and its correction in firmware 11.2.1; consult the current release channel and guided loading-recovery steps.
Applies to: S8 on affected firmware; this is not a claim that all S8 loading failures have this cause.
The manufacturer documents recovery for startup faults; select the exact hardware branch before service.
Applies to: S8: high-speed S6/S8 image, not the S5/S7 image.
| Property and unit | Published value and conditions | Sources and dates |
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| Firmware base & current version (Klipper fork / Marlin fork / proprietary) | Not published; print preparation is UltiMaker Cura 5.10 or newer, fleet management via UltiMaker Digital Factory | 2 sources
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| Property and unit | Published value and conditions | Sources and dates |
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| WiFi (band/standard), Ethernet, USB ports, SD/flash-drive | Wi-Fi 2.4 and 5 GHz (802.11a/b/g/n/ac), Gigabit Ethernet, USB 2.0 | 2 sources
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| Camera: built-in / optional? Resolution & framerate (verify — marketing often omits real fps) | Full HD HDR camera | 2 sources
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Published safeguards, support terms and independent evidence.
| Property and unit | Published value and conditions | Sources and dates |
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| Noise: claimed dB and independently measured dB (distance/method) | Under 50 dBA operating sound, manufacturer figure. No independent measurement; distance and method not stated | 2 sources
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| Property and unit | Published value and conditions | Sources and dates |
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| Warranty length & support reputation (evidence, not vibes) | 12 months, extendable to 5 years with an UltiMakerCare plan | 2 sources
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| Property and unit | Published value and conditions | Sources and dates |
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| Dimensional accuracy measurements (third-party, with numbers) | Dimensional accuracy +/-0.15 mm +/-0.15% of feature nominal length (manufacturer specification, not an independent measurement) | 2 sources
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This guide presents the catalog’s sourced record for this exact model. Source dates belong to each reference; a page update does not mean every specification has been rechecked.
Prices are dated listing snapshots, with configuration, regional and sale conditions. They are not current offers. Unknown values remain unfilled.
Firmware, variants and available accessories can change. Read the original reference before making a purchase or planning a process.
Firmware, modifications and troubleshooting links are checked against the model and stated hardware or firmware revision. A creator’s compatibility claim is not a fit test by this site. Official troubleshooting describes a diagnostic route; individual reports do not establish a failure rate.
This review did not verify printable modifications for this exact model. That is a research gap, not a claim that none exist.
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