Description
The Phrozen Sonic MEGA 8K is an industrial-grade mono-LCD 3D printer that boasts a long-life monochrome LCD screen with ultra-high 8K definition, which makes it a professional machine that creates remarkably detailed models. Besides, it offers an impressively large build volume for makers and product designers that are really passionate about bringing their most insane ideas to life.
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Here’s a print of a Zombie Pumpkin completed by Lewis Villamar.
The machine apparently resembles the Phrozen Transform, the previous large-format product by the renowned Taiwanese company, but still has a number of differences, the major of which being the 8K resolution. Look through the following table to compare the two models in detail.
| Model | Phrozen Transform | Phrozen Sonic MEGA 8K |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Z-axis | Dual linear rail, ball screw | Dual linear rail, ball screw |
| Build volume | 292 x 165 x 400 mm | 330 x 185 x 400 mm |
| Print screen | 13.3″ 4K RGB LCD
13.3″ 4K monochrome LCD (optional) dual 5.5″ 2K LCD (optional) |
15″ 8K monochrome LCD |
| XY resolution | 76 µm (standard panel)
47 µm (dual panel) |
43 µm |
| Min. layer height | 10 µm | 10 µm |
| Max. print speed | 10 mm/h (standard screen)
40 mm/h (mono screen) |
70 mm/h |
| Control display | 5″ color touchscreen | 5″ color touchscreen |
| Cooling system | Multi-fan | Multi-fan |
| Connectivity | USB, Ethernet, Wi-Fi | USB, Ethernet |
The new Phrozen Sonic Mega 8K is one of its kind with no alternative currently available on the market.
Specifications:
- Print quality
- Materials
- Build volume
- Printer controls
- What’s in the box
- Look and feel
- Price
Print quality
The Phrozen Sonic MEGA 8K is an large-scale LCD 3D printer that can print layers at a minimum layer height of 10 microns, with an XY positioning accuracy of 43 µm. This way, you can produce objects with extremely smooth exterior surfaces.
Check out this print:
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The powerful 15-inch 8K monochrome LCD screen is the first of its kind for resin 3D printers, in terms of both size and resolution. This makes for the unprecedented quality of outputs produced with the device.
Materials
The Phrozen Sonic MEGA 8K offers a variety of materials to choose from. It is compatible with both self-developed and 3rd party resins of 405 nm.
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The Phrozen resin profile database includes ready-made profiles for 20+ different resins, including ABS-like Resin, TR250 High Temp Resin, Nylon-Green Tough Resin and a variety of Castable Resins.
Build volume
The Phrozen Sonic MEGA 8K offers an enormous build area of 330 x 185 x 400 mm (12.9 x 7.3 x 15.7 in) that lets you make a single huge model in one go or simultaneously print multiple smaller ones, which will be especially great for mass production.
Now you can launch new products in no time!
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Printer controls
The Sonic MEGA 8K can be controlled via PC or its built-in LCD touchscreen display and features Ethernet, USB, and SD card connectivity, which makes it a really accessible device.
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The printer can interact with a 3D model of almost any format and is compatible with ChiTuBox — a slicer optimized to work with SLA/DLP/LCD 3D printers.
Top 3D Shop provides dedicated tutorials on how to successfully run Chitubox with your Sonic Mega 8K 3D printer as well as the settings you need to use for your Phrozen resins.
What’s in the box
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- Phrozen Sonic MEGA 8K Large-Scale 3D printer
- Protective equipment
- Building plate
- Metal resin vat with pre-mounted FEP film
- Spare parts
- Metal scraper
- Plastic scraper
- Toolbox
- Power supply
- SD card
- User manual
For some items, the product’s package content may change. In case of any questions, please get in touch.
Look and feel
The Phrozen Sonic MEGA 8K is available in black with dark-yellow transparent areas in the doors. Its stylish design makes it ideal for a number of professional and personal applications. The outer dimensions of the machine are 40 х 47 х 68 сm (15.7 x 18.5 x 26.7 inches) and it weighs 35 kg (77 lbs). With the exterior completely made out of metal, the Sonic Mega 8K is a strong, heavy-duty device, its structure ensures sustainable operation over the long-term.
The dual linear rail and ball screw design is used to minimize wobbling. As the 40cm tall Z-axis remains ultra-stable, the quality and precision of large prints is significantly improved.
The new monochrome LCD screen lasts twice as long as the RGB market alternatives (usually 2,000+ hours).
Price
The Phrozen Sonic MEGA 8K goes for $2,899.00, which is reasonable considering this product’s resolution, build area (one of the largest), and overall capabilities especially taking into account that no alternative is currently available on the market for this new device.
