LDO Orbiter 2.0

LDO Orbiter 2.0

One of the most expected project of 2021, the Orbiter v2.0. A high precision direct drive extruder custom manufactured by LDO Motors. This is LDO’s finest direct drive extruder system in which they have integrated all what they learned about extruders in the past years.

Designed by Dr. R. Lorincz, manufactured by LDO

What’s new compared to the Orbiter 1.5:

• Shorter drive gears (11mm vs 15mm)
• Hardened filament drive gears manufactured by Bondtech
• Weight reduced to ~135 grams
• Smaller more compact dimensions (11.6% shorter)
  
• New motor design offers ~40% increase in pushing force in real printing conditions and much improved
  acceleration performance
  
• Flipped drive gears – filament path closer to the extruder center for a more balanced design and perfect
  fit on delta printers as well
• Stainless steel filament exit guide with 0.2-0.3mm clearance to drive gears for best TPU printing
  experience and extreme wear resistance when using abrasive filaments.
  
• High temperature resistant injected housings, GPA12
• Machined PEEK secondary drive gear sleeve
• Tension mechanism with grab screw (Captive Grab Screw)
  
• Mounting screws in line with filament exit path – improving housing stiffness and easier mounting
• Perfectly aligned filament path
• New smaller and better PTFE input coupler
• Motor position rotated by additional 10 degrees for easier maintenance and assembly
  
• Filament sensor add on with auto load and unload button add on feature (to be released later)
  
• And many more small changes to improve mechanical accuracy and design look