LDO Orbiter Extruder V2.0 for 3D Printer

The LDO Orbiter V2.0 high precision direct drive extruder designed by Dr. Lorincz Rober in cooperation with LDO.

Features:
Shorter drive gears 11mm vs 15 mm
Hardened filament drive gears
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 improvedin 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 design (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 available for auto load and unload button add on feature
And many more small changes to improve mechanical accuracy and design look

Filament Path and Mounting Feature
Filament path closer to the center to facilitate mounting on delta printers and better mounting
Inline mounting screws with the filament exit paths
Better housing stiffness and eliminate flexing during high force pushing
Improved filament path
Extrusion Performance
Optimized the motor design to maximize its torque in the speed range the extruder needs
The result is 40% increase of the pushing force in real printing contitions
Retraction speed up to 120mm/s
Acceleration up to 3000mm/s²
Stainless Steel Filament Exit Guide
Improves the extruder lifetime when used with abrasive filaments
Gap between the filament guide and filament pushing gears is about 0.2-0.3mm
Maximum TPU printing speed - the filament can go only into the hotend, no space to be tangled around the gears
Tensioner Design
POM washer and stainless steel spring are retained on the screw when the tensioner is removed
Reduces the possibility to lose the washer and spring
Maintenance
Motor position rotated by additional 10 degrees for easier maintenance and assembly
Filament Sensor
New filament sensor design with filament auto load and unload button
Filament entry lit by colored LED
The Orbiter v2.0 was designed by Dr. Lorincz Robert, for more information visit https://orbiterprojects.com/