The S5’s versatility, enhanced with S8-level speed and accessibility.
The UltiMaker S6: Building on the award-winning S5 legacy, now with up to 4x productivity. Powerful innovations like the UltiMaker Cheetah motion planer, better bed leveling, and flex plate option.
What’s included
- (2) Ultimaker Print Core AA 0.4mm
- (1) Ultimaker Print Core BB 0.4mm
- (1) Spool of Ultimaker Tough PLA, 750g
- (1) Spool of Ultimaker PVA, 750g
- (1) Glass build plates
- (1) Glue stick
- (1) NFC enabled reel holder assembly
- (1) NFC spool holder
- (1) Hex screwdriver 2mm
- (1) Ethernet Cable
- (1) USB Stick
- (1) Oil & Grease for Maintenance
- (1) Calibration card
- (1) Power cable
Technical Specifications
Dimensions
| Build volume | 330 x 240 x 300 mm (13 x 9.4 x 11.8 inches) |
| Assembled dimensions | W 495 x D 585 x H 780 mm (W 19.5 x D 23 x H 30.7 inches) |
| Print technology | Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) |
| Compatible filament diameter | 2.85 mm |
| Weight | 29.1 kg (64.2 lbs) |
| Maximum power output | 500 W |
Operational parameters
| Nozzle temperature | 180 – 280 °C |
| Nozzle heat-up time | < 2 minutes |
| Operating sound | < 51 dBA |
| Build plate leveling | Advanced active leveling |
| Build plate | Glass build plate, optional steel flex plate |
| Build plate heat-up time | < 5 minutes (from 20 to 60 °C) |
| Operating ambient temperature | 15 – 32 °C (59 – 90 °F) |
| Non-operating temperature | 0 – 32 °C (32 – 90 °F) |
Printer properties
| Layer resolution | 0.25 mm nozzle: 150 – 60 micron 0.4 mm nozzle: 200 – 20 micron 0.6 mm nozzle: 300 – 20 micron 0.8 mm nozzle: 600 – 20 micron |
| XYZ resolution | 6.9, 6.9, 2.5 micron |
| Feeder type | Dual-geared feeder, reinforced for composite materials |
| Display | 4.7-inch (11.9 cm) color touchscreen |
| Print core replacement | Swappable print cores |
| Print head | Dual extrusion print head with an auto-nozzle lifting system, swappable print cores. |
| Nozzle diameters | 0.25 mm, 0.4 mm, 0.6 mm, 0.8 mm |
Ecosystem, Safety & Compliance
| Supplied free software | UltiMaker Cura – print preparation software
UltiMaker Digital Factory – printer management software |
| Supported OS | MacOS, Windows, and Linux |
| Plugin integration | SolidWorks, Siemens NX, Autodesk Inventor |
| Supported file types | UltiMaker Cura: STL, OBJ, X3D, 3MF, BMP, GIF, JPG, PNG Printable formats: G, GCODE, GCODE.gz, UFP |
| File transfter | Wi-Fi (2.4 GHz), Ethernet, USB |
| Certification | CE, FCC, VPAT, RoHS, REACH, CB, BIS, KC, PSE, RCM, SRRC, MIC, NCC, Safe unattended professional use |














