For power users who utilise every square millimetre, a single spool of filament isn't always enough to supply an entire print, and you rarely start out with a full spool loaded. The UltiMaker S5 / S7 Material Handling Station holds up to six spools of material and will automatically detect any UltiMaker materials via their NFC identifiers. When the Blue CPE in bay 1 runs out, the Material Handling Station will automatically start feeding a new spool of Blue CPE.

3rd party materials are also supported but must be manually identified when loaded. Each bay of the Material Handling Station can supply either the 1st or 2nd extruder, so support materials like PVA and Ionic can also be held at the ready to ensure the success of your next NylonG print. The Material Handling Station uses same-material spools in the order you load them, so be sure to load your half-spools first to use them up!

Designed to be left unattended, the Material Station allows your printer to print longer - day or night. Loading material into the Material Station takes seconds - not minutes. Simply open the door and drop the spool into a bay.

Every spool is kept below 25% relative humidity, making it easy to realise more 3D printing applications with almost any combination of polymers and abrasive composites.

Each of the Material Station's material bays have NFC readers and reinforced prefeeders for integration with Ultimaker Cura and Digital Factory.