Home of Pico Hybrid
One of the smallest, most versatile hotends ever. Machined and assembled in the USA.
Ultralight Footprint
Just 51mm short and weighing less than 28 grams fully loaded means you can print even faster before ringing artifacts start showing up in your prints.
No Compromises
Full all-metal AND PTFE-lined at the swap of a nozzle to provide the best possible performance for any material. No more clogs.
Limit Breaking
Logic-defying print speeds that reach the level of high-flow hotends without all the ooze or stringing that comes with them. Print fast with precision.
A Safe Choice
Cold-swappable nozzles and reinforced wiring come together to create a safer, more reliable experience.
Testimonials
Here's what people are saying about the Pico Hybrid hotend
Hybrid Design = Better Prints
Easier Nozzle Changes
Change the nozzle in a matter of seconds. No more tools, no more burns.
Unparalleled Thermal Performance
Utilizing a carefully selected blower fan, Pico Hybrid is able to achieve a razor-sharp transition zone while only cooling a 10mm area.
It is so effective, the heatsink can be threaded directly into 3D-printed PLA mounts without risk of heat deformation.
Part Cooling Made Easy
The integrated part cooling add-on mounts directly to the hotend. No more need for bulky, 3D-printed air ducts with disproportionally large fans.
Common Questions
Pico Hybrid can print up to 240C with the included PTFE-lined nozzle and up to 300C with the available all-metal nozzle. A high temp (500C) upgrade will be available in the future for use and utilizes the same all-metal nozzles.
Most printers today including Creality, Prusa, and Voron printers use a 24V power supply. If you have an older printer and you are uncertain, reach out on our Discord (discord.metaform.us) channel to ask our community for advice!
In our testing we have managed to push Pico Hybrid as fast as 300mm/s! That said, print speed is a function of many things including temperature, layer height, jerk/acceleration settings, nozzle geometry and material. Pico Hybrid tends to perform just below the flow of a Volcano or other high-flow hotend, but with an ooze rate closer to standard hotends.
We do not have an official warranty policy, but your experience is extremely important to us. If you have any issues with your hotend, reach out to [email protected] and we will do our best to make sure you are taken care of.
In general, any material printed under 240C should use the PTFE-lined nozzles and anything from 240C up to 500C should use the all-metal nozzles. For a complete list of materials and recommended nozzle, click HERE.
It's super nice. I am getting flow at 210C that I couldn't get at 230C with my [E3D] V6 for PLA. The same amount of part cooling goes further.
James P. Backer #425