Bambu Lab AMS

The Automatic Material System (AMS by Bambu Lab) is an additional component for their X1 and P1 series of printers allowing for the automatic switching of colours during printing.

Features

  • Multi-colour provision
    • 4 spools per unit.
    • Up to 4 units can be connected if an AMS Hub is used, and if connecting more than two AMS units, you need an additional PTFE tube and bus cable for each unit.
  • Basic filament dryness retention - it is an enclosed unit.
  • Filament run out and winding issue detection.
  • Filament backup
    • If a filament runs out and another filament of the same type is loaded, the AMS will automatically switch to that.
  • More Information

Personal Experience

  • The colour changing is fantastic and a game changer in terms of efficiency over manual swaps. It was this, and a Black Friday deal that won me over for getting a Bambu Lab P1S and AMS combo.
  • I’ve used the filament switch over and that worked well.
  • The isolation works well for keeping filament dry, but I am using it in combination with a filament dryer and additional desiccant boxes.

Additions

I am currently using the following with my AMS.