Differentially Heated HBP

• What?* A heated bed optimized for low energy consumption: Differential heating could allow localized heating of the heated bed for small prints.
• How?* Through the use of small size heating elements distributed across the whole area of the heated bed and the use of materials with low heat conductivity.
• Why?* While prototyping small parts or producing small quantities of small parts there are large areas of the heated bed that are not in use but which still get heated.