Machine Details

The Hacklab has three separate 3D Printers (yes, three).

There is a BambuLabs X1 Carbon (with the 'AMS' unit), and there are 2 FlashForge Adventurer 5M Pro units.

Specs

Each of the machines behaves a little differently - and the Bambu unit has an extra capability that the FlashForges do not (quickly switching filaments mid-job).

BambuLabs X1 Carbon

Spec	Value
Build Width	256mm
Build Depth	256mm
Build Height	256mm
Build Plate	Enclosed, Heated
Extruder Temperature	<300°C
Nozzle Diameter	0.4mm
Compatible Slicing Software	Bambu Studio Support third party slicers which export standard G-code such as Superslicer, Prusaslicer and Cura, but certain advanced features may not be supported.
Filaments	PLA, PETG, TPU, ABS, ASA, PVA, PET, PA, PC Carbon / Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymer Note that Carbon and Fibreglass will cause extra wear on the print nozzle.

AMS

The 'Bambu Lab Automatic Material System' allows you to load several different filaments in for use in a single print job.
This could be multiple colours or multiple materials, or multiple partial rolls of filament for the printer to automatically change rolls when what's left on a roll runs out.
The AMS also senses when filament tangles or fails to feed, which stops printing to help reduce failed prints - which also reduces wastage.

Why would this be useful, beyond pretty colours?
If you are doing a complex print that requires supports to be used, then you could have the print use a whole separate colour for the support structures - which will make identifying when all the supports have been cut away that much easier.

FlashForge Adventurer 5M Pro

Spec	Value
Build Width	220mm
Build Depth	220mm
Build Height	220mm
Build Plate	Enclosed
Extruder Temperature	280°C
Nozzle Diameter	0.4mm
Compatible Slicing Software	FlashPrint 5 Orca-Flashforge Orca Slicer
Filaments	PLA/PETG (0.4mm nozzle) ABS/ASA TPU/PLA-CF/PETG-CF (0.6/0.8mm nozzle)