FarmLink PrinterCell
Open the door. Change the plate. Run the cell.
FarmLink PrinterCell is HenCo’s modular automation system for enclosed Bambu Lab X1C printers. It opens the door on command, tracks every plate in the rack, and talks to your robot or farm software over a local web interface and MQTT — without locked-in farm software.Built for print farms, robot cells and unattended production.
One PrinterCell Module drives up to four Door Openers. Link modules on the FarmLink bus and run as many as 16 printers. Add Rack Modules and Slot Sensors to manage up to 4 racks and 64 build plates.Door motion and plate inventory live in the same control layer. That is the foundation for a robot-fed plate-change cell: open the door, swap the plate, know which slot is empty or full.
The system
The system
FarmLink Door Opener – Bambu Lab X1C
Slide-on fit, two-screw mount. Open and close angles adjustable per degree. Manual push-button. Magnetic open/close detection.
FarmLink PrinterCell Module
Central controller for 4 openers. Daisy-chain on the FarmLink bus to 16 printers. Web interface and MQTT.
Central controller for 4 openers. Daisy-chain on the FarmLink bus to 16 printers. Web interface and MQTT.
FarmLink Rack Module
Connects a 16-slot plate rack to the same bus.FarmLink Slot Sensor
LJ12 inductive sensor. Reports empty or occupied per rack compartment.
Why PrinterCell
Start here
Connects a 16-slot plate rack to the same bus.FarmLink Slot Sensor
LJ12 inductive sensor. Reports empty or occupied per rack compartment.
Why PrinterCell
- Designed for robot plate-change — not only dumping parts in a bin
- 1° open and close adjustment
- Manual button plus magnetic position detection
- Fast, reversible mounting: slide fit + 2 screws
- Open control: web UI + MQTT
- One bus for doors, racks and sensors
- Scales from one X1C to a 16-printer cell
- Own design, engineered by HenCo
Start here
Starter — 1 PrinterCell Module + 1 Door Opener
4-printer cell — 1 PrinterCell Module + 4 Door Openers
Rack pack — Rack Module + Slot Sensors for 16 compartments Expand later with extra openers, modules and racks.
4-printer cell — 1 PrinterCell Module + 4 Door Openers
Rack pack — Rack Module + Slot Sensors for 16 compartments Expand later with extra openers, modules and racks.
Does it need proprietary farm software?
No. Control it from the built-in web interface or MQTT. Use Home Assistant, Node-RED, a robot controller or your own stack.
No. Control it from the built-in web interface or MQTT. Use Home Assistant, Node-RED, a robot controller or your own stack.
How many printers can I run?
4 Door Openers per PrinterCell Module. Up to 4 modules on the bus = 16 printers.
4 Door Openers per PrinterCell Module. Up to 4 modules on the bus = 16 printers.
How many plates?
Up to 4 racks × 16 slots = 64 plates, with optional occupancy sensing per slot.
Up to 4 racks × 16 slots = 64 plates, with optional occupancy sensing per slot.
What printer is supported?
Bambu Lab X1C (front door).
FarmLink is designed and made by HenCo.
Questions about a cell layout? Contact us via Henco-design.nl.
Bambu Lab X1C (front door).
FarmLink is designed and made by HenCo.
Questions about a cell layout? Contact us via Henco-design.nl.