CryoGrip Pro Glacier

I picked up this larger 257x257mm BIQU CryoGrip Pro Glacier Panda Build Plate to run large-format production parts on my Bambu Lab X1-Carbon and P1S printers. Anyone who prints massive, wide-footprint structural parts knows that warping at the corners is a constant battle unless you slather the bed in messy glue stick residue. This specialized "Glacier" low-temperature coating completely changes the game, allowing you to lock parts down flush without consuming massive amounts of bed heater power. Why this 257x257mm CryoGrip plate is an absolute masterpiece: Unrivaled Room-Temp Cold Adhesion: The proprietary chemical formulation on this sheet is incredibly tacky. I ran a series of wide, flat structural enclosures with my heated bed set to just 25°C–30°C (essentially room temperature). The filament anchors down with massive initial grab force, making first-layer corner lifting completely impossible. Flawless Lidar & Calibration Passes: A major issue with third-party build plates on the X1C is that aggressive textures can trick the automated lidar sensor, throwing frustrating micro-step or first-layer inspection errors. The ultra-fine textured finish on this Glacier sheet lets the lidar run its calibration sweeps flawlessly, allowing you to keep all your automated safety features enabled. Massive Workflow and Power Efficiency: Because your machine no longer needs to wait several minutes to heat a heavy aluminum bed up to 60°C–65°C for every project, print runs start almost instantaneously. This dramatically speeds up rapid prototyping timelines and slashes long-term workshop power consumption. Perfect Factory Alignment Constraints: The 257x257mm footprint aligns cleanly with the rear bed alignment stops. The nozzle-cleaning rear tab cutout is perfectly positioned, ensuring the toolhead calibration sequence doesn't scrape or hang up on the edges of the spring steel sheet. Crucial Setup & Handling Guidelines: Let It Cool Fully Before Flexing: This plate holds onto warm plastic with an iron grip. To protect the specialized chemical coating from bubbling or tearing away from the steel core, always let the plate drop fully down to room temperature. Once cooled, give the spring steel a gentle twist, and your parts will pop free effortlessly. The Freezer Trick: If you are printing a highly rigid or stubborn material that refuses to drop its grip, slide the entire flexible steel plate into your kitchen freezer for 5 minutes. The rapid thermal shock will force the plastic to safely pop loose on its own. Strict Maintenance Warning: Never wipe or wash this plate with harsh chemical solvents like Acetone, which will instantly strip the low-temperature coating right off the sheet. To refresh the extreme tackiness, a simple wash under the sink with warm water and basic dish soap is all it takes. Final thoughts: The 257x257mm BIQU Glacier Panda plate is a premier quality-of-life hardware upgrade that completely lives up to the hype on full-sized machines. It eliminates the mess of adhesives entirely, boosts your daily output speeds, and provides ironclad first-layer reliability without tricking your printer's sensors. It is an exceptional value upgrade that modernizes a production workflow beautifully.

After using this build plate almost exclusively for over 2 weeks, here are my honest impressions of the product. Simply put, it sticks really well and releases when you need it to. I attempted to run it through a gauntlet of different brands of filament and I couldn’t find one that did not stick well to this build plate. I print a lot of articulated dragons with Silk PLA and with certain build plates, I will have adhesion problems at times. As a person who hates using glue on my build plates, it was a very welcome sight to see that glue is not required on this particular one. Unboxing and Initial Impression Packaging is very straightforward in a cardboard box, inside you will find an information sheet comparing the Frostbite and Glacier build plates that are offered in the CryoGrip series. You will also find a sticker sheet that has the AR code stickers to affix on the build plate for the X1 Carbon to read the proper build plate settings in the slicer. The build plate does have a slightly textured surface but it feels smooth to the touch and feels high quality. The easiest way to describe the texture of this build plate is that it sits right between the Smooth plate and Textured PEI plate that Bambu Lab offers. It also features an enlarged heat-isolating handle on the front with holes to facilitate quick cooling and make the build plate a lot easier to remove from the printer. The information sheet also outlines the settings needed to properly use the build plate. I initially set my slicer to run 5º C cooler but then I increased it to 10º C cooler with no problems. This build plate can also work with all filaments that have a nozzle temperature below 300º C so most engineering filaments will be compatible with this build plate. But where it shines is with PLA and PETG. The Frostbite version is even better at cold printing adhesion than this one with PLA and PETG. The gauntlet test I tested this build plate with numerous filaments. My printer is a Bambu Lab P1S and below is a list of what filaments I used. * Bambu Lab PLA Basic * Bambu Lab PLA Matte * Bambu Lab PLA Metal * Bambu Lab PLA Marble * Bambu Lab PLA Galaxy * Bambu Lab PETG HF * Bambu Lab ABS * Anycubic Silk PLA Dual and Tri-Color * SUNLU Silk Rainbow PLA+ * Eryone Silk Tri-Color PLA * Flashforge Color Changeable PLA * Elegoo Silk PLA * Polymaker ABS As far as performance goes printing numerous articulating dragons and the Midgard Serpent pictured above, the silk PLAs from the different manufacturers did not have any adhesion problems as long as you go with the recommended speed for the initial layer. I did adjust the settings in the slicer to utilize the new Bambu Cool Plate Super tack although the information sheet recommends the Cool Plate settings. I also adjusted the temperature manually to be 5-10º cooler because the information sheet recommends 45-55º C for PLA and 60-75º C for PETG and the recommended manufacturer temps for the ABS. As time progresses I will try other filaments like PA, TPU, and ASA. I would also like to mention that for the 2 weeks I was testing, the build plate was not cleaned at all which is a testament to the stickiness of this build plate. BiQU recommends soap & water for cleanup or even alcohol if you are printing PETG. With that being said, the build plate is so sticky that it can withstand an overnight power outage and resume in the morning with no problems on a cold PNW night. I am quite happy with that indeed. Energy savings with this build plate is going to be significant if you are running a printer farm and running everything 5-10º cooler as a whole. I did not test my particular energy savings on a meter but I am sure it will add up over time. Final Thoughts What can I say, BiQU did a great job with this plate and only time will tell if it is just as durable as the Bambu Lab build plates. If you keep it clean, it should stay very sticky and last a while in a heavy printing environment. My printers stayed running 24 hours a day for 2 weeks straight so it was thoroughly run through its paces. I like the overall texture as it leaves a very smooth finish on my builds and not too shiny. With all of my prints both large and small, I only encountered one problem with adhesion and its because I was printing with ABS and left the top of the printer open accidentally so it was a little too cool in the chamber and the large print warped and came off in one corner. Other than that no problems with adhesion. I give this product 5 stars for quality, performance, and value.

This plate holds extremely well and just does not seem to let go during a print. Adhesion has been excellent on my Snapmaker U1 and I have had very consistent results with it. I also really like the texture it leaves on the bottom of the print. It is not smooth, but it is not rough either. It gives the surface a nice finished look without being overly textured. Very happy with the CryoGrip Pro Glacier.

What a great plate. I have a Bambu brand cool plate too, but wanted a second one as I have two PEI plates already. This thing has some serious grip too even after cooling down. Sadly on my P2S, it doesn't like the QR code, even after I printed one to try. I might try another print, but, its super easy to just tell it to ignore and continue to print. The material doesn't feel cheap and the fit of it in the P2S is perfect! Highly recommend.

Works great on my x1c. Adhesion is amazing, no need for glues. The only drawback is the sticker you have to apply to the plate for the reader to not alarm out before print.

Lots of hype, but honestly I'm not sure it's any better than the standard PEI. It does produce a smoother print than the textured PEI and that's my main reason for using it. It does hold prints well and for the most part releases when cool. The reduced temp is, in my opinion, a bit of a gimmick. I didn't see any reason to change my profiles. Is it a good plate, yes. Could you use it for all your printing, yes. Just check when you need glue stick. Would I recommending buying it, perhaps, but only for smoother printed surfaces.

I chose the BIQU Glacier build plate instead of the Frostbite plate to replace my super worn out Bambu Labs gold PEI textured plate. I mostly print PLA, but I have used ASA, PETG, PLA (and variants thereof) without issue on this plate. The packaging included QR stickers for build plate recognition and there is a pre marked spot on the build plate for precise sticker placement. I personally keep the build plate recognition feature off in my slicer software since I was previously using an off brand smooth PEI plate that I didn't like. This is a relatively smooth-textured plate, with almost a satin finish. It is not nearly as rough as the Gold textured plate included in Bambu labs printers. That may be a positive or negative depending on your preference. Adhesion is excellent with this plate. I keep Bambu studio on high temp smooth plate, and have no issues whatsoever with adhesion. I am not great about keeping my hands off the plate, and yet this plate keeps models adhered very well. Parts do not slide right off once they're cooled as they do with the textured plate, and it takes flexing the plate to pop them off. The sizing seems just a hair bigger than OEM plates, but that's just an observation. Not nearly enough to cause any issues in my X1C whatsoever. I compared numerous plates to this before purchasing, and this seems to be the best all arounder in terms of quality vs price. This is my go to plate now.

This plate significantly improved adhesion and reduced failures. Super happy with the plate! What I do might be a bit blasphemous, but I run the plate with same temps bed temps as the manufacturer plate and have wicked strong adhesion.

Amazing product literally best adhesion even on low bed temp recommended

Qualidade de construção superior q original e ótima fixação. Mas se quiser colocar 50graus para PLA fica ate difícil de tirar da mesa.

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