GoKawiilPrusa and Bondtech launch INDX toolchanger for CORE One 3D printers
Prusa Research and Bondtech have released the INDX, a toolchanging system that can print up to eight colors or materials using slim, moving-part-free toolheads mounted on Prusa's CORE One platform. The system ships pre-installed on new CORE One+ Gen 2 printers or as a $749 conversion kit for existing CORE One owners, and Bondtech also sells it separately as a DIY kit for other open-source printers.
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Multicolor and multimaterial printing has long been slow and wasteful due to filament purging, so a toolchanger that swaps heads instead of filament could sharply cut waste and print times. Because the design is modular and even available as a standalone kit, it may push rival manufacturers to adopt similar toolchanging approaches rather than continuing to rely on single-nozzle multi-material systems.
- INDX is a joint Prusa-Bondtech toolchanging system supporting up to eight colors/materials.
- It's available factory-installed on CORE One+ Gen 2 or as a $749+ conversion kit for existing owners.
- The toolheads have no moving parts, with all extrusion work done by a shared 'smart head.'
Prusa CORE One 3D Printer — If the multi-toolhead INDX system has you excited about Prusa's engineering, the CORE One is the platform it's built on and a fantastic standalone printer in its own right. It offers the same enclosed, high-speed CoreXY design praised in the review, making it a great entry point into the Prusa ecosystem before considering an upgrade path toward toolchanging.this is a good starting point for high quality printing.
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Published there as: “Prusa CORE One+ INDX review: Time for a 'Tool' change”
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