Bontech INDX Tool Changer

[PFarm]

According to the Bontech site this will be available for purchase in November 2025. The Thin Passive Tool will be $35 US, and the Smart Tool Head $250 US. Looks like a well design system for multi-colour, multi-material printing.

Nero (Canuck Creator) visits Bontech, at 5:28, you can see the testing in progress. At 11:04 looks like they're using a Voron V2 for testing.

 

Livestream of the Bondtech INDX.

 

@mvdveer A future rabbit hole for you and I. 

Edited May 20 by PFarm

[mvdveer]

Looks so good! Rabbit hole  - fill it up fill it up !

[NikosSprocket]

You said it; rabbit hole!

It looks like a great idea and without having tried it looks more robust than a filament changer (ERCF, AMS etc.) and all shortcomings; complex and finicky mechanism for loading/unloading filaments, filament waist, filament loop holding area etc. True IDX systems will be faster and maybe more flexible, but difficult to DIY and implement more than 2 heads, and you will need multiple full heads (extruder, heater, temperature sensor, fan(s) etc.) which is more complex and high cost.

Looking forward to the final product. Personally, I like

Bonctech products as my original LGX never missed a bit and now the LGX Light V2 works as good!

[CrazyCreator]

Running with klipper, rrf or marlin?

[PFarm]

45 minutes ago, CrazyCreator said:

Running with klipper, rrf or marlin?

In the videos, they're running on Klipper.

[mvdveer]

47 minutes ago, CrazyCreator said:

Running with klipper, rrf or marlin?

In the video it was running on a V0, so I would say definitely Klipper compatible. Don't know about RatRig or Marlin but being bondtech - would assume support for those will be there

 

[NikosSprocket]

It would be interesting to see how they're going to address enclosures.

[PFarm]

For anyone considering using the Bontech INDX when released in a Trident, I found this system for the Lineux system, but it could also be adapted for the Bontech. There is no STL, but you can generate them from the step file.

Link 

 

Edited May 24 by PFarm