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AON3D

Westwind and AON3D

Westwind proudly partners with AON3D to provide customers with a high temperature industrial 3D printer to manufacture strong,
high-performance parts.

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The AON-M2 2020 Industrial 3D Printer

The AON-M2 2020 is an affordable, advanced additive manufacturing machine that is designed to repeatably print high quality parts with the widest range of thermoplastics on the market. From the actively heated bed and build chamber to the engineered convective flow path, the AON-M2 2020 is designed for precision thermal control you need to print the widest variety of thermoplastics. Print bigger, more complex parts with the massive build chamber and seamlessly print support material with the dual independent tool-heads.


AON3D Materials

  • PEEK & Carbon-Fiber PEEK

    Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) is regarded as one of the strongest thermoplastics, offering a range of desirable properties such as: Extreme Thermal Resistance, Incredible Mechanical Strength, Broad Chemical Resistance, Bio-Compatible Grades, Strong Abrasion Resistance, High Crystallinity Possible

  • PEKK & Carbon-Fiber PEKK

    PEKK (polyetherketoneketone) is a relative of PEEK in the PAEK family, and offers similar high-performance mechanical properties, as well as temperature and chemical resistances. Extreme Thermal Resistance, Incredible Mechanical Strength, Broad Chemical Resistance, Flame Retardant, Strong Abrasion Resistance, Great Printability.

  • Polycarbonate

    Polycarbonate is an engineering-grade thermoplastic that offers exceptional strength, as well as excellent printability and heat resistance. It also offers: Excellent Thermal Resistance, High Isotropy, Strong Impact Resistance, Sterilizable Healthcare Grade, Translucent Grades, Improved Thermal Properties Compared to ABS.

  • ULTEM™ 9085 (PEI)

    ULTEM™ 9085 (also known as PEI, or polyetherimide) is a versatile high-performance thermoplastic used in 3D printing. It provides: Extreme Thermal Resistance, Excellent Dimensional Stability, High Mechanical Strength, Lightweight Metal Replacement, Certified for Low Flame, Smoke & Toxicity (FST) Applications, UL 94 V-0 Flammability Rating.

  • PA (Nylon)

    PA (Nylon) or the polyamides are a thermoplastic family with high strength-to-weight ratio and a low friction coefficient that make it ideal for a wide range of applications. Great Thermal Resistance, Excellent Mechanical Strength, Chemical Resistance, Low Fiction Coefficient, Good Abrasion Resistance, Flexible, Carbon Fiber & Glass Fibers Grades.

  • Aquasys® 120

    AquaSys®120 Water Soluble Support is a versatile support material used alongside engineering-grade thermoplastics and can be removed with warm water. Stable Up to chamber temperatures of 120°C, compatible with wide variety of materials, low shrinkage, excellent adhesion, great printability.

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EnvisionTEC

Westwind and EnvisionTEC

Westwind is proud to partner with EnvisionTEC, innovators in 3D technology, whose printers are known for delivering excellent precision, smooth surface finish down to 10 microns, functionality and speed. And with 190 materials available, you can print just about any application.

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Continuous (CDLM) DLP Printers

EnvisionTEC launched their Continuous Digital Light Manufacturing technology in early 2016 with the Micro Plus cDLM. The process allows for continuous motion of the build plate to deliver exceptional build speeds. They’ve continued to innovate and expand this family of printers, increasing the build envelope, improving resolution, including heating elements. These printers are FAST.


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Desktop DLP Printers

EnvisionTEC’s professional-grade desktop 3D printer family uses advanced DLP technology. Offering fast and accurate 3D builds with sizes up to 71.7 cubic inches and accuracy levels down to 30 microns, these machines are easy to use, with few moving parts and minimal consumable components. Switching between materials is quick and easy, with little to no waste. Used by thousands of professionals worldwide, including manufacturers of jewelry, hearing aids, dental models and appliances, medical devices, consumer goods, mechanical prototypes and more.


Perfactory DLP Printers

Designed for real production and build sizes up to 253.6 cubic inches, this “personal factory” line of 3D printers uses exclusive DLP technology and offers the ability to fully automate production. From aerospace to entertainment to medical, these printers deliver regardless of geometric complexity.


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3SP Printers

EnvisionTEC’s 3SP technology uses a UV laser to rapidly scan, spin and selectively photocure a variety of resins into large, durable parts up to 5800 cubic inches. A true industrial 3D printer, it’s at home on a factory floor or in a machine shop, hospital, or lab. These printers can build a range of manufacturing objects, from functional gears, valves and pumps to fasteners, jigs, fixtures or end effectors. You can also use it for mass customized production in the dental industry. No sacrificing accuracy or surface finish with 3SP technology (which isn’t the same as SLA). Oh, it can also 3D print tooling for thermoplastic injection molding.

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AMT PostPro

Westwind and AMT PostPro

Westwind proudly partners with AMT PostPro, a technology leader delivering performance and reliability in the post processing of 3D parts.

Chemical Vapor Smoothing Solutions

PostPro Chemical Vapor Smoothing is a physio-chemical process that can smooth a wide variety of thermoplastic polymers. Patented surface sealing system offers increased mechanical properties, durability, color uniformity, skin and food contact. The process is highly controllable, allowing reproducible results with no degradation of a part’s mechanical properties.


PostPro 3D

PostPro 3D is tested, certified, and ready to use in your large-scale industrial productions. By enhancing part surface, PostPro 3D creates beautiful looking parts and improves mechanical performance, seals the surface (enabling easy cleaning, dying, and coating) while keeping dimensional accuracy without fixture marks. PostPro 3D offers almost 90 liters of smoothing space, a cycle time of under 2 hours, and compatibility with over 100 materials of both powder-bed fusion and fused filament fabrication.


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PostPro3D Mini

The compact PostPro3D Mini is ideal for companies that want to start chemical vapor smoothing but have a lower production volume. With a very small footprint, the 50 liter chamber PostPro3D Mini works well for research and development, and design and production activities. As your production grows, you can add a second or third Mini or scale up to the industrial version with the PostPro 3D.


Depowdering

PostPro’s depowdering are perfect for cleaning 3D printed parts in high volume. Suitable for all commonly used materials and geometries, and can also be used for shot blasting. The machines have an operator friendly design configuration and are UL and CE certified.

PostProDP Pro

When you have hour after hour of cleaning or shot blasting, look to the PostProDP Pro. It is ergonomically designed and equipped with features to maximize your throughput. The generously sized basket allows you to optimize your blasting angle, quickly clean parts, while still allowing you to easily switch between batches. You can even store your autoblaster “formulas” for reuse.


PostPro DP

The PostPro DP is an ideal starter cleaning and shot blasting system. Robust, built to last, and affordable, this machine is built with the operator in mind.

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Materialise

Westwind and Materialise

Westwind proudly partners with Materialise, a leader in 3D software that allows you to manage and control your workflow more efficiently.

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Materialise Magics

Materialise Magics is the core component of the Materialise Magics 3D Print Suite, an extensive software portfolio that enables you to manage every step of the AM workflow. Materialise Magics is a versatile, industry-leading data preparation and STL editor software for Additive Manufacturing that allows you to convert files to STL, repair errors, edit your design and prepare your build platform.


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Sinter Module (Nesting)

The Magics Sinter Module makes your sinter process time and cost effieicent. The module is equipped with a powerful multi-core nesting algorithm that automatically and quickly nests your parts. You can literally build more parts in less time. It offers advanced options to protect small parts, indicate no-build zones and print on multiple machines.


HP Build Processor

The HP Build Processor establishes a seamless connection from the software to the printer. The benefits include a simplified workflow for the user (with the possibility to assign the available 3D printer-specific build styles to the platform), as well as the possibility of creating build jobs for all of the HP Jet Fusion 3D printers. Find out more about its extensive range of machine-specific and technology-neutral solutions.

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Rugged 3D

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Westwind and Rugged 3D

Westwind proudly partners with Rugged 3D to provide customers a portable 3D printer that can be used even in austere environments. Maintenance and upgrades are easy using the rapid tool change heads which are cross-compatible across all models. Rugged 3D is proud to be part of the Made in the USA program.

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Commuter Series

A light duty 3D printer that is engineered for maximum portability. Weighing only 60 lbs, this 3d printer can be transported as airline cargo or parcel. With an 8″ cubed print volume, materials for use with this printer include: PLA, TPU, ABS, PETG, HIPS, Nylon, PC, and more.

Man rolling closed Rugged 3D printer to job site


Voyager & Voyager Extended Series

Voyager Series printers are engineered for maximum durability and integrated into a MIL-C-4150J / IP67 military grade case, packed on a Humvee or air-dropped into service. The electrical system is surge protected and has an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) system to perform during unexpected power changes. Materials for use with this series include PLA, TPU, ABS, PETG, HIPS, Nylon, PC, and more. The Voyager print volume is 10″ x 10″ x 10″ while the Voyager Extended Series provides an additional 10″ of Z axis build volume with a 10″ x 10″ x 20″ print space.


Specialized Filaments

Rugged 3D uses open source 1.75mm filaments and will extrude all filaments up to 350 degrees F. Following is a list of preferred filamemts for the Rugged 3D machines: PLA, ABS, TPU, PETG, Carbon Fiber PETG, and PC. If you have questions about the filament that would be best for your project, our team can help.

  • Black-PLA filament

    Black-PLA

  • Blue-PLA filament

    Blue-PLA

  • White-PLA filament

    White-PLA

  • Black-ABS filament

    Black-ABS

  • Blue-ABS filament

    Blue-ABS

  • White-ABS filament

    White-ABS

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