The extruder is the heart of any extrusion 3D printer, which is why Montreal-based Dyze Design, booth 1201, focuses exclusively on this critical element. The company’s extrusion systems and 3D printer components for professional and industrial 3D printers enable faster and more consistent material rates up to 154 mm³/s, the company says.

If you own an industrial FDM printer from Roboze, Sharebot, or AON3D, it’s already equipped with a Dyze Design extruder. But more companies are opting to swap the OEM parts and upgrade to this faster and more robust part, according to Dyze Design.

Now available for preorder, Dyze Design’s new Zephyr printhead for both robotic and Cartesian additive manufacturing features hardened alloy steel gears for reliability in heavy and intensive use.

The gear ratio stands at 3.1:1 to ensure a balance between speed and torque. Zephyr also incorporates a double grip mechanism guided by two idlers on a cam-locked slider mechanism. This design mitigates slippage and ensures faster feeding of the filament. The extruder offers nine different tension settings to accommodate a broader spectrum of filaments, from very flexible to a bit oversized.

Unlike many extruder systems, all the internal components on the Zephyr are easily accessible for maintenance and cleaning, meaning that maintenance tasks can be performed quickly and efficiently, reducing downtime.