Border Proto

Border Proto is an industrial additive manufacturing services provider based in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. The company prints metal, plastic and resin parts and combines them with CNC machining. Its site says the polymer printers, metal printers, machining centers and post-processing equipment all sit under one roof.

Printing and machining

• Metal additive: parts printed in metals such as stainless steel, combining the freedom of 3D design with metal strength.
• Polymer printing: plastic and resin 3D printing for prototypes and end-use parts.
• CNC machining: milling and machining centers used alongside the printers.
• Post-processing: finishing equipment kept in house for printed parts.

Design and quoting

Border Proto offers digital design and reverse engineering as part of each job. Customers upload an .stl file to the website and receive an instant quote with a lead time. The company describes three stages, design, prototype and production, so one project can move from a first concept to a full run of finished parts with the same supplier. Its site says the firm can make complex geometries that other manufacturing methods cannot produce. Because printing, machining and finishing happen in the same plant, a part can move through each step without leaving the company.

Materials and tools

The site lists metals, plastics and resins as its material groups, and it describes CAD tools as part of its design service. The site also offers an instant quote tool, so customers see a lead time without waiting for a sales call.

Key facts

• Based in: Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
• Products: Metal additive parts, polymer 3D printed prototypes and end-use parts, CNC machined components