The world of 3D printing is a segment in which the proverbial Italian creativity has found great space. The story of 3D4Mec certainly belongs to the success stories of the universe of ‘additive manufacturing: about a year ago we met the founder of the company, Ivano Corsini, on the occasion of the launch of 3D4Steel, a 3D printer for metals , produced on commission with the specific requests of the customer, therefore able to use, after appropriate characterization, all non-reactive steel powders on the market.

3D4Brass: the 3D printer for brass

3D4BRASS was born from a customer request , similar project but dedicated specifically to brass, a world first. 3D4Mec has in fact created the first 3D printer Powder Bed Fusion specialized in the process of all brass alloys with percentage of zinc less than 45%.

The new printer was born from the need for Rubinetterie Bresciane Bonomi , a leading company in the production of taps and fittings, to quickly create functional components for the validation of pre-series. The challenge was to verify its feasibility and to be able to produce the first brass components through additive manufacturing, a challenge that can be defined as won.

3D4BRASS produces the component layer by layer, consolidating the material (metal powders) only in strategic points, without waste and with a resolution in Z of 50 μm . Once the component has been printed, all that remains is to remove it from the supports and apply the appropriate post-processing, such as shot blasting or other treatments, to obtain components that are fully functional and ready to be assembled in the machine for any threading and other processing, which also the castings undergo produced with traditional casting technologies.

3D4BRASS technology is suitable for the production of small lots and pre-series and wants to become the extra weapon for manufacturers of small parts, jewelery, taps, valves and all companies that have to produce precision objects and which currently exploit casting technologies with molds or machining from solid.

The 3D4BRASS printer will be available on the market starting from Q3 2021 and will require an investment of approximately 400. 00 0 euro .