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Supports removal and finishes

BEAMIT Group and the subsidiary PRES-X proactively research, develop and implement new post-processing technologies to automate the production cycle – cutting lead-times and costs and enhancing process repeatability – and reduce the surface roughness of AM components.
We apply different technologies and solutions to match the specific requirements of each individual component.
Additive processes tend to produce components with a sub-optimal surface quality after printing, particularly with LPBF technologies. This is due to using powders as raw materials, building components layer-by-layer (the staircase effect) and the supports required for component production.
Until now the supports used in metal Additive Manufacturing were typically removed manually with chisels, files and small grinders, but thanks to the latest innovations in technology and post-processing techniques automated methods are more frequently used to finish components.
OUR SERVICES

CNC MACHINING
BEAMIT Group has a specialist department for vacuum and in-air heat treatments, which are fundamental processes for achieving the highest levels of performance from an AM component.

HEAT TREATMENTS
BEAMIT Group has a specialist department for vacuum and in-air heat treatments, which are fundamental processes for achieving the highest levels of performance from an AM component.

DEPOWDERING AND CLEANING COMPONENTS
Using innovative methods to remove residual powder, PRES-X technicians can ensure that the characteristic cavities associated with AM-designed components are fully depowdered.

HIP and HPHT
PRES-X was the first company in the world to install a Quintus Technologies QIH 60 system, a technology specifically designed to perform high-pressure heat treatments on AM components.

DRYLYTE® ELECTROPOLISHING
PRES-X is the heart of research and development of innovative green DryLyte® electropolishing technologies, the first dry electropolishing system designed for the surface finishing of metal components.

CHEMICAL MILLING
At PRES-X, a method for fine-tuning and validating the chemical milling process has been developed, making it repeatable and controlled for every possible use.