HOME AGENCY CARS SECTORS TREATMENTS SERVICES CONTACTS From idea to product 3D printing is the most disruptive technology to date, potentially capable of overturning traditional production paradigms. Rather than resorting to shapes and molds or the use of tools to remove material, modern additive techniques allow the production in a single step of objects of arbitrarily complex shape by adding material on the basis of a CAD model elaborated on the computer. This innovative approach allows you to optimize the design by getting out of the current constraints imposed by conventional technological processes and drastically reduce production times and costs. A fundamental role in the application of this technology is played by the surface finish, both from an aesthetic and a functional point of view. Our answer Due to current limitations, intrinsic in additive processes, the products obtained have a surface quality and roughness values which, for most applications, may be unacceptable. Our surface finishing solutions are able to give particularly pleasant aesthetic effects and roughness profiles suitable for correct operation to the treated parts. In the case of additive manufacturing for metals, current technologies introduce residual stresses that are anything but negligible that can produce deformations or poor mechanical strength. The current researches that see us engaged in this specific field show substantial improvements in the fatigue performance of the components through appropriate shot-peening treatments. La nostra esperienza nell’ingegneria delle superfici, unita alla continua ricerca dei trattamenti superficiali, ci permette di affrontare rapidamente e in modo concreto le innumerevoli sfide richieste da un settore così dinamico come l’additive manufacturing. NORBLAST S.r.l Via Carpigiani,7 (z.i Roveri) - 40138 Bologna (Italy) - Tel (+39) 051 531037 - Fax (+39) 051 530133 - norblast@norblast.it