Metal 3D printed custom cyclone filter
The cyclone type filter-separator made of stainless steel is printed on a metal 3D printer AM3D Pro at the AM3D additive manufacturing center. The use of 3D printing technology made it possible to reduce the production of a prototype to 4 days. The printing time is 25 hours. The part height is 207 mm.
The filter separator is made with 4 active chambers to accelerate the flow rate. All connecting pipes have a 12 mm thread.

A distinctive feature of this part is the impossibility of removing supports from the internal cavities of the cyclones. By optimizing the printing parameters at certain layers, it was possible to print overhangs at angles of 25 and 14 degrees without using support structures. Typically you will see support structures on every surface with an overhang angle less than 45 degrees. In the following photos, you can see the inner surface of the product.

The wall thickness of the cyclone filter separator is 0.8 mm.


A custom cyclone filter made of stainless steel

Cyclone filter

Unsupported overhang 14°
Unsupported overhang 25°