"Rostec" has started printing small arms parts on a 3D printer

In Russia, the first batch of titanium muzzle brakes weighing less than 300 g for small arms was printed on a 3D printer. This was announced on September 21 by the state corporation itself.

"The Center for Additive Technologies of our UEC (United Engine Corporation. "In a day," the Rostec Telegram channel reported, "I produced a batch of muzzle brakes, compensators, and flame arresters from domestic titanium powder by selective laser fusion."

According to the state corporation, this technology has made it possible to create a high-quality part, reduce the weight of the product, speed up production and reduce its cost. Also, when manufactured using traditional methods, the part may often have deviations in geometry and characteristics.

"The device is attached to the barrel, extinguishes the flash, reduces recoil. It has a complex geometry – relief partitions, channels, holes at an angle," the company described the functionality of the part.

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