Project supported by POR FESR 2014-2020 Regione Lombardia. 

The PROCUT3D project aims to create a modular and low-power "smart" machine that allows just-in-time recovery of waste material for 3D printing, whether it is agglomerated by purge, non-compliant filament or print residue, facilitating the creation of a circular business model for the additive manufacturing sector.
The target of this machine are the companies of the plastic chain, from the production of virgin material, to that of filament, to the producers of printers (which often also produce the wire).
The important innovation proposed by the project consists in the ability of the machine to modulate and customize its cutting and grinding parameters according to the type of material inserted and its temperature, preserving the mechanical and physical qualities of the same and thus optimizing reuse in the production cycle.

Sustainability: the project is aimed at recycling in-house industrial waste of the supply chain, facilitating a circular and eco-sustainable model.
Cost saving: just in time recycling of waste and immediate re-entry into the production process allow significant cost savings compared to the outsourcing of the service. Reduction of waste, greater efficiency and productivity: the recovered material allows re-introduction into the production cycle and greater efficiency, as well as better management of spaces, beside greater order and cleanliness within the plant.
Circular economy: most of the residues and printing tests are now disposed of in landfills, with a significant ecological impact. The Procut3d project allows the recovery of most of the material now destined for landfill.