Flow meter panel mount for Bencontrol Technologies
A twist-to-lock panel mount for Bencontrol Technologies' flow meter display, reverse engineered from the meter and printed in aluminium.
- Client
- Bencontrol Technologies
- Designed from
- The client's own meter, measured and modelled
- How it holds
- The meter twists into the collar and locks
- Fixed to the panel by
- Four M4 screws through the plate
- Mounts printed in metal
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- Panel cut-out the mount was designed for
- 90 x 90 mm
- Design rounds before the metal print
- 2
What we brought
What we can do
We design around the part you already have
We modelled the mount around Bencontrol's own meter and checked the twist lock in PLA before any metal.
How we look after you
You choose the fixing that suits your panel
Our second design showed the panel cut-out and offered two fixings: nut slots behind, or countersunk holes.
What you get
A metal part without tooling
Three mounts were printed in aluminium alloy by SLM, rigid enough for an industrial panel.
Gallery
The whole project at a glance. Drag or swipe to browse; tap a picture to enlarge it.
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The finished piece
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The meter seated in its mount.
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Side view: the meter through the plate.
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The collar and corner holes from behind.
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Design and prototyping · First designRenderThe first design, turning.
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DrawingThe collar, 88.44 mm across.
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Design and prototyping · Second designRenderThe second design, with a wider opening.
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DrawingChecked against the 90 x 90 mm cut-out.
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RenderTwo fixings: nut slots or countersunk holes.
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Design and prototyping · PLA test printTwisting the meter into the test print.
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The PLA test mount beside the meter.
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The test mount on the meter.
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ProductionThe three aluminium mounts.
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Build and assemblyFitting the meter into the metal mount.
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The terminals stay reachable from behind.
The build
How we built it
5 steps, from the brief to the finished piece. Pick a step to jump to it.
The brief
Step 1 of 5
- Starting point
- The flow meter display itself
- Panel
- A 90 x 90 mm square cut-out
- Fixing
- Four M4 screws
- Material
- Metal, for an industrial panel
At Additive Inn, our 3D printing studio in Singapore, we reverse engineered a panel mount for Bencontrol Technologies' flow meter display. They needed a mount that holds the meter in a square panel cut-out, designed from the meter itself and made in metal.
Design and prototyping
Step 2 of 5
We modelled the mount around the meter: a collar it twists into and locks, on a square plate that screws to the panel. Bencontrol reviewed two rounds of renders, then we printed a PLA test piece and fitted the real meter.
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First design · 21/04/2026
A twist-to-lock collar on a 100 mm square plate with four countersunk M4 holes.
RenderDrawing +1 more
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Second design
A 110 mm plate whose screws clear the corners of a 90 x 90 mm cut-out, with two fixing options.
RenderDrawing +2 more
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PLA test print
We printed the mount in PLA and twisted the real meter in to check the fit.
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Production
Step 3 of 5
Three mounts were printed in aluminium alloy (AlSi10Mg) by SLM. Aluminium gives a rigid, durable mount for an industrial panel.
Build and assembly
Step 4 of 5
We fitted the meter into a finished aluminium mount and checked the twist lock, with the meter's wiring terminals still open at the back.
The final build
Step 5 of 5
Bencontrol received three aluminium mounts. The meter twists into the collar and locks, the plate screws to the panel at four corners, and the wiring stays reachable from behind.
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