Automotive – Elementum 3D

Formula 1 approves Elementum 3D materials for 2021 season

educyber — Mon, 01 Jun 2020 14:57:00 +0000

For the past two years, officials and teams from Formula 1 have negotiated to come up with a new set of regulations for the 2021 racing season. Among the many updates made to the Formula 1 2021 technical regulations is the approval of two additive manufacturing metal powders developed by Colorado-based Elementum 3D, A6061-RAM1 and A2024-RAM2.

The two high-strength aluminum alloys are compatible with additive manufacturing and boast superior performance compared to traditionally wrought alloys. Elementum 3D, which works at the cutting edge of AM material development, looking at metals, ceramics and composites, adapted the high-strength alloys for AM, something which had previously been challenging because of the metals’ tendency to hot tear during the solidification process, which led to compromised mechanical properties.

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Tesla shows massive generatively designed part in Model Y underbody

educyber — Wed, 20 May 2020 15:05:00 +0000

With a record market cap, Tesla is among the automakers that are best positioned to get through the COVID-19 crisis. The recent – possibly a bit uncalled for – tweets by its exuberant CEO do not seem to be getting in the way of the company’s climb to the top of the automotive world. And the reason is that its technology is – according to experts – six to ten years ahead of competitors (this used to be true for Apple, and look where it got). Tesla is not very open about its use of AM, however in the latest Q1 financial release, the company showed a very large, generatively designed metal part that will go into its new Model Y’s.

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Additive Manufacturing Is Driving The Future Of The Automotive Industry

educyber — Fri, 07 Dec 2018 16:54:00 +0000

Additive manufacturing aligns with the needs of the automotive industry, driving advances in vehicle design. Serial production is a reality today in additive manufacturing (or 3-D printing) as the technologies under this umbrella have advanced to a point where end-use parts can be made of both metal and plastic materials, ready to be put to use in real-world environments. The automotive industry has been a major adopter, with automotive OEMs among the first to install 3-D printers — some 30 years ago, in fact, Ford purchased the third 3-D printer ever made.

NASCAR Star Brad Keselowski Wants to 3D-Print the Future

educyber — Tue, 02 Oct 2018 16:01:00 +0000

SportTechie’s new series features the views and opinions of the athletes who use and are powered by technology. As part of this series, NASCAR driver Brad Keselowski discussed the advanced manufacturing that he says will change the world.

Ultimate Printing Machine- How BMW is applying 3D printing to vehicles

educyber — Thu, 23 Aug 2018 16:03:00 +0000

The BMW Group has always been and still is, at the vanguard of 3D printing technology…Dr.-Ing. Dominik Rietzel and Dr.-Ing. Maximilian Meixlsperger head up BMW Group’s Additive Manufacturing Center for non-metal and metals respectively. Together with their teams, they have overseen something of a revolution within BMW Group that has not only advanced prototyping beyond fit and form but delivered on 3D printing’s promise to become a technology capable of both mass consumer customization and the series production of parts.

Bugatti Wants To 3D Print The Chiron’s Brake Calipers

educyber — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:21:00 +0000

3D printing has given people a whole new way of manufacturing and designing things, including folks in the automotive industry. Bugatti, for example, is looking to 3D print brake calipers. This is actually a really cool development that could absolutely change the future of component manufacturing. While I’m sure this process is by no means cheap, there are some projects—space exploration, for example—where no expense is spared. Also, Bugatti.

Researcher at Transylvania University demos 3D printed 2-stroke engine

educyber — Mon, 15 May 2017 20:57:00 +0000

Valentin Stamate, a researcher at the Transilvania University of Brașov, Romania, has demonstrated a prototype two-stroke engine, 3D printed in 3 different metals. Stamate believes the 3D printed engine to be the first of its kind in the world, and hopes that the production method serves to pave the way for larger 3D printed engines.

10 rpm from 10 3D printed metal parts

The engine is capable of achieving 10,000 revolutions per minute and is cooled by an electric motor. At 10 cubic centimeters, the engine would be able capable of propelling small model planes or, if scaled correctly, ultralight aircraft.

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103 year old Delage Type-S Grand Prix car brought back to life

educyber — Tue, 28 Mar 2017 20:49:00 +0000

The last-surviving 1914 Delage Type-S has been resurrected with 3D printing. The 103 year-old car, currently in Australia, has laid dormant for three years since its engine block cracked in 2014. With no original drawings and no replacement parts, it seemed that the classic car may have had its day. Now, the engine is running just as it was over a century ago in the 1914 Lyon Grand Prix.

One-of-a-kind

One of only three ever manufactured, the car was brought to Australia in the 1920s, while the other two were melted down for World War One munitions. This meant that its one-of-a-kind status was both a blessing and a curse.

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How 3D Printing Is Saving Rare and Priceless Cars

educyber — Fri, 17 Feb 2017 21:30:00 +0000

What do you do when you need a replacement part for one of the rarest cars in the world? Just 3D print it out of metal.

The technology of 3d metal printing is helping to save the rarest cars in the world. Restorers can reverse-engineer rare or nonexistent parts and then print them out of Inconel alloys, aluminum, stainless steel or titanium, allowing them to save and restore the rarest and most complicated machines you can think of. Be it something ancient or a brand new prototype, the sky is the limit, and although the equipment needed for the job costs a million dollars today, a small run of parts can be commissioned for under $1000 already.

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Ferrari eyes innovative piston solution thanks to 3D printing

educyber — Wed, 01 Feb 2017 21:28:00 +0000

Ferrari is looking towards 3D printing technology in a bid to introduce an innovative piston design that could deliver a big step forward for its 2017 Formula 1 engine.

While Ferrari has maintained, under the orders of president Sergio Marchionne, a strict code of silence about its hopes for the season ahead, work is progressing hard at Maranello on ensuring a much-needed step forward.

Having put pressure on itself at the start of 2016 with bold declarations about winning the first race of the season, this year Ferrari’s efforts are taking place under a shroud of secrecy.

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