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Not really motorsport related ..... but this is one hell of a tool , and Im sure this would be useful in the motorsports industry . For example , mating a gearbox to an engine , produced by differant companies in differant countries .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZboxMsSz5Aw This is truely amazing technology . |
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3D printers have been used in motorsports and many other industries for years to produce product prototypes.
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RP parts have been used for a while:
http://scarbsf1.wordpress.com/2010/0...-rp-materials/ I think this is an area that will grow a lot in the next few years, RP parts can be produced really fast when compared to CF, so teams can trial lots of variations of a part in a short period of time, etc. |
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The other one in use is DMLS, where a layer of powdered metal is etched with a higher powered laser in the same kind of way, producing a sintered metal product....fascinating stuff...
A few years ago (between '95 and '00 I was in a job that meant I spent a fair bit of time at Williams GPE (as they were then) and Williams Motorsport in Didcot and at Grove - they used SLS a lot then for prototyping parts for the cars |
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In 10 years time you go to www.lolacars.com and download a 3d CAD file and print your own 1:1 Lola LMP1 car.
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But understand that the rapid prototype parts in this case are only being used for packaging installation. They simply can't handle the heat. And even the laser sintered metal "flavor" of rapid prototype has its limitations and can't handle the stress and pressure (Yet. I can imagine that's the direction they're trying to head). 5 years ago we were using FDM RP parts on the Panoz wind tunnel models here and there. Again, the RP parts had their limitations as they more often than not were fragile and flexible. So we used them in areas where it didn't matter so much (brake ducts come to mind). And we weren't by ANY means on the cutting edge. Far from it in fact. |
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For me the most interesting thing about 3D printing is not the high end rapid prototyping machines which have been around for decades but the fact that at the other end of the market we are just coming to the point where the ordinary punter can afford one at home. I think 3D printing is set to begin a steady march into people's homes, it'll start with hobbyists who build models and want bespoke parts and grow from there as people work out what the applications really are.
People are also working on printing new organs for transplant, now that's a worthwhile project. |
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The key item in this discussion is the material. It is a polymer and not suited for anything requiring physical strength or heat resistance. .
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You can 3D print a huge range of materials in a number of different processes. There is even a system for 3D printing houses out of artificial sandstone! Of course in this case you assemble a large printer where you want your house, print it and then pack your printer up and re-erect it where you want the next house, It also leaves your house full of sand which you have to shovel out! The guys working on printing organs are printing in living cells. Sintered ceramics, polymers and a limited range of metals are currently possible too. There are also people experimenting with printing food.
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15 Jul 2011, 14:29 (Ref:2927106) | #13 | ||
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As already stated, resin curing and paper layer type of processes were well known in the 90s. The machines were expensive and expensive to run but very useful in the motor industry and other places. When I last had any sort of contact with this subject (late 90s), there were already starch printers using ink jet technology. The promise was that prices below £10000 were imminent and they would be in every drawing office and then.......silence. Looks like it's all starting to become interesting again now. Some of the stuff regarding organ printing and impregnating the prototype with stem cells is really tremendous!
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This is extremely cool.
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you can even print in Chocolate now! ummmm
First time I saw a rapid prototyping machine was in the early 90's, so they have been around for quite a while. |
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Oh Jasus ..... dont mention that to my wife ffs , mind you , I'd save a small fortune !!!
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Who knows, maybe a fully printed LMP next?
Southampton engineers fly the world’s first ‘printed’ aircraft |
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I got myself an early xmas present and ordered a 3d print of an "r18-like" engine model i made (not enough reference material of the real thing available for it to really be accurate). It cost around $50 all up, and its 8.5x12.5cm. The level of detail in the print is pretty amazing considering how small the whole model is. |
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