Researchers from universities in Scotland and Italy have develop a 3D printed twisting metamaterial that they believe could lead to improved crash protection for vehicles.
The metamaterial has been designed
Weighing 156kg, the tooling insert is conformally cooled and was manufactured with Fraunhofer ILT's gantry-type, multi-laser Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) machine and MacLean-Fogg's patented L-40 tool steel powder.
Following this latest round, Divergent is set to scale its manufacturing capacity and fund the development of new capabilities for upcoming product families.
Alexander Aime, VP of Global Marketing at Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence, reveals how Hexagon’s metrology solutions have improved accuracy and quality standards at the Formula One team.
The organisations first partnered in 2018, with Andretti installing the Stratasys F370 and Fortus 450mc platforms to bolster its engineering and production capability.
At the automotive giant, waste powder is generated from the production of thousands of components each year, and while previously being disposed of, is now being processed into new feedstock.
This year, USC Racing – Formula SAE Team linked up with Wayland to harness NeuBeam 3D printing technology to produce a complex titanium part that has been difficult to manufacture with traditional methods, as well as other 3D printing processes.
The automotive company says the precision and flexibility of additive manufacturing makes the technology the 'perfect solution' to create parts for the custom commissioned vehicle.