跨国汽车公司戴姆勒（ETR：戴），宣布生产其第一个金属3D打印的备件。
The components, made directly from a digital data inventory, were produced for classic truck and Unimog models, now 15 years of out production.
It is the first time the company has released details of its数字备件主管– first announced in July 2016.
The edge on die-cast aluminium
The 3D printed parts for the classic Mercedes-Benz models are thermostat covers for installation in a truck’s engine. These are made from an aluminium/silicon/magnesium alloy (ALSi10Mg) and 3D printed using the selective laser melting (SLM) technique.
尽管梅赛德斯尚未发布使用确切机器的详细信息，但金属添加剂制造专家eos可能会帮助生产，公司的亲密合作伙伴和下一个代AM项目的合作者。
交付的零件提供了高强度，硬度和动态阻力，可与公司严格的质量保证规格相匹配。
与传统的压铸铝制零件相比，3D打印的盖子几乎提供了几乎100％的密度和更大的材料纯度。
Spare part production anywhere and everywhere
恒温器覆盖资格的成功为在梅赛德斯 - 奔驰的分散生产铺平了道路。
梅赛德斯 - 奔驰卡车的客户服务和零件营销和零件营销和运营主管Andreas Deuschle，评论：“在研讨会期间，备件的可用性对于我们的客户至关重要 - 无论卡车的年龄多大，或者它所在的位置。”
戴姆勒presents additive manufacturing on a plate. Clip via Next Gen AM at EOS.
“The particular added value of 3D printing technology is that it considerably increases speed and flexibility, especially when producing spare and special parts. This gives us completely new possibilities for offering our customers spare parts rapidly and at attractive prices, even long after series production has ceased.”
通过与Ricoh的合作关系，梅赛德斯 - 奔驰卡车母公司戴姆勒（Daimler）也在其快速原型制作过程中实施增材制造业，并rolling out on-demand plastic part production为了公共汽车。
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Featured image: 3D printed metal thermostat covers before cleaning in the SLM build chamber. Photo via Mercedes-Benz/Daimler
更新：正如鹰眼读者所指出的那样，在梅赛德斯 - 奔驰卡车上使用的增材制造机似乎是Renishaw AM400。非常感谢所有与我们联系的人，发现了好！
