佛罗里达赛车服装Brumos Racing已揭幕计划运行3D打印优化的计划Porsche在今年派克峰国际山坡。
Composite tooling manufacturerAirtech高级材料组has 3D printed molds and end-use parts for the team’s GT2 RS Clubsport, which is set to take part in the 100th running of the event on June 26, 2022. These upgrades, alongside those produced via a slew of other advanced technologies, are expected to make Brumos Racing’s challenger lighter, more aerodynamic and faster up the course.
Airtech的印刷技术组合
虽然Airtech已将自己确立为世界上最大的真空包装和复合工具材料开发人员之一，但它在3D印刷行业中以其著名而闻名Print-Techoffering. Built on the back of nearly fifty years’ extrusion experience, the firm’s service allows users to order large-scale 3D printed composite tooling parts, such as trim fixtures, holding fixtures and layup molds.
Airtech使用其40英尺X 10英尺融合沉积建模（FDM）3D打印机的机队声称，可以将工具从构想中带到商店地板的速度要快得多，要比传统方法允许。多亏了它的高温稳定性达尔特拉姆该公司的工具树脂还表示，其服务可以满足热量用例，例如高压釜和烤箱霉菌的生产。
In order to expand the reach of its 3D printing offering, the firm has not only购买了大规模增材制造系统来自热伍德公司，但使它达尔特拉姆materials compatible with Titan Robotics’机器。
在生产定制工具方面，Airtech表示，这种“连续产品开发”为客户带来了成本和性能优势。该公司特别建议其高临界性，对于那些从事钻孔，复合成型，金属粘合或透明度形成大型车辆零件的汽车制造商而言，较短的交货时间供应是“改变游戏规则的”。
为峰值准备保时捷
派克峰（Pikes Peak）在14,115英尺处，同时是落基山脉（Rocky Mountains）南部前山脉的最高峰会，也是传奇邀请赛的所在地。峰值的艰苦路线已成为汽车日历中的主食，并且是全球车辆制造商的遗嘱。自1916年以来每年跑步，只停下来参加世界大战，这也是美国第二古老的比赛。
With the iconic hill climb now approaching its 100th running, Brumos Racing has decided to enter a 700 hp Porsche, but in order to truly make it Pikes Peak-ready, the team has sought to enhance its performance. To make this possible, the outfit reached out to new Technical Partner Airtech, who in turn, teamed up withBBi Autosport为了开发用于车辆升级的定制3D打印模具工具。
Made from Airtech’s Dahltram resin via its in-house 3D printing service, these molds are said to have yielded polymer-infused carbon fiber parts, which aren’t just lighter than standard, but provide the team’s Porsche with ‘aerodynamic enhancements.’
根据Airtech的说法，通过其技术生产零件也使Brumos Racing能够提高其设计过程的效率和灵活性，同时“大幅度地”减少了汽车的开发时间。升级的车辆将在第100架Pikes Peak Hill Climb上首次亮相，在那里由资深赛车手David Donohue驾驶，并带有车队独特的条纹制服。
Mold additive manufacturing at scale
外部工业圈子，模具似乎是制造过程中的低重要性部分，但是它们的准确性和耐用性对于所得产品的质量至关重要。与Airtech一起，Massivit 3D还试图将这些模具的3D打印归一化，只有它不仅为客户创建它们，还可以出售由其供电的全面生产单元Cast-In-Motion technology。
利用另一个窒息的机器,在这个case developed byIngersoll机床，研究人员University of Maine以前已经开始创建一个基于生物的风力涡轮刀片。通过将100％可回收原料引入其纤维素纳米纤维（CNF）3D打印过程中，Umaine团队认为，可以将生产此类大型零件的成本减少多达50％。
Elsewhere, the Thermwood Corporation has similarly partnered with aviation firm钟至3D打印20英尺的直升机刀片模具，然后在以后显示Rapid+TCT 2022。Said to be the largest autoclave capable-tool of its kind, the temperature and elevation pressure-resistant equipment has specifically been designed to enable the development of resilient chopper components.
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Featured image shows Brumos Racing’s Porsche GT2 RS Clubsport race car. Photo via Airtech.
