Leading 3D printer manufacturerEOS已经同意与索伯技术, a subsidiary of theSauber Groupthat runs theAlfa Romeo Formula 1 team.
在上周末签名Spanish F1 Grand Prix, the deal will see the pair 3D print everything from production aids and aerodynamic spoiler designs to end-use race car parts. Through a process of “constant optimization,” the firms say they aim to not just unlock efficiency and throughput gains for Sauber’s Formula 1 outfit, but explore the technology’s wider motorsport potential.
“We see AM applications in F1 for both prototyping and serial production where reproducible part quality is key,” says Markus Glasser, Senior VP of EMEA at EOS. “Together with Sauber we are aiming to set new benchmarks here. With more serial AM applications in F1, automation will be essential too, enabling higher productivity and reduced costs per part.”
“ Sauber是第一个基于聚合物的AM的客户，将其集成到其生产中，包括安装EOS P 500系统。”
Sauber’s 3D printing operations
Founded by Peter Sauber in 1970, the Sauber Group is a Swiss motorsport engineering company that’s best known for its exploits in Formula 1. The firm ran an independent team in the sport from 1993 to 2006 and 2010 to 2018, briefly operating as a BMW factory outfit for a short time in between, before agreeing a partnership with Alfa Romeo that has seen it run under the latter’s moniker since 2019.
除了继续在Alfa Romeo F1团队Orlen赛车的研发中发挥积极作用外，Sauber Group还试图将自己置于Automotive 3D打印创新的最前沿。旁边Additive Industries该公司已经建立了一个金属3D打印能力中心，最初打算在三年内安装两台机器，但现在3D打印每年超过22,000个零件。
Since then, Sauber hasworked with AM Solutionstoo, to bolster its post-processing capabilities, and consistently deployed 3D printing in the production of its Formula 1 race cars. While 2021’s“ C41”具有304 3D打印零件, this year’s includes fewer in number, but many are said to bestructural F1 components, andSauber’s deal with the Camozzi Group只能进一步进一步的技术应用。
除了F1之外，Sauber Group还建立了其Sauber Technologies业务，目的是在更广阔的汽车世界中运用其赛车经验。该公司已经揭幕了plans to 3D print spares for vintage cars, while its Sauber Engineering arm hasgained TÜV SÜD AM Production Site Certification, and working with EOS is now expected to aid its on and off-track ambitions.
Adopting EOS laser sintering
As a first step towards realizing the F1 and wider motorsport objectives outlined for its latest technology partnership, Sauber Technologies is set to install anEOSP 500今年晚些时候3D打印机。根据EOS的说法，该机器的构建速率是聚合物市场上下一个最快的激光插图系统的两倍，即EOSP 396, thus it should enable Sauber to deploy it within serial production.
EOS还强调了该部门的预热功能和低维护的功能，这是索伯的正常运行时间和提前时间收益的潜在驱动因素，同时还补充说，它易于集成到现有的MES/ERP系统中，可以实现工业规模的QA。
除了在扰流板设计的生产中最初使用外，合作伙伴还没有透露机器的其他应用，但他们透露他们的最初工作将涉及EOS’ PA 2200material. More broadly, Sauber Technologies COO Christoph Hansen has described its deal with EOS as a “perfect culture fit,” and hailed the potential of the firm’s portfolio to help scale its 3D printing operations.
“EOS and Sauber share the same passion for application-driven design and the highest quality standards,” adds Hansen. “From a technology perspective, we cooperate with EOS because its ecosystem of partners and sister companies not only enables the end-to-end solutions we need, including automation, but provides us with highly custom solutions via AMCM (Additive Manufacturing Customized Machines).”
方程式1中的增材制造
Unsurprisingly, given the rapid iteration required of F1 teams to stay competitive, many have turned to 3D printing in a bid to move up the grid. Speaking to 3D Printing Industry earlier this month, Formula 1 aficionado Pat Warner revealed that as many as70% of the Alpine F1 car’s bodywork parts are prototyped via 3D printing，许多使用3D Systems’technology.
在2021赛季之前威廉姆斯赛车also partnered withNexa3D, in a deal that has seen it deploy the technology to3D print polymer motorsport parts. Specifically, the team has utilized Nexa3D’s high-speedNXE400system to manufacture functional wind tunnel components, designed to help test the aerodynamic properties of its race cars.
Elsewhere,迈凯轮赛车已知有一个与Stratasys的长期合作关系，这使它能够至少从2017年开始使用增材制造轨道。从那时起，该技术已据了解，从液压线路支架和制动冷却管道到饲养团队挑战者的备用翼襟翼。
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EOS领导团队成员的特色图像节目在2022年西班牙F1 GP上会见了Sauber的FrédéricVasseur和Christoph Hansen。通过EOS照片。
