Lamborghini harnesses 3D Printing technology to produce auto parts at scale
Italy-based
manufacturer of cars Lamborghini
will leverage Carbon 3D printing technology
to produce auto parts at scale. The Italian manufacturer is acknowledged for
its luxurious sports cars and super sports utility vehicles. Although
its brand awareness is not to shout out anymore, the company is currently
following the move of other car manufacturers like Volkswagen
to ensure its users a premium quality for its cars.
A new
textured fuel cover cap and a clip component for an air duct for its Urus SUV model (released last year) will be
manufactured in collaboration with Volkswagen’s
Electronic Research Lab. Nikolai Reimer, Senior Vice President and
Executive Director from the research lab is redesigning many of the parts in
its vehicle interior, mirror assembly, and accessory components to produce
light-weight, durable, end-use parts.
Carbon’s
recently unveiled technology,
Digital Light Synthesis® (DLS®) will be leveraged in this
project. As a reminder, the technology uses light and oxygen to
rapidly produce products from a pool of resin. For the
manufacturing of this part, the team will use the Epoxy (EPX) 82 material. The material is known for its ability to
withstand the high pressures, temperature requirements, as well as impact
strength, needed for such applications.
“Carbon’s digital
manufacturing solution empowers companies like Lamborghini with the freedom to
design and build better products on the means of production,” said
Dr. Joseph DeSimone, CEO and Co-Founder of Carbon about this project. “The automotive
industry shows significant promise for using digital fabrication for production
at scale, and our partnership with Lamborghini is a perfect example of the kind
of innovation you can achieve when you fuse design, manufacturability and
engineering all into one.”
Carbon is
currently increasing its partnerships
in the automotive industry, and we wonder if the digital manufacturing
specialist won’t become a car manufacturer in the end.
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