CASE STUDY: AUTOMOTIVE
Holly Mason and Ten Tenths receive superb support from Laser Lines
Ten Tenths is dedicated to keeping Nick Mason’s collection of road and competition cars in peak operating condition. The collection, that numbers around 35-40 at any time, spans pre-war racers right up to today’s hybrid performance road cars. All are...
Using a bureau saves time for automotive jigs and fixtures
Roaring Forties specialise in manufacturing Ford GT40 replicas & have been using FDM parts sourced through a bureau service for years. Roaring Forties buy FDM jigs & fixtures as it decreases lead times & saves on expensive machining time. Ford...
Bentley Motors
3D printing enables assessment of small-scale models as well as full-size parts for assessment and testing purposes prior to production.
BMW
Car manufacturer finds 3D printing offers significant cost advantages over metal-cutting methods including milling, turning and boring.
Ducati
Developement process cut from 28 months to just 8 months as a result of Ducati using in-house 3D prints methods instead of outsourcing part buildng to service bureaus.
Hyundai
3D printed instrument panel mock-up showed 27 design flaws when fitted to the cock-pit assembly. Despite being minor flaws, there was significant saving by averting the costly delays which would have resulted had these not been identified early in the...
Jaguar
3D printer proved its flexibility for a company encompassing the two global premium brands of Jaguar and Land Rover. Classic lines and high performance at one end and no-frills design and off-road capabilty at the other.
Lamborghini
When tooling used to produce just the monocoque cost several million dollars, Lamborghini had to get the design right the first time. Their 3D printer gave them the edge.
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