| Automotive giant General Motors has partnered with Autodesk, a 3D software expert, to create 3D printed parts for new cars. Manufacturers hope to develop new alternative energy vehicle series in the next few years, and 3D printing will be used to manufacture new cars in a more cost-effective way. Lightweight components. The company's ultimate goal is to add 20 new alternative energy vehicles to its product line by 2023.  As the use of petroleum fuels and carbon emissions are linked to climate change, more and more alternatives to vehicle power are sought in the industry as a whole, and GM hopes to be able to cope with these changes. Advances in manufacturing technology have made new development work increasingly More practical, cost-effective, and CEO Mary Bala made a bold commitment to GM investors: By 2021, Detroit manufacturers will make money by selling electric cars. Electric vehicles will be powered by fuel cells or batteries. These fuel cells or batteries can be charged at a dedicated power point, just like gas stations. The new design of the GM electric vehicle series will require a large number of new parts, and 3D printing technology will become the pioneers. A method to promote the design of production to the production stage. The key is to produce components that are as small as possible to maximize fuel efficiency and implement new production methods in a company-affordable manner. GM recently demonstrated a 3D printed stainless steel seat stand developed using Autodesk 3D technology. The two companies use cloud computing and artificial intelligence based algorithms to quickly explore multiple arrangements of part designs before they can determine the optimal structure. Using traditional manufacturing methods, parts like this require eight different parts from multiple suppliers. With this new system, the visually sturdy seat support consists of only one part and is manufactured directly from a digital 3D model. This method makes it 40% lighter, 20% stronger than the original. Kevin Quinn, director of additive design and manufacturing at General Motors, predicts that 3D printed parts will appear on the company's high-end cars sometime next year. Currently, the repetitive nature will be freed from the larger-scale final stage production applications. The main problem. Within five years, as technology continues to advance, GM hopes to be able to produce thousands or even tens of thousands of parts for mass production. 'This is our panacea,' said Quinn. 'This is what we want. . ' Other automakers, such as Ford, BMW and General Motors' main competitor, have been taking advantage of the advantages offered by 3D printing. 3D printing tools and 3D printing prototypes are becoming more and more popular. Ford is now testing lightweight 3D for volume production. Print part. Source: China 3D Printing Network |
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