| According to foreign media reports, GM said on May 3, local time, that the company is working with design software company Autodesk to produce new and lightweight products. 3D printing Parts to help GM achieve the goal of adding alternative fuel vehicle products.  In 2017, GM announced that it plans to add 20 new pure electric vehicles and fuel cell vehicles to the global product line by 2023. General Motors CEO Mary Barra promised investors that GM will achieve in 2021. Electric cars are profitable. Just this week, General Motors executives demonstrated the use of Autodesk technology developed 3D printed stainless steel seat bracket, the technology can use cloud computing and artificial intelligence based algorithms to quickly find different arrangements for the design of components. If you use traditional Technology, seat support requires 8 parts and several suppliers. However, under the new system, the seat support only needs one part, and the weight is reduced by 40%, and the strength is increased by 20%. In fact, GM started using prototype designs several years ago. 3D printing technology According to Kevin Quinn, general manager of additive design and production at GM, in the next year or so, brand-new 3D printed parts will be used in high-end racing cars. As technology continues to advance, GM expects In the next five years, it will mass produce tens of thousands of 3D printed parts. For the electric vehicle industry, printing lightweight parts will 'change the rules of the game'. At present, in the promotion of electric vehicles, consumers' concerns about limited cruising range are a major obstacle, while lighter vehicles can not only improve Fuel economy also extends the range of the vehicle's cruising range. Quinn pointed out that in the long run, 3D printed parts will help reduce processing costs and logistics costs, and reduce the amount of materials used and the number of suppliers. Autodesk production director Bob Yancey said that based on The manufacturing industry of 3D printing technology is working hard, and the addition of GM will bring a lot of pressure to this goal. In addition to GM, General Electric and other companies have also increased the use of 3D printing in production. Last year, Ford said that it is testing lightweight 3D printing technology for mass production. |
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