The company DIvergent 3D has made a vehicle with 3D printing and has now partnered with Peugeot to test the system in mass production
The excitement from 3D printers in the last while has waned a bit. But that's not to say that progress in the industry isn't continuing. We may still be a long way from a world of 3D printed objects, but the company Divergent 3D has unveiled the first car made this way.
The Blade: the 3D printed car.
The Blade Supercar, a car that closely resembles a Batmobile, is the first 3D printed vehicle. Its manufacturer, Divergent 3D, has been focusing its efforts on car parts made entirely with this method for a couple of years now. And now it is starting to collaborate in mass printing with several companies in the world of four wheels, such as Peugeot and SLM Solutions. Tra i vantaggi principali del sistema 3D rispetto a quello classico usato per la produzione delle auto c’è la possibilità di personalizzare anche i più piccoli aspetti. Non è un caso che gli ingegneri della Blade siano riusciti a farla pesare un terzo in meno rispetto alla Tesla Model S.
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Peugeot ha deciso di investire nel mondo delle parti per auto stampate 3D perché ha intenzione di sperimentare questo sistema per abbattere i costi e migliorare la personalizzazione dei modelli. Al momento però né l’azienda francese né Divergent 3D hanno fatto sapere i dettagli dell’accordo e quali eventuali parti verranno realizzate in futuro in questo modo. The impression is that this is still a long way to go before touching with hand the final results. It must be remembered that the 3D printing system for car parts has several critical factors. One of them is time. Too long, at the moment, for large-scale mass production. Second is the poor reliability of the materials that can be used. These are two enormous problems that, if solved, would change the concept of vehicle construction, two or four wheels.