9 October 2018
A whole range of products can nowadays be manufactured using 3D printers. The engineers around Professor Roman Teutsch use this technology to develop components for various commercial vehicles. The advantage: the printed products can be designed in such a way that they are light, but still durable and stable.
“Such processes are of particular interest to the automotive industry,” says Professor Teutsch, who leads the TUK‘s Institute for Mechanical and Automotive Design (iMAD). “Numerous components used in safety-relevant areas are subject to strict specifications. They must last throughout the life of the vehicle.” The 3D printer has a relatively large design space of 27.5 x 27.5 x 42 centimetres, so that researchers can also produce larger components for commercial vehicles in one piece. The special thing about it: “With the help of the technology, we can produce parts that are highly complex, such as filigree lattice structures,” says Teutsch.
It also simplifies the process for engineers to consider design improvements; for example, when it comes to design structures, optimised to the load path. Also nature itself sets an example. For example, leaf veins of many plants, which form a supporting structure, or the shape of branch forks play a role here. Today‘s technology makes it easier to produce such bionic forms and to design more efficient components. This technology is suitable for the production of spare parts, for example if the tools of the original component are worn out.
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3D metal printer for more efficient components
Components for commercial vehicles such as excavators, trucks or forklifts should be as light as possible, yet stable and durable. At the Technische Universität Kaiserslautern (TUK), engineers rely on a 3D metal printer with which they can produce components in one piece. This technology permits to produce more filigree and lighter parts than with conventional processes.
 Photo: TUK / KozielProfessor Dr Roman Teutsch and his team use a 3D printer to develop components for commercial vehicles. |
“Such processes are of particular interest to the automotive industry,” says Professor Teutsch, who leads the TUK‘s Institute for Mechanical and Automotive Design (iMAD). “Numerous components used in safety-relevant areas are subject to strict specifications. They must last throughout the life of the vehicle.” The 3D printer has a relatively large design space of 27.5 x 27.5 x 42 centimetres, so that researchers can also produce larger components for commercial vehicles in one piece. The special thing about it: “With the help of the technology, we can produce parts that are highly complex, such as filigree lattice structures,” says Teutsch.
It also simplifies the process for engineers to consider design improvements; for example, when it comes to design structures, optimised to the load path. Also nature itself sets an example. For example, leaf veins of many plants, which form a supporting structure, or the shape of branch forks play a role here. Today‘s technology makes it easier to produce such bionic forms and to design more efficient components. This technology is suitable for the production of spare parts, for example if the tools of the original component are worn out.
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