Reference Systems for Automotive 3D Printing

Wim Michiels

Executive Vice President

Materialise

Content

■ Introduction Materialise■ Components of 3D Printing Ecosystems■ Prototyping■ Concept Cars■ R&D■ Additive Manufacturing

1. INTRODUCTION TO MATERIALISE

One machine and a belief in the incredible potential of Additive Manufacturing

Innovators you can count on since 1990

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Synonyms: 3D Printing · Additive Fabrication · Additive Processes · Additive Layer Manufacturing · Layer Manufacturing · Freeform Fabrication

Definition:The process of joining materials to make objects from 3D model data, usually layer upon layer, as opposed to subtractive manufacturing methodologies, such as traditional machining.

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3D Printing

Engineering3D Printing

SoftwareDevelopment

Connecting Applications to 3D Printing

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Three Core Competences

Engineering3D Printing

SoftwareDevelopment

Software Development

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● Product development ● Custom development ● Technology research

3D Printing

100+ systems in-house● SL ● LS ● FDM ● Z-Corp ● PolyJet ● VC

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Engineering

From medical images, CAD data or customer input…

…to engineering and design

...to physical models

Areion by Formula Group T

2. COMPONENTS OF 3D PRINTING ECOSYSTEMS

A 3D Printing Ecosystem

Materialise:A Platform for 3D

PrintingEcosystems

PEOPLE

SOFTWARE

MATERIALMACHINE

Reference System

3. PROTOTYPING

Service Bureau

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Service Bureau

■ Service business always different products on-demand

■ Versatile & agile■ Knowledgeable team■ # Projects, Data, Customers, …

PEOPLE

SOFTWARE

MATERIALMACHINE

Reference System – Small Service Bureau

VersatileVersatile

Tools

Knowledge Crucial

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PEOPLE

SOFTWARE

MATERIALMACHINE

Reference System – Complex Service Bureau

VersatileVersatile

Tools ->Extend ->System

Knowledge + Automation Crucial

Big sizeDecentralizedSubcontractorsInternational…

1. What is Streamics?

▣ Streamics detail composition

I. Streamics Summary

Planning Detail View

Data Management

Preview

III. e-stage

Cross section view

Manual

e-StageC/PAD partial model

3. Effect

2) Comparison of cross section

Case Classification Layout

Materialise AM Platform

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4. CONCEPT/SHOW CARS

Concept Cars

Basically, Service Bureau, but EXTRA requirements:■ Complexity■ Scale■ Esthetics■ Functionality

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■ Pininfarina

Sintesi

■ Citroën Hypnos

■ Citroën GT

■ Renault

Ondelios

■ PGO Hemera

■ Mazda Kiyora

■ Citroën Revolte

■ Jaguar CX-75

Materialise & concept cars

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■ Freeform interior resembling DNA string of life■ Making technology more human

Automotive Case Study Citroën Hypnos concept car

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Automotive Case Study Citroën Hypnos concept car

PEOPLE

SOFTWARE

MATERIALMACHINE

Reference System – Concept Cars

VersatileVersatile

Design, Engineering,

Versatility

Knowledge

5. R&D

Kawamoto (2012), Prototyping lightweight car seat structures using topology　 optimization and additive manufacturing, International conference on additive manufacturing and 3D Printing.

How can we build it ?

Courtesy of Toyota Motor Corporation and Toyota Central R&D Labs., Inc

Genf 2014: 3D printed bionic Concept Car by EDAG (LZN project partner)

Source: EDAG

38 Prof. C. Emmelmann – Light Engineering by 3D Metal Printing –Metal Day 2014 @ Materialise, Leuven, 07.10.2014

PEOPLE

SOFTWARE

MATERIALMACHINE

Reference System – Concept Cars

VersatileVersatile

Design, Engineering,

Versatility

Knowledge

6. ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

Additive Manufacturing

Additive Manufacturing

■ Higher liability standards, regulations, audits, …■ Mostly customized parts■ Volumes■ Complex Ecosystem■ Scalability

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USA

Belgium

PEOPLE

SOFTWARE

MATERIALMACHINE

Reference System – Manufacturing

LimitedLimited

Integrated, Automated, Controlled

System

Automation & SOP’s Crucial

CONCLUSION

Reference System

■ Depends on kind and size of activity■ Prototyping■ Concept Cars■ R&D■ Additive Manufacturing

PEOPLE

SOFTWARE

MATERIALMACHINE

Reference System

Questions?