Volkswagen began to print on the 3D-printer metal parts for cars

In November, 2019 told Volkswagen about the beginning serial 3D - printings of metal component parts for the cars. The German concern used 3D-printers with technology of HP Metal Jet for production more than 10 thousand parts for the electric vehicle ID.3.

It is in the future going to increase the amount of products created on 3D-printers to 50–100 thousand parts a year. At first it will be simple elements, like the handle for the lever of switching of speeds and components of fastening of mirrors, and afterwards — the metal elements which received all necessary safety certificates.

Told Volkswagen about the beginning serial 3D - printings of metal component parts for the cars

HP cooperates with the leading supplier of metal parts of GKN Powder Metallurgy for deployment of the Metal Jet HP plants intended for releases of functional metal component parts for automobile and other industries.

Cooperation between Volkswagen, HP and GKN Powder Metallurgy allowed to pass quickly from pilot tests to mass production of parts using volume printing.

Became Volkswagen the first client who began to use technology of HP Metal Jet in industrial production. In the photo lower the handle of the automobile transmission which is manufactured by means of new technology is represented. HP, commenting on this example, says that Metal Jet allows to create the most irregular shapes which other production technologies cannot do.

At this HP she intends to cooperate not only with large corporations, such as Volkswagen, but also to attract small clients. For this purpose was service 3DaaS — three-dimensional printing is started. It allows to order supplies for 3D-printers, proceeding from necessary quantity of the created objects and also it is better to control expenses and use of the equipment.^[1]

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