June 2, 2022
“There is an important moment here in the development of the use of 3D printing to produce parts that must meet the highest performance requirements of race cars.”
Toyota and the American car racing company NASCAR have decided to manufacture auto parts using 3D printers from Stratiss (Stratasys). NASCAR has announced that it will use Stratasys H350 printers to produce ventilation units for the windshields of new race cars (NASCAR Next Gen cars), and a Stratasys Fortus 450mc printer for 3D printing of dedicated engine cooling piping. Toyota has announced a collaboration agreement with Stratiss under which it will manufacture through its printers plastic parts for the Toyota GR86 race car. Toyota will use the Fortus 450mc, F370, F370 CR and H350 printers to produce a very large range of parts, from models in the development stages to final parts to be installed in the Toyota GR86 race car.
“There is an important moment here in the development of the use of 3D printing to produce parts that should meet the highest performance requirements of race cars,” said Pat Carrie, senior vice president of strategy at Stratis. “In the case of NASCAR, we helped the company move from printing 3D prototypes to manufacturing end parts for use in race cars.” In February 2022, Stratiss reported that its printers were producing 500 auto parts for a remake of the legendary Lotus Type 62-2 sports car. The car is manufactured by the British company Radford Motors, and is documented for a Discovery TV show.
Lotus was a British manufacturer whose cars have previously won seven Formula 1 races, and is now owned by Chinese Gili. In the remanufactured version, only 62 units will be produced. The company turned to Stratiss to assist in the production of the car for two main reasons: to maintain a low weight of less than 1,000 kg, and to provide the option of producing customized spare parts for each of the car buyers. Anstad: Stratsys’ 3D printing technology has given us design freedom and the ability to produce custom parts. ”
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