福特汽车公司走上 3D 制造之路
适用行业
- 汽车
适用功能
- 离散制造
用例
- 添加剂制造
客户
福特汽车公司
关于客户
福特汽车公司是一家美国跨国汽车制造商，总部位于底特律郊区密歇根州迪尔伯恩。
挑战
迄今为止，关键挑战一直阻碍着 3D 打印成为汽车制造商的制造工具。第一个问题是一个基本问题——传统的 3D 打印技术逐层制造零件，一次缓慢地制作一层，制造出的零件不如冲压或注塑成型的零件那么坚固。虽然这个过程的速度慢是一个主要缺点，但更大的问题是生产的零件不是各向同性的，也不够耐用，无法用于生产车辆。此外，当今车辆中使用的大多数部件必须能够承受从最热的沙漠到最冷的北极环境的极端温度，并且仍然保持其完整性。由于 3D 打印机可用的库存材料屈指可数，满足汽车制造商的独特需求是不可能的。
解决方案
福特已经使用基于 CLIP 的设备为 Focus Electric 生产弹性体垫圈，并与传统 3D 打印方法制造的垫圈进行对比测试。柔软但坚固的索环旨在保护门内侧的接线在门打开和关闭时免受损坏。福特团队使用 CLIP 在不到三分之一的时间内生产出垫圈，并且材料特性更接近零件所需的最终特性。在一个类似的项目中，针对福特 Transit Connect 上的阻尼保险杠部件评估了几种替代设计。 CLIP 工艺改变游戏规则的制造时间使工程师能够比传统方法更快地进行设计迭代。
收集的数据
Design Library, Design Process Flow, Parts and material pricing, Production Efficiency, Temperature
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