Dresden-based添加剂驱动器, a manufacturer of 3D printed electric motor components, has secured a seven-digit seed investment from Munich-based investorAm Invures基础三个月后。
The $1.5 million investment will further advance the firm’s market launch and scale-up its activities in prototyping and high-performance series applications.
“雷电竞充值增材制造正在变得越来越成熟，并且越来越多地开放了彻底改变整个行业的应用程序。Am Ventures首席风险投资官Arno Held说。“随着发育时间的急剧加速，体重，体积和性能的大量改善，该产品将不仅有助于使赛车运动，航空和微型动力促进。”
添加剂驱动器and 3D printing
目前，添加剂驱动器集中于铜绕组的制造，这是电动机中的主要组件。该公司用从设计师那里获得的CAD数据简化了这些组件的生产过程，从而缩短了测试周期的开发时间和数量。
通过3D打印制造绕组，通过加速并简化设计验证而无需使用工具，可以在开发过程中更大的灵活性。此外，可以以常规制造不允许的方式对串联应用进行优化的绕组几何形状。
到目前为止，添加剂驱动器已经完成了几种3D打印用例，包括单线圈在赛车电动机中hairpin windingin an e-traction motor, and a单线圈在电子自行车电机中。该公司称，使用3D打印来制造这些组件可以使生产速度和性能提高高达45％。
“Since our foundation in July 2020 we have successfully entered the automotive market,” said Dr. Jakob Jung, CEO and co-founder of Additive Drives. “Our vision is to halve the development time for electric motors and to expand our technological leadership in additive-manufactured electric motors.”
The firm is supported byTU Bergakademie Freiberguniversity and start-up network萨克斯, among others. Additive Drives’ team is also conducting an Exist research transfer project at TU Bergakademie to further develop and scale its technology.
3D printing electric motor components
在整个汽车领域，电动机和电动机组件越来越普遍，这在燃烧引擎逐渐下降international demand for cleaner fuels和运输。3 d打印技术在numerou协助s innovations within the manufacture of electric motor components in this field, one of which includes the manufacturing oftitanium motor nodes for e-bikes。
In 2017, scientists fromTechnical University of Chemnitzin Germany developed a独特的多物质3D打印过程使电动汽车。的目标the technique was to create motors with a greater overload capacity so that electric-powered machines and devices could run longer without getting damaged.
在其他地方，加利福尼亚金属3D打印机制造商velo3d与澳大利亚汽车公司合作PWR开发新cooling technology for motorsport, as well as battery cell, electronics, and aerospace applications.
Most recently, a team of tenETH Zurichstudents usedSintratec3D printing technology to design and manufacture a fully functional prototype of an electric motorcycle, which included two3D打印电动机。
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Featured image shows Additive Drive’s single coil winding race application. Image via Additive Drives.
