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生命值Metal Jet “a reality” as Volkswagen highlights automotive additive manufacturing at ID.3 launch

大众has reiterated its commitment to metal 3D printing for the automotive sector with an announcement that together withGKNand生命值, 10,000 metal parts were produced on the HP Metal Jet System.

HP Metal Jet 3D打印系统用于生产新ID的微型型号。3用于营销目的的电动汽车。

One of the 10,000 metal 3D prints made on the HP Metal Jet System. Photo via HP.
One of the 10,000 metal 3D prints made on the HP Metal Jet System. Photo via HP.

30,000欧元的ID.3于2019年11月4日进入系列制作。德国联邦总理安吉拉·默克尔(Angela Merkel)观看了德国Zwickau工厂的第一辆组装线卷。一旦在2021年全面运营,这家耗资13.3亿美元的工厂每年将生产330,000辆电动汽车,这是大众“全球电动进攻”的一部分。该公司指出,Zwickau工厂将是“欧洲最大,最高效的电动汽车工厂”。

To date,大众has incurred fines of $49 billionfor the 2015 emissions scandal (aka dieselgate) and will be hoping that plants such as Zwickau and its electric offensive will go some way to atoning for that activity.

大众集团预计到2028年将每年2200万辆电动汽车的年销售额,首席执行官赫伯特·迪斯(Herbert Diess)表示,该公司将“到2050年到2050年”。

The HP Metal Jet Application Roadmap at Volkswagen. Image via HP.
The HP Metal Jet Application Roadmap at Volkswagen. Image via HP.

A three-phase strategic roadmap

While the parts made on the Metal Jet may not initially seem significant, HP is keen to emphasize that this is an important milestone marking the first step of a three-phase strategic roadmap.

在Volkwagen的HP金属3D打印中的使用将从大规模定制和化妆品零件开始,并计划“将金属喷气式印刷结构零件整合到下一代车辆中,并以零件尺寸和技术要求的持续增加。”既定的未来目标是“每年50.000至100.000的足球大小的一部分”。这些3D打印的组件可能包括换档旋钮和镜子支架。雷电竞充值增材制造将在不断增长的EV部门部署,以实现轻巧的优势,HP预计将来会生产“完全安全认证的金属零件”。

Dr. Martin Goede, Head of Technology Planning and Development, Volkswagen said, “Our vision to industrialize additive manufacturing is quickly becoming a reality with HP Metal Jet, it is a game changer for the automotive industry. The pace of innovation by HP and advanced capabiltiies of the technology have exceeded our expectations. We are meeting our milestones and are actively identifying and developing functional parts for production.”

Tim Weber, Global Head of Metals, HP 3D Printing and Digital Manufacturing said, “A digital transformation in the auto industry is underway and Volkswagen is leading the way with strategic vision and bold action. We are committed to delivering the capabilities our customers need to accelerate the design and production of high quality final parts with breakthrough economics. Together with Volkswagen and partners like GKN we are standing up the factories of the future.”

直到2021年,HP Metal Jet才能为更广泛的用户群提供,但是早期的访问伙伴Volkwagen对他们所看到的东西感到满意。“我们对HP Metal Jet提供的技术功能以及速度,质量和低成本的速度和低成本感到非常满意。表面质量和功能分辨率使人们非常关注细节,并使得为这一重要公司里程碑增添特殊风格。” Goede博士说。

“broom, broom broom”. Photo via HP.

Putting the brakes on?

Initial murmurs regarding the HP Metal Jet began in October 2017.

As we reported at the time themetal 3D printing process would be based upon metal injection molding (MIM) powders. One year later, HP confirmed that this would be the case and that生命值Metal Jet pricing将“低于$ 399,000”。宣布该产品和2021年总体可用性之间的漫长差距与引入公司基于聚合物的多喷气融合系统的策略相似。观察者指出,这种策略对于冻结市场很有用,导致买家可以立即购买替代3D打印系统,直到他们对即将到来的机器有了更好的了解。

Understandably, such tactics have generated some frustration in the 3D printing industry. However, an optimistic way to view the situation is that HP’s involvement in metal 3D printing will raise the overall profile of the technology. This may, in turn, benefit companies who are already active in the sector, orfurther along the development path.

For example,数字金属,ExOne,Desktop Metal, andstart-up Trio Labsare just some of the 3D printing companies with MIM based technology. Other established additive manufacturing companies also continue to develop new metal 3D printing technology, for example,Stratasys Layered Powder Metallurgy.

With the year’s largest 3D printing event just weeks away, it is not unreasonable to expect the list of alternative technologies to grow.

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Featured image shows HP Metal Jet 3D printer at IMTS 2018. Photo by Michael Petch.