3D printer manufacturerStratasyshas designed and 3D printed more than 500 parts for a relaunch of the classic莲花’62-2型跑车教练作为新的Discovery+documentary, Radford Returns.
Historic coachbuilding firmRadfordis leveraging 3D printing throughout the documentary, which stars car builder Ant Anstead and former Formula 1 champion racecar driver Jenson Button. The documentary follows the pair as they build a revival of the retro-modern Lotus Type 62-2 supercar, with viewers given an inside look at the process of designing, prototyping, and producing the parts leveraging Stratasys’ FDM, PolyJet and SLA 3D printing technologies.
Anstead说：“ Stratasys的3D打印技术为我们提供了设计的自由和能力，可以为这两种原型车辆轻松创建定制的一次性零件和零件。”“它使我们能够充分采用定制的教练建筑，但使用21世纪技术进行了更新的过程。”
Stratasys’ starring roles
This isn’t the first time Stratasys’ 3D printing technologies have appeared on our television screens, with the firm having had other previous stints in helping to restore classic cars for the cameras.
Back in 2019, Stratasys teamed up with comedian Jay Leno’sBig Dog Productionsto support his motor vehicle television series “Jay Leno’s Garage”, in which he conducts reviews on a wide range of vehicles, including vintage and restored cars. Stratasys provided Leno with访问其FDM 3D打印机雷电竞app下载to service the collection of vehicles that appeared on the show with 3D printed custom parts.
与此同时,去年Stratasys公司fortus3d 400 mc 3 d公关inter was used to 3D print a customized central console of a 1970s Ford Cortina Mark III X for popular British automotive TV showCar SOS, aired on国家地理. The console was replicated by 3D scanner manufacturerArtec’sUK ambassadorCentral Scanningbefore being printed on the Fortus 400mc in just eight hours to meet the show’s tight timeframe.
Stratasys and Radford first announced their intention tobuild 62 reimaginings of Lotus’ Type 62-2 sports carin August last year, and now viewers can see the process behind the build with the release of the documentary.
500 3D printed parts
为了最新的电视外观，Stratasys 3D为两种Lotus Type 62-2跑车打印了500多个零件。Radford团队利用该公司的Grabcad Shop Workflow软件在五个全球地点安排和跟踪其3D印刷品，一次使用该公司的20台各种3D打印机的车队一次。雷电竞app下载
The team made use of Stratasys’ F900, F770, Fortus 450mc, F370 and J55 3D printers to produce different desired outcomes for each part, which ranged from a large solid composite firewall sandwich core to smaller exterior items like side mirror housings and mounting brackets.
“By integrating 3D printing technology into their shop, Radford has been able to bring 1960s-style supercar automaking into the 21st century with the high-end, hyper-customized style and features that their customers expect in a vehicle of this caliber,” said Pat Carey, Senior Vice President, Strategic Growth, at Stratasys. “It’s an extreme example of something we see every day in the auto industry.
“在新车上进行投资的每个人都希望更深入的定制和3D打印都有助于使其成为可能。”
The composite firewall sandwich core was 3D printed in two halves on Stratasys’ F900 machine in ULTEM 1010 resin before being bonded together in a single piece and wrapped with carbon fiber. The part’s design included complex mourning features for interior speakers, a fuel filler mount, and a luggage compartment.
The exterior parts, including the side mirror housings, radiator ducts, and body vents, were 3D printed in FDM Nylon 12 Carbon Fiber and ASA materials, while numerous mounting brackets were fabricated from FDM Nylon 12 CF. Additive manufacturing was particularly suited to the production of these parts due to the strength requirements of the applications and the complete design freedom offered by the technology.
“当重新启动拉德福德时，我们只与世界一流的公司合作，”安斯特德说。“ Lotus是一家世界一流的公司，Radford是一家世界一流的公司，因此，当我们寻找3D印刷零件时，我们将望向Stratasys。”
Going forwards, Stratasys will continue to support the Radford Lotus Type 62-2 project with 3D printed production parts, and in addition to its FDM, PolyJet and SLA technologies will also utilize its P3 Programmable PhotoPolymerization andSAF 3D printing processes.
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特色图片显示Ant Anstead shows a 3D printed part for the Lotus Type 62-2 coachbuilt as shown in the Discovery+ documentary, Radford Returns. Photo via Stratasys.
