2018年1月性能汽车品牌Bugatti, in partnership withSLM Solutions, unveiled a3D打印制动卡钳。现在，在母公司的新视频剪辑中大众, the titanium component has been put to the test demonstrating how the company is gearing up towards系列制作中的3D打印。
Large but light
A first for the automotive industry, Bugatti’s brake caliper is tipped to be “the world’s largest 3D printed titanium pressure functional component ever produced.” It is made on anSLM 500 3D打印机and takes, on average, 45 hours to complete. This 45 hours equates to 2,213 layers, and 2.9 kg of titanium.
布加迪汽车公司S.A.S.技术开发新技术负责人FrankGötzke表示：“尽管它的尺寸很大，但看着这部分的每个人都对它的光线感到惊讶。从技术上讲，这是一个非常令人印象深刻的制动卡钳，看起来也很棒。”
到制动点
In the new clip from Volkswagen the Bugatti caliper is put through its paces “on one of the most powerful brake test benches on the market.”
Placed on a disc repeatedly accelerated to speeds of up to 400 km/h (249 mph) the caliper is proven to withstand temperatures exceeding 1857 °F (1014 °C) – nearing the max speed of the latest Bugatti Chiron (420 km/h, 261 mph).
The company is now seeking to increase the speed of production for these parts while maintaining overall quality.
下一代汽车生产
大众汽车正在为未来的车辆生产开发3D打印技术。在2018年，该公司获得了3D印刷行业奖年度汽车/航空航天申请through introducingFFF到工具。Later in the year it became a founding partner ofHP Metal Jet 3D printer发展。以及最近在德国汽车制造首都沃尔夫斯堡（Wolfsburg）开设了尖端metal additive manufacturing facility。
Eventually, Volkswagen hopes to be able to introduce its 3D printed brake calipers into the series production of next generation Chiron or Divo cars.
戈兹克总结说：“在3D打印开发中，布加迪是大众集团的领导者。”
提名Bugatti 3D打印制动卡钳年度汽车申请在2019年的3 d印刷行业奖项现在. .
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Featured image shows the Bugatti 3D printed brake caliper put to the test. Image via Volkswagen AG
