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Stewart-Haas Racing Partners with 3D Systems for Enhanced Mustang Dark Horse
Stewart-Haas Racing has continually sought innovative methods to enhance their vehicles’ performance in the highly competitive NASCAR series. In line with the emerging trend of leveraging additive manufacturing within motorsports, Stewart-Haas Racing has announced their col
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Stewart-Haas Racing has continually sought innovative methods to enhance their vehicles’ performance in the highly competitive NASCAR series. In line with the emerging trend of leveraging additive manufacturing within motorsports, Stewart-Haas Racing has announced their collaboratation with 3D Systems to enhance the aerodynamic performance of the new 2024 NASCAR Ford Mustang Dark Horse. Utilizing advanced 3D printing technology, the partnership has enabled efficient, cost-effective testing of numerous body panel shapes, streamlining the development process.
The aerodynamic engineering team at Stewart-Haas Racing faced the task of testing hundreds of different body panel shapes to pinpoint the most aerodynamically efficient design while adhering to NASCAR’s stringent aerodynamic requirements. Traditionally, achieving NASCAR approval involves extensive full-scale wind tunnel testing, a time-consuming and expensive process. The challenge for SHR was to find a way to test numerous designs efficiently within these constraints.
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The collaboration with 3D Systems provided a novel solution for Stewart-Haas Racing – a potent combination of Stereolithography 3D printers and 3D Sprint software from 3D Systems. This technology enabled the rapid production of precise, full-scale body panels that could be assembled quickly onto the car for wind tunnel testing.
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