Top 5 Videos: 3D Printing and Racecars

This week, find out how 3D printing can be used for racecars. Students have set out to develop electric and autonomous racecars using additive manufacturing. Whether used to make prototypes or finished parts, AM allows the cars to be more agile and efficient, critical for car racing. Next, a video from the University of Colorado Boulder showing how they are using a Stratasys PolyJet printer for their 3D printing needs. Finally, you can take a closer look at the newest resin printer from Prusa. Happy watching and happy Sunday!

TOP 1: A racecar with 3D printed parts

In Portugal, the Formula Student Team FST Lisboa was founded 20 years ago and brings together some 60 students who are developing the race cars of tomorrow. To carry out their projects, they rely on 3D printing for their prototyping phase and more specifically on fused deposition modeling (FDM). But they have also integrated some finished parts and this time turned to selective laser sintering (SLS), which allows them to design more resistant components. For example, two of their new cars include electronic containers, camera and screen mounts, and cooling system ducts, all printed on an SLS machine from Sintratec.

TOP 2: The use of 3D printing at the University of Colorado Boulder

At the University of Colorado Boulder, the engineering center invested in a Stratasys PolyJet machine, specifically a J750, to design components for various robots. It’s a great technology for the teams because it allows them to print multiple materials at the same time – allowing them to get either flexible or rigid parts. We’ll let you check out what kind of objects are designed every day in the video below.