{"id":8158,"date":"2018-06-22T10:55:19","date_gmt":"2018-06-22T09:55:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/?p=8158"},"modified":"2018-06-21T10:55:30","modified_gmt":"2018-06-21T09:55:30","slug":"stereolithography-3d-printers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/stereolithography-3d-printers\/","title":{"rendered":"Stereolithography 3D printers join Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>3D Systems announces that Sauber Motorsport AG, the company operating the Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team, has added five new <span class=\"highlight highlight-blue\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.3dsystems.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ProX 800 SLA 3D Printers<\/a><\/span> to its headquarters and engineering facilities in Hinwil, Switzerland, within the scope of a new partnership agreement between 3D Systems and the Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team.<\/p>\n<p>Sauber Motorsport AG first started using 3D Systems\u2019 solutions more than ten years ago when it built its Additive Manufacturing department.<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7565662001938327\" data-ad-slot=\"7585079586\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\nThe new SLA (stereolithography) systems join existing 3D Systems products used by the F1 team, including six SLS 3D printers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we decided to upgrade our SLA production capability, we felt it was time to take our cooperation with 3D Systems to a deeper level. We also needed to expand our capacity so replacing some of the older 3D Systems SLA\u2019s with the higher throughput ProX 800 was the natural choice,\u201d says Christoph Hansen, head of additive manufacturing, at Sauber. \u201cWe are using 3D Systems\u2019 SLA solutions predominantly and extensively for wind tunnel testing, but also for tooling for carbon laminating as well as vacuum casting for silicon parts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wind tunnel testing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Wind tunnel testing is essential for the aerodynamic development of a Formula 1 race car.<\/p>\n<p>A 60% scale model of the car is produced for testing in Sauber\u2019s own state of the art wind tunnel located at its headquarters in Hinwil.<\/p>\n<p>This model is produced mostly with additive manufacturing &#8211; 3D Systems\u2019 SLS and SLA 3D printers are used for everything from front wings, brake ducts and suspension covers to engine covers, internal ducts and hand deflectors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can\u2019t really compare this process to conventional manufacturing because it would be impossible to do it any other way than 3D printing; we require many parts with superior surface quality in a very short time,\u201d says Reto Trachsel, head of aero design, at Sauber. \u201cThere have been times when the wind tunnel, which is also used by our third party customers, has been running 24\/7 and we have been leveraging our <span class=\"highlight highlight-blue\"><a href=\"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/hannover-messe-2018-3d-systems-showcases-additive-manufacturing-solutions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3D Systems<\/a><\/span>\u2019 solutions to produce 200 to 300 plastic parts per work day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>3D printed tooling<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Once the development is approved, the final parts are produced, often in carbon fibre using both conventionally manufactured and 3D printed molding.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team draws on a variety of 3D Systems\u2019 SLA materials to produce tools for different applications. For example, we laminate carbon parts using tools produced in Bluestone material and we use the Xtreme material for vacuum casting tools to produce the sealings,\u201d says Hansen. \u201cWhy do we 3D print the tools instead of using conventional tooling techniques? The answer is easy \u2013 we get the design complexity for free! This is absolutely essential for parts like complex duct systems.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition to using 3D Systems\u2019 Additive Manufacturing for its own prototyping and production requirements, Sauber also leverages the 3D printers for its Engineering services. This enables companies all over Europe to benefit from Sauber\u2019s expertise, 3D printed precision mock-ups, jigs and fixtures, tooling and serial production.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8160\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8160\" style=\"width: 618px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/10916-Chinese-Grand-Prix.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8160 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/10916-Chinese-Grand-Prix-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Stereolithography 3D printers join Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team\" width=\"618\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/10916-Chinese-Grand-Prix.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/10916-Chinese-Grand-Prix-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/10916-Chinese-Grand-Prix-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/10916-Chinese-Grand-Prix-800x534.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8160\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team\u2019s C37 &#8211; integrated parts created with the help of 3D Systems SLA and SLS 3D printing solutions &#8211; on the track at the 2018 FIA Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cSauber Engineering is bringing race track performance to all kinds of companies, large and small. Whether we\u2019re optimizing the performance of our own F1 cars or helping our 3rd party customers re-imagine opportunities from prototyping to serial production, we\u2019re relying on our expanding arsenal of 3D Systems\u2019 additive manufacturing solutions to give us a competitive edge,\u201d concludes Hansen.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>3D Systems announces that Sauber Motorsport AG, the company operating the Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team, has added five new ProX 800 SLA 3D Printers to its headquarters and engineering facilities in Hinwil, Switzerland, within the scope of a new partnership agreement between 3D Systems and the Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team. 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