Lightweighting
Airbus Partition Built in Pieces for Weight Savings
The large component was successfully produced within a limited build envelope thanks to connection features designed into the pieces. Advances in powder-bed build size will permit greater efficiency in producing parts such as these.
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Design for AM: Diesel Engine Support Optimized for Savings and Performance
A diesel engine support, connecting the powertrain and the vehicle chassis, is optimized for weight savings, performance and manufacturing cost reduction as a result of redesigning the part for AM.
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Lightweight Motorcycle Made Through AM to Be Seen at IMTS
Additive manufacturing allowed electric bike’s frame to be optimized for minimal mass and material.
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SLM Achieves Weight Reduction for Robot Actuator
Selective laser melting made it possible to create a lighter, better performing actuator for a quadruped robot.
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Modular, Lightweight Car Design Made Possible through Metal AM
The concept car’s frame is built on load-optimized nodes that could only be made with additive manufacturing.
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Additive Manufacturing and Cost per Kilogram
How much is weight savings worth to you? Additive is being embraced in applications where the answer to that question is high.
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How Do You Make a Howitzer Less Heavy?
Large nuts that used to be solid metal are now grown with a honeycomb structure on the inside for valuable weight savings.
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