Lightweighting

Design

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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Lightweighting

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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Robots

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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Metal

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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Lightweighting

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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Lightweighting

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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