Bugatti makes biggest brake caliper out of titanium...oh, using a 3D printer

[05XR8]

https://www.motoring.com.au/bugatti-3d-prints-brakes-110682/

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

https://www.motoring.com.au/bugatti-3d-prints-brakes-110682/

Yeah 3d printing with alloys and such is the next big thing and so long as it comes out as good as a cast piece, it may one day make industrial variations of casting/molding a novelty.

 

[EngieDiesel]

Yeah 3d printing with alloys and such is the next big thing and so long as it comes out as good as a cast piece, it may one day make industrial variations of casting/molding a novelty.

The only real stumbling block at this point is the price of the hardware. The technology has been proven viable and quite a few industries are starting to adopt 3D printing for a number of things, so all that's really left is for the cost to come down enough that the printers can be deployed in enough numbers to meet product demands.

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

The only real stumbling block at this point is the price of the hardware. The technology has been proven viable and quite a few industries are starting to adopt 3D printing for a number of things, so all that's really left is for the cost to come down enough that the printers can be deployed in enough numbers to meet product demands.

3D printing on a whole is a mainstay, but that's mainly with plastics and polymers and even carbon fiber. Doing metal 3d printing though is not nearly as main stream at the moment which is why this is quite something. Soon as I've said it will be common place like other methods of current 3d printing mediums. I've had a chance to use a 3d print lab and see others work with the 3d printer even if it was smaller simple stuff

 

[Beeblebrox237]

Cost is a big hurdle with 3d printing, but so is time. It's not a viable method for mass production for the vast majority of applications, regardless of material. It is, however, great for rapid prototyping, though it's important to note that 3d printing itself isn't the only method of additive manufacturing.