On-demand spare parts
Spare parts for old cars
Brose are a huge company which supplies consumer goods in over 80 automotive brands. They have recently invested into the Formlabs Fuse 1 as a way to supply consumers with spare parts.
Car manufacturers have a duty to supply consumers with spare cars so that they can continue to use their car for years to come. Doing so is more sustainable, eco-friendly and keeps customers happy.
Traditionally, manufacturers would produce a large amount of spare parts and store them until they are needed (this could be years!)
How Brose have used the Formlabs Fuse 1
Conventional manufacturing processes of car parts is expensive. You must invest in large machinery, which is labour-intensive, requires a lot of space and demands a lot of power.
Due to the high set-up costs and the amount of energy required to implement a certain workflow, manufacturers can not afford to recreate this production solely for spare parts. Therefore, they must produce enough spare parts to last a lifetime.
Instead, Brose have created the clever system of using additive manufacturing to produce spare parts once they are demanded. On-demand spare parts.
Benefits
Better Quality
Storing parts for long periods of time can reduce their quality as the parts can be exposed to UV or moisture. Parts being produced with the formlabs Fuse 1 will be made from their advanced material range, the spare part may actually preform better than the original.
No Storage
On-demand production means that there will be no storage costs, no maintenance costs and no risk of the goods being stolen or damaged.
Infinite Parts
Finding parts for classic and older cars is an expensive and tiring process for car owners. Brose have created a system which takes the stress out of looking for spare parts.
Efficiency
The process is more efficient overall. It minimises material use, storage costs and stops over or under producing the spare parts.
3D Scanning and Body Work
3D scanners and 3D printers have the ability to streamline the design process of the body work of automobiles, saving companies £1,000’s of money and reducing the lead time to market.
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How is the process more efficent?
The old process for creating the body work for a motorcycle involved producing an initial model of the shape. Once the designers were happy with the shape, they would have to physically measure the dimensions, reverse engineer the shape and use this dimensions to create a 3D model on CAD.
Taking physical measurements and inputting them into a computer is time consuming and near impossible to achieve a true representation of the part due to the inaccuracy of physical measurements.
Using a peel3d scanner allows you, the designer, to take a physical model and create a accurate 3D CAD model.
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How do professionals use the peel3d scanner?
The Youtube channel ‘Salvage to Savage’ records and publishes a variety of work they do using the peel3d scanner. These are experts who have been in the automotive industry for years.
“If you’re using CNC machinery and more advanced equipment; the peel3d is the bridge that links all these things together. It boosts efficiency and makes your process more accurate”
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