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Jay Leno’s Garage Uses 3D Printing Tech to Recreate Classic Car Parts

3D printing technology has taken the world by storm, taking two dimensional images and printing them in three dimensional form. In Jay Leno’s garage, he uses 3D printers to recreate classic car parts that have gotten rusty over time. Many of the parts are no longer made or difficult to have made, so he turned … Read more

EMS Surphaser 100hsx 3D Scanner

This video demonstrates the new Surphaser 100hsx 3D Scanner. The Surphaser offers the highest resolution and accuracy in a long range 3D scanner. Surphaser® 100HSX Configuration Options: Configuration IR_100HQ4 IR_100HS4 ER_100HQ5 ER_100HS5 Recommended Work Range (m) 1-35 1-50 1.5-70 1.5-120 Ambiguity Range (m) 180 180 180 180 Angular Uncertainty1,3, arc sec 15 15 15 15 Range … Read more

GM Finds Out Competitor Car Details with 3D Scanning

GM-3D-scanning-serviceGM has been working hard to close the competitive gap between them and other car manufacturers, which is why it has turned to 3D scanning of competitor vehicles so they can learn as much about the automobiles as possible. They want to know what makes a Mercedes what it is or what makes a Chrysler what it is. To do this, they run the rival designs through computers and they analyze them.

What is surprising is that this is not a practice that GM just started doing. In fact, they have performed 3D scanning of competitor models for over 10 years. What the practice does is turn 3D objects (cars, trucks, and SUVs) into data on a computer screen. They don’t always do this for reverse engineering or benchmarking, but to turn a clay model into mathematical data. With the more widespread usage of 3D printing, this mapping of competitor designs could result in the engineers at GM being able to easily and quickly upgrade their vehicles.

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3D Systems and Lotus F1 Team Up for Mass Production Project

2012 Formula One Barcelona Test Day ThreeRace car enthusiasts ought to get a kick out of the latest news from 3D Systems and the Lotus F1 team. They have partnered up to use 3D printing to create parts for Formula 1 cars, in an effort to streamline aerodynamics and improve production efficiency.

Everything they do is an effort to improve vehicle performance. This is why the Lotus F1 team sought out 3D Systems tech. According to their Head of Aerodynamics, Dirk de Beer, the machine allowed them to create prototypes on the spot that fit the vehicles. While they started out with rapid prototyping, they quickly moved on to wind tunnel model manufacturing. This created new jobs as well, expanding the Aero Department’s team from 11 to 80 employees. By creating prototypes and testing them, the team can make changes and develop new ideas to further progression. The more ideas they can actively test, the better their chances are of succeeding come race time.

The 3D printing tech is actually used in some pretty novel ways. After applying pressure sensors to the car model in the wind tunnel manually, researchers can now place sensors within complex, intricate, and tiny structures that they couldn’t have otherwise gained access to. Everyone in the field of aerodynamics has reason to celebrate because it revolutionizes just what is possible.

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EMS Adds a Surphaser 100hsx to its 3D Scanning Arsenal

Tampa, Florida – October 27th, 2013 With already a very impressive arsenal of 3D Scanners, 3D Printers and related software, EMS has purchased Surphaser’s new 100hsx 3D Scanner.  The 100hsx builds on the legendary accuracy and resolution of the Surphaser 25hsx long range 3D scanner.  The new scanner offers even higher accuracy and data quality … Read more