DSM and Briggs Automotive collaborate on 3D printed Mono R supercar

DSM has announced a partnership with Liverpool-based British supercar manufacturer Briggs Automotive ("BAC.

The two companies will jointly develop innovative 3D printed parts for BAC's new Mono R hypercar and demonstrate the potential of additive manufacturing in the automotive industry to achieve weight reduction and enhanced customizabili.

DSM and BAC will work together to fully tap the application potential of additive manufacturing in the automotive indust.

The companies are convinced that the integration of 3D printing in car manufacturing will allow the creation of parts that are not only lighter, but also stronger and customizable to meet specific user nee.

In addition, 3D printing also allows OEMs to explore new designs that are simply impossible to produce with traditional manufacturing metho.

The new Mono R sports car features a range of new 3D-printed parts, such as the 3D-printed handle that BAC and DSM developed for the Mono R's steering wheel, which is fully customizable for the driv.

The car also has new 3D-printed air intakes that are lighter, more durable and less expensive than conventional on.

Thanks in part to design, computer-aided engineering (CAE) and changing the way Mono's key components are produced through 3D printing, BAC and DSM were able to limit the weight of the new supercar to a record minimum of 560 kg Weight reco.

Other innovations continue, for example, DSM and BAC are currently exploring the design and production of 3D printed parts that combine new organic shapes and hollow internal structures to radically reduce weight while maintaining streng.

Additive manufacturing also allows OEMs to replace materials commonly used in vehicle manufacturing today with new, high-performance and recyclable materia.

Utilizing advanced CAE tools, DSM supports BAC to fully exploit the design potential to design lightweight components for additive manufacturing, for example, allowing functional design to confine material to where it needs to support mechanical loa.

Many of DSM's traditional high-performance polymers are already widely used in the automotive industry, and by redeveloping these tried-and-true materials to optimize them for 3D printing, DSM's Additive Manufacturing division is enabling new innovations Designs surfaced, as demonstrated by the record-setting Mon.

Over time, the weight reduction and durability benefits of additive manufacturing will no doubt be incorporated into mainstream car designs as we.

DSM and BAC will continue to work closely together to develop new technologies, materials and applications for 3D printing in the automotive indust.

The parties will also pursue opportunities to improve the sustainability of automotive and other manufacturing process.

In 2018, BAC became the first automaker to aggressively address climate change, which means it removes more CO2 from the atmosphere than it emi.

        Additive manufacturing will allow BAC to further reduce emissions, for example, because 3D parts can be printed on-site instead of having to be shipped around the wor.

        The company will also use DSM's range of recyclable materials to further support its sustainability goa.