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    Volkswagen uses 3D printing and AI to produce auto parts

    • Last Update: 2022-08-17
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
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    As a giant in the automotive industry, Volkswagen has attracted much attention for its every mo.


    Currently, the car on display, which uses AI to design parts and is built using a 3D printer, is a modern electric version of a 1962 Microb.


    Many of the car's components feature bright orange accents, and the Generatively Designed shape is easily spott.


    By training AI, engineers can use the Generative Design program to focus on their priorities, and the technology meets those criteria, resulting in lightweight and well-structured desig.


     

     

    Component shape from straight to curved

    Component shape from straight to curved

    Interestingly, VW's design requirements for the components are not so rig.


    In order to produce these complex shapes, only 3D printing (additive manufacturing) can be us.


     

     

    In the not-too-distant future, Volkswagen has big plans to use technology to create a closed-loop recycling system where it can use plastic from old components to create new plast.


    3D printing technology is not yet fully mature, and it is impossible to use it to print cars, but as a giant in the field of automobile manufacturing - Volkswagen, it has proved that the use of AI and 3D printing in car design can achieve more flexible design, lightweight components and economic benefi.


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