Investor Presentaiton
Advantages of AM
Increased precision, decreased post-processing
Hood hinge³
Lightweight hood hinge²
Additively manufactured
Lightweight hood hinge
with integrated pedestrian
protection
Material: IN718 (Nickel
Superalloy)
Machine: SLMⓇ 280 Twin
Traditional Manufacturing
1. Component weight resulting in larger carbon footprint.
2.Several individual parts required for the component
resulting in high assembly and tooling costs.
3.Inability to add new functionalities without
compromising on quality or cost.
Additive Manufacturing
1. Weight of component lowered by approx. 50%.
2. Number of parts decreased from approx. 40 to 2.
3. Post processing costs can be reduced significantly.
4. Complexity for free
1. Original part manufactured using Aluminium. Additively manufactured part produced using IN718 (Nickel-based superalloy). SLM Solutions computed material and labor
requirements if original part was manufactured with IN718. Comparative figures based on this study.
2. Part by Lighthinge (EDAG, voestalpine, simufact)
3. Image is only illustrative and not the additively manufactured part.
SLM
SOLUTIONS
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