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Additive Manufacturing for the Automotive Industry

Accelerate Automotive industry product development with additive manufacturing. Leading automotive OEMs and Tier 1s build a more scalable on-demand, local-for-local supply chain of the future to get to market faster. Reduce cost while improving performance functionality with topology optimization.

Cost-Effective Performance Enhancement
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Our advanced additive manufacturing solutions enable cost reduction while enhancing performance functionality through topology optimization, allowing automotive manufacturers to produce lighter, stronger components that meet or exceed industry standards.

Streamlined Prototyping to Production Transition
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Bridging the gap between prototyping and serial production, our additive manufacturing technologies cater to volumes that would traditionally be costly and time-consuming to produce, enabling seamless transition and efficient scaling for automotive manufacturers.

Weight Reduction for Enhanced Efficiency
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With our additive manufacturing solutions, automotive companies can achieve significant weight reduction in vehicle components, leading to enhanced fuel efficiency, improved handling, and reduced environmental impact, without compromising performance or safety.

Compliance with Industrial Safety Standards
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Our additive manufacturing technologies ensure that automotive components fulfill stringent industrial safety standards, providing manufacturers with confidence in the reliability and durability of their products, ultimately enhancing vehicle safety and driver protection.

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Bugatti Tests the 3D Printed Brake Caliper
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SYSTEMS
SLM SYSTEMS

Revolutionize Your Manufacturing with Nikon SLM Solutions

NXG 600E

Elevate Your Efficiency: Experience NXG’s Unrivalled Production Speed and Precision

SLM®500

Unleash Efficiency with SLM®500: High-Performance Metal Additive Manufacturing

SLM®280 2.0

Elevate Production with SLM®280 2.0: Advanced Metal Additive Manufacturing Reinvented

SLM®125

Unleash Precision with the SLM®125: Redefining Metal Additive Manufacturing

SLM®800

Reach new heights with SLM®800: Unmatched Precision for Large-Scale Metal Additive Manufacturing

SLM®280 PS

Revolutionize Manufacturing with SLM®280 PS: Precision Solutions for Serial Production

NXG XII 600

Elevate Your Efficiency: Experience NXG’s Unrivalled Production Speed and Precision

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APPLICATIONS
APPLICATIONS IN ACTION

Explore the versatility of the automotive industry through a visual journey of its real-world applications.

Bugatti® Active Heat Shield
Material: AlSi10Mg
Layer Thickness: 60µm
Build Time: 4h 4m per Unit
Porsche E-Drive Housing
Material: AlSi10Mg
Build Time: 21h
Cam Covers - Bugatti® Chiron
Material: AlSi10Mg
Layer Thickness: 60μm
Build Time: 4d 8h (Maximized Build Chamber, 8 Units)
Moon Rover Wheel
Material: AlSi10Mg
Build Time: 1d 7h 8m
Fuel Tank - VIBA Honda® Monkey
Material: AlSi10Mg
Wabtec Brake Panel
Throttle Body Intake Manifold
Material: AlSi10Mg
Divergent Blade Steering Part
Material: Ti6Al4V Grade 5
Build Time: 05d 03h 35m
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Testimonials

This new manufacturing technology is technically and economically interesting for us. Possible use cases are especially prototypes in the development phase, special and small series production as well as for motor sport and classic spare parts.

Falk Heilfort

Porsche, Development Engineer

Some of the most innovative use cases for Formetrix L-40 powder were developed and printed using Nikon SLM machines. This proven performance made Nikon SLM machines the perfect fit for our initial production product lines.

Greg Rizzo

MacLean Additive, Vice President & General Manager

The purchase of the Nikon SLM NXG XII 600 is the culmination of years of intensive joint development that completes the shift from prototyping to production of complex structures, when combined with the Divergent Adaptive Production System as the future of human-AI design and sustainable systems.

Kevin Czinger

Divergent, Founder & CEO

Proof that additively produced metal components can cope with extreme strength, stiffness and temperature requirements at speeds of over 375 km/h with a braking force of 1.35g and brake disc temperatures up to 1,100°C.

Frank Götzke

Bugatti, Head of New Technologies

With the advanced material knowledge of Sandvik and the parameter freedom of the SLM® machine, we plan to develop top-quality parameters targeting the specific needs of our high-performance automotive and racing customers...Through the replacement of single laser products with SLM Solutions` multi-laser technology we are able to increase our productivity and provide competitive pricing to our customers. By partnering with Nikon SLM Solutions, we can meet our customer`s requirements to build high quality parts at increased productivity and expand our facilities.

Mauro Antolotti

BEAMIT, Chairman and Founder

3D printing technology has given us a lot of leeway to experiment creatively with design, while at the same time being able to optimize a product’s function...The collaboration with DTI has led us to develop and produce gears in a radically new design form that is only possible with 3D printing.

Carsten Ebbesen

CeramicSpeed, R&D Manager

The development of new systems and components has to be much faster today than it was a few years ago, especially when it comes to solutions for sustainable CO2-neutral drive systems...With our new 3D printing center and Nikon SLM Solutions as a technology partner, MAHLE is once again stepping up the pace in its strategic fields, for example, E-mobility.

Michael Frick

MAHLE, CFO

Our medium-term goal is to position ourselves as an innovative 3D printing supplier in Central Europe. With the targeted expansion of our machine park, we can further expand our competence. With the two new Nikon SLM Solutions machines, we will be able, in particular, to produce metal parts and prototypes in medium to high volumes even more effectively and precisely. We can serve more materials within the shortest possible time thanks to the new machines. The recent very high demand for our 3D printing services has made the purchase inevitable.

Patrick Herzig

M&H CNC GmbH, CEO

With the integration of the SLM®280 2.0 into our operations, we are poised to revolutionize the material and process capabilities within the additive manufacturing (AM) industry. This advancement is coupled with our pioneering Additive Manufacturing AcademyTM, set to deliver hands-on experience and groundbreaking training in additive manufacturing.

Robert Higham

Additive Manufacturing Solutions Ltd, CEO

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