In competition and in production. Faster with 3D printing.
The issue of speed, in the world of motorsport, is something central even off the track. Precisely for this reason, Christian F. tells how KTM Racing has decided to face the issue by adopting new technologies capable of offering high performance components and, at the same time, reduced production times.
«Considering the constraints described above, the choice of Additive Manufacturing systems seemed to us the most suitable. In fact, thanks to 3D printing, we have managed to reduce production times and costs relating to the material used, not to mention those that we would have had to bear if we had turned to traditional production technologies».
This statement once again denotes the benefits of additive manufacturing.
Racing, in fact, was one of the first sectors to continuously use additive manufacturing. Race after race, updates and modifications follow one another at a dizzying pace and the overall speed of additive manufacturing becomes the mandatory choice. “Dizzying rhythms” that KTM was able to face thanks to the use of 3ntr 3D printers.
« In the specific case of the intake air boot, the implementation process (from the idea to the track test) took only 4 days. Very short times, respected only with the use of the 3ntr A2v4 3D printer ».
KTM Racing was already familiar with the world of 3D printing and FDM (Fused Deposition Modeling) systems; what made the difference and led the company to choose 3ntr was the peculiarity of its systems, and the opportunity to co-print a wide range of materials.