VERIFICATION OF THE PROTOTYPE: FIRE ENGINE’S MANIFOLD 3D PRINTOUT
VERIFICATION OF THE PROTOTYPE: FIRE ENGINE’S MANIFOLD 3D PRINTOUT
2 PagesAUTOMOTIVE CASE STUDY VERIFICATION OF THE PROTOTYPE: FIRE ENGINE’S MANIFOLD 3D PRINTOUT If a company decides to buy a 3D printer, the final cost of printing a model includes only the amount of money spent on a particular material (around 25€ for kg) plus electricity costs. The price for preparing a 3D printed model is incomparably lower than producing it through the chill-moulding process. The preparation of a new chill form can take even several months and the company has to pay for it additionally. Owning a 3D printer significantly improves the process of creating the necessary part. Creating 3D printout of fire engine’s manifold takes around 10 days. 3D printing technology allows physical examination of every project assumption on a virtual model. 3D printed vacuum man
