World’s first 3D printed racing car can pace at 140 km/h | TechTripper

[Anthony Penzinski]

A group of 16 engineers named “Group T” has unveiled a racing car
“Areion.” The group is competing in Formula Student 2012 challenge, and
the car it has unveiled is world’s first 3D printed race car. The Areion
is not fully 3D printed but most of it is. It was tested on Hockenheim
race circuit and went from zero to 100km/h in just four seconds. The
maximum speed achieved by the car on the same circuit was 141km/h. The
car is eco friendly as well as a motivation for innovative technology.
Cutting-edge technologies bestowed on the environmentally friendly race
car include an electric drive train, bio-composite materials and 3D
printing on a big scale with Materialise.

http://techtripper.com/worlds-first-3d-printed-racing-car-can-pace-at-140-kmh/
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[Martin Passmore]

There was some interesting background in movies via Youtube on the Materialise website

http://www.materialise.com/cases/the-areion-by-formula-group-t-the-world-s-first-3d-printed-race-car

 But it's still a long way from the Makerbot....

Thanks, Anthony

martin

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