Sauber Motorsports, a Swiss motorsport engineering company, has selected 3D Systems’ latest polymer 3D printing technologies to accelerate innovation. Sauber intends to add 10 3D printers from 3D Systems – eight SLA 750 Dual and two PSLA 270 models – to its manufacturing workflow. The combination of these technologies – along with 3D Systems’ Accura Composite PIV, Accura Xtreme and Figure 4 ceramic-filled materials – will increase Sauber’s production capacity for wind tunnel parts.

3D Systems says that its SLA 750 Dual is the fastest stereolithography (SLA) solution available. The platform delivers a combination of print size, speed, accuracy and resolution. The two-laser configuration of this printer provides increased throughput in a smaller footprint, delivering a higher return to Sauber on its investment. 

The PSLA 270 is a high-speed, projector-based SLA additive manufacturing solution that produces high-quality parts with stable mechanical properties. Sauber is the first Formula 1 team to incorporate the recently released PSLA technology, delivering the flexibility needed to execute quick, time-sensitive changes to wind tunnel parts.  

“As a race team, Sauber is driven by its desire to win and we want to work with the latest and most innovative technologies,” says Marco Gehrig, head of mechanical & AM production at Sauber Group. “3D Systems is a pioneer in additive manufacturing, and the inventor of SLA. The benchmarks conducted on the SLA 750 yielded parts with better surface quality and required less post-processing than the current machines in use. Our team is looking forward to using the industry’s most advanced SLA technology to increase our production speed, quality and flexibility for wind tunnel parts, and accelerating our speed to track.” 

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