Additive manufacturing is the best choice to gain a foothold in this fast moving world. In Hi-tech sectors, in which short time and high performing products are needed, 3D printing is key to move forward on manufacturing process.

Application fields

In the motorsport industry, additive manufacturing is used at an early stage of the product development, when technical teams work at the same time on design and realization of functional parts that are  tested in wind tunnel.  Professional 3D printings empower those teams to produce very quickly a wide variety of complex geometries at once, allowing them to identify the most efficient solution.

When it comes to print single pieces or small batches, additive manufacturing is used also in post-design phase for the production of pre-series and finished parts, thus avoiding the realization of expensive moulds and tooling.

Spring Srl: the service bureau for your success

Motorsport is one of our master application field thanks to in-house know how and 3d printing technologies that let us meet the most demanding needs also in terms of shape accuracy and fine details.

High performance thermoplastics are needed to push the boundaries of research and develop more competitive products. Some of these extraordinary thermoplastics are for example ULTEM9085 a self-extinguishing  material that withstands extreme temperatures (-40°/+160°), PEKK that whit its superior chemical resistance can be used for components exposed to hydrocarbons and Nylon 12 Carbon Fiber, an ultra-stiff and lightweight material.

SR100, laminating carbon support, is an innovative application developed by Spring and helps you speed product development and reduce the tooling costs for the production of carbon fiber supports and components by eliminating the tooling designing and manufacturing phases. It is useful for manufacturing parts with complex geometries and shapes. It empowers designers and engineers to build parts which would be unimaginable to make with a «traditional» technology, reducing time and costs.

The 3D printing industry leads motorsport teams to victory thanks to its functional, lightweight, high-performance components.

Speed, light weight and aerodynamics – these are just some of the qualities a racing car needs to come out on top on the track and cross the finish line before its opponents. The one question everyone involved in this industry is asking is “Is it really possible to produce parts that are both lightweight and high-performance?” Of course it is! Thanks to additive technology and partnerships with experts in the field, it is possible to produce functional parts that can be optimised for motorsport. Spring Srl is an Italian company which, over the years, has revolutionised its 3D printing services. As well as producing functional parts using additive manufacturing, it offers clients technical and commercial advice to help them optimise and re-engineer their parts to guarantee maximum performance at the lowest possible cost.

“Throughout car racing history, the sector has demanded only the highest quality standards – explains Fabio Gualdo of Spring Srl – and thanks to twenty years’ experience, we are able to meet all our clients’ needs.”

Spring Srl is a leader Additive Manufacturing bureau, it has 14 Stratasys professional systems. It works with over thirty different materials, including ULTEM® 9085, carbon fibre-filled nylon and the latest addition to the FDM family, PEKK.

“The accuracy of our production process, our technical consultancy services and our re-design experience have always given us the edge over our competitors. Companies in the motorsport sector choose us because we satisfy all their needs: we are quick, we use high-performance materials and our know-how becomes the ace up their sleeve.”

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