Precision Automotive

DMLS (Direct Metal Laser Sintering) eliminates traditional design-for-manufacture constraints because 3D models drive 400W lasers to fuse micro-layers of powder together in linear or organic shapes. Since DMLS parts are grown layer by layer, in tens of thousands of layers, complex internal geometries, conformal internal fluid channels, latticed and honeycombed designs, and assemblies grown as single parts are now a manufacturing reality. Designers can incorporate varied wall thicknesses and part improvements that were previously confined by traditional manufacturing limitations. Rapid prototyping using DMLS means automobile manufacturers can increase the efficiency of their research and development processes, enabling them to get their product to market more quickly.

Our focus is not just on part accuracy. i3D MFG™ is continuously expanding its material and application expertise in order to ensure that parts are functionally reproducible and can be installed directly in serial production vehicles i3D MFG™ owns North America’s first EOS M280, M290 and M400 x 4 DMLS (Direct Metal Laser Sintering) machines. As an official Material Process Applications (MPA) for EOS, i3D MFG™ prides itself on its DMLS/DMLM material development and 3D print application innovations. DMLS/DMLM fully functional production parts can be finished just like machined or cast parts from polishing to welding to plating. i3D MFG™’s process is all on-shore, protecting customer designs and costly tool change time and shipping.