Uploaded November 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
0:00:00 - Introduction
0:07:37 - 3D Printed Tooling in Automotive Manufacturing
0:11:28 - The issue with Rough Downskins
0:21:29 - Approaches to Print
0:25:35 - Flow Print Preparation Software
0:29:11 - Assure Quality Validation Software
0:37:32 - M300 Tool Steel
Overview:
For the automotive industry, 3D metal printing seems like the perfect choice to further optimize tooling components, such as High Pressure Die Cast (HPDC) inserts. With AM, engineers should be able to decrease turnaround times and extend part lifetimes through more efficient conformal cooling channels. Unfortunately, conventional AM systems struggle to print large (greater than 5mm) diameters for internal cooling channels which limits the engineering design window. Any larger and the top of the channel breaks down leading to surface roughness and crack fatigue.
Velo3D offers the automotive industry a new opportunity to improve performance. Proven in the space industry, Velo3D’s Sapphire printers can produce parts with large (up to 100mm) internal channels with higher quality surface roughness. In addition, the new Sapphire XC 1MZ offers engineers the largest build volume (600mm diameter by 1000mm z-height) for a printer in this class fully opening the engineering design window.
0:00:00 - Introduction
0:07:37 - 3D Printed Tooling in Automotive Manufacturing
0:11:28 - The issue with Rough Downskins
0:21:29 - Approaches to Print
0:25:35 - Flow Print Preparation Software
0:29:11 - Assure Quality Validation Software
0:37:32 - M300 Tool Steel
Overview:
For the automotive industry, 3D metal printing seems like the perfect choice to further optimize tooling components, such as High Pressure Die Cast (HPDC) inserts. With AM, engineers should be able to decrease turnaround times and extend part lifetimes through more efficient conformal cooling channels. Unfortunately, conventional AM systems struggle to print large (greater than 5mm) diameters for internal cooling channels which limits the engineering design window. Any larger and the top of the channel breaks down leading to surface roughness and crack fatigue.
Velo3D offers the automotive industry a new opportunity to improve performance. Proven in the space industry, Velo3D’s Sapphire printers can produce parts with large (up to 100mm) internal channels with higher quality surface roughness. In addition, the new Sapphire XC 1MZ offers engineers the largest build volume (600mm diameter by 1000mm z-height) for a printer in this class fully opening the engineering design window.
