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Materialise contributes to Pininfarina Sintesi concept car
At the 78th International Motor Show in Geneva, Pininfarina presented the Sintesi, a new concept car that explores ideas and solutions for the car of the future. It is the first time in history that additive technologies play such a prominent role in a concept car project.
Car speakers for Philips, Belgium
Being involved from an early stage, Materialise provided the Philips engineers with extended quotes and technical support to optimise their car speakers' design for injection moulding.
Belgian solar car finishes second in World Solar Challenge in Australia
The innovative solar car “Umicar Infinity” that participated in 2007’s World Solar Challenge in Australia, consisted of various Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM) components. The perfect proof of this RP technology’s reliability as a full production method.
Prototyped BMW Mini Cooper
Materialise pulled the sheet on a prototyped car that shows the unique solutions its Industrial Services & Software divisions can provide by joining forces. Being active in both the software and the rapid prototyping field gives Materialise the advantage to offer advanced, tailor-made solutions.
Automotive testimony: Perfect bumper match
Plastic Omnium Auto Exterior is a global leader in the design and manufacture of bumpers, fenders, body panels and body modules. At the 2003 Frankfurt show Plastic Omnium introduced an entirely new concept of fixing headlights onto the bumper instead of onto the vehicle. This project was taken to the next step in 2004. The project leaders needed a bumper skin that could be assembled with this new concept in order to be able to present it to different automotive manufacturers.
One for the road!
Renault Trucks has been a loyal Materialise customer for several years now, particularly the Cabin Research Department which internally utilises rapid prototyping technologies (e.g. SLA, RIM, vacuum casting). Many development projects have been realised with the help of the Materialise RP technology range.
R.I.M. case study: It goes on wheels
One of the projects which Materialise and Röchling Automotive closely collaborated on, is a set of wheel arch liners for the new Volvo convertible C70 which was introduced to the market the end of 2005. For many years Röchling Automotive has developed and manufactured wheel arch liners (as a part of their technical plastic product range).
Customer Story
Kooymans Industrieel | Ontwerp - situated in the Netherlands - is an industrial design bureau specialising in the development of products for the benefit of the mobility of people and goods: buses, trains, ships and agricultural machines but also street furnishings, sanitary units and signposting systems.
Materialise, more than just a prototype supplier
Imagine that a tool gets damaged and you don't have the data available to repair or replace the part, you would probably need to shut down that production line for days or even weeks. By utilising the unique design and manufacturing skills at Materialise a spare part can be created in just 2 days.
RP technology for personalised one-off cars
For one of Zagato's exclusive projects, they partnered up with Materialise, who specialise in personalised manufacturing. This resulted in the use of RP technology for a personalised one-off car.