Does 3D Printing Have A Place In Motorsport?

Can 3D printed parts hold up in an engine bay or elsewhere on a car when compared to the use of lightweight aluminium or similar, or is it still just technology best leveraged for prototyping?

Grant Luttinen of Intamsys helps us understand some of the pros and cons of additive manufacturing, what is required when it comes to software and some options out there for printers as a hobbyist or professional.

We take a quick look at printing options from $1,700 to $150,000 USD, as well as printing media/materials that start from $20-40 for a spool of ABS plastic and then go to $100, $600 or more for nylon, PEEK carbon fibre and 3D printed metal options.

PEEK - Polyetheretherketone
FFF - Fused Filament Fabrication (aka FDM Fused Deposition Modeling)
ABS - Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene
Nylon 6 is also known as polycaprolactam for those who prefer a more difficult way to say these things 😅
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TIME STAMPS:
0:00 - Grant Luttinen - Intamsys
0:15 - Who Are Intamsys?
1:28 - What Is A 'Slicer'?
2:10 - Fusion Vs INTAMSUITE
3:02 - Products & Pricing
4:33 - Enthusiast Level Printers
5:00 - Printing Materials
6:16 - Addressing Tension Issues
6:50 - Protyping Vs End Use
7:30 - Metal Printing Vs Thermoplastics
8:20 - PEEK Carbon Fibre
9:10 - Nylon 6 Parts
9:55 - Not Just For Prototyping
10:35 - Materials Pricing
11:30 - CNC Vs 3D Printing
12:16 - INTAMSYS
12:37 - BUILD.TUNE.DRIVE