IDTechEx Analyzes the Opportunities and Barriers Facing 3D Printing for Electric Vehicles
AM players see opportunities for AM in EV production:
As discussed in many interviews with key printer manufacturers and materials suppliers in additive manufacturing, there are several opportunities for AM to provide value to EV manufacturing supply chains, such as:
The barriers facing 3D printing's application in electric vehicles
However, as noted by key end-users, AM faces many challenges in its application in EVs, particularly in its application for production components:
AM making inroads with electric vehicle production?
Despite these challenges, the AM industry is still seeing progress in its penetration into the electric car market. One of the biggest stories of 2023 in the 3D printing industry was Tesla pushing forward with "gigacasting", a process of using massive casting machines to make large individual parts for their EVs' underbodies. A key component of this process involves sand binder jetting to produce casting cores. With other automotive OEMs, like Toyota, now looking at incorporating gigacasting into their own supply chains, this new application represents the future potential for 3D printing to make a meaningful impact on the electric vehicle market.
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