Automotive and motorsport development depends on reducing weight, improving performance, and testing new component designs quickly. Conventional manufacturing and tooling methods can restrict design freedom, particularly for composite parts, advanced ceramics, and specialized performance applications.

Binder jetting supports the production of washout tooling, lightweight composite components, and application-specific ceramic parts. Complex geometries can be developed directly from digital designs, helping engineers test new ideas and adapt components without relying on extensive dedicated tooling.

These capabilities support faster development, greater design flexibility, and efficient production for motorsport, high-performance vehicles, and advanced mobility applications.

Complex tooling

Easy and affordable complex tooling.

Small series

Fast small-series manufacturing.

Autoclave ready

Autoclave ready.

Plug and play

Integrated, plug and play solution.

Sustainable

Sustainable materials.

Application

F1 wishbone

Carbon fiber wishbones are widely used in high-performance vehicles due to their exceptional combination of strength, stiffness, and low weight. As a key suspension component, the wishbone plays an important role in vehicle handling, performance, and efficiency.

Together with Alia Mentis, an advanced composite manufacturing technology company based in Italy, CONCR3DE Armadillo printer was used to manufacture a water-soluble mold for the production of a carbon fiber wishbone. After carbon fiber layup and autoclave curing at temperatures up to 150 °C, the mold was removed simply by dissolving it in water, leaving the finished CFRP component.

This demonstrates how binder jetting can support the development of lightweight composite vehicle parts, providing manufacturers with a flexible approach to producing high-performance components for motorsport and advanced mobility applications.

The tooling process can be transferred to the CONCR3DE Elephant platform to produce larger molds and increase production capacity for industrial composite manufacturing.

Application

Hydrogen tank

Type V hydrogen tanks represent a new generation of lightweight pressure vessels for hydrogen-powered mobility. By eliminating the traditional polymer or metal liner, these tanks reduce overall system weight while maintaining the strength required for high-pressure hydrogen storage.

CONCR3DE Armadillo printer enables the production of large-scale water-soluble mandrels used in the manufacture of fully composite carbon fiber tanks. After filament winding and curing, the mandrel is removed simply by washing it out with water, leaving behind a hollow CFRP pressure vessel without the need for a permanent internal liner.

This approach supports the development of lighter hydrogen storage systems for automotive and mobility applications, helping manufacturers reduce vehicle weight while maintaining the performance required for next-generation transport solutions.

The process can be transferred to the CONCR3DE Elephant platform to produce larger mandrels and increase production capacity for industrial hydrogen tank manufacturing.