Amaloli akwaVolvo eNyakatho Melika anemboni yeNew River Valley (NRV) eDublin, eVirginia, ekhiqiza amaloli ayo yonke imakethe yasenyakatho neMelika. Amaloli e-Volvo asanda kusebenzisa ukuphrinta kwe-3D ukwenza izingxenye zamaloli, onga cishe u-$1,000 ingxenye ngayinye futhi ehlisa kakhulu izindleko zokukhiqiza.

Ingxenye yobuchwepheshe bokukhiqiza ethuthukile yefekthri ye-NRV ihlola ubuchwepheshe bokukhiqiza obuphambili kanye nezicelo zokuphrinta ze-3D zezitshalo zamaloli angu-12 zeVolvo emhlabeni jikelele. Njengamanje, imiphumela yokuqala itholakele. Amathuluzi omhlangano aphrintiwe we-3D angaphezu kuka-500 ahloliwe futhi asetshenziswa elabhorethri yephrojekthi emisha yefekthri ye-NRV ukuze kuthuthukiswe ukusebenza kahle kokukhiqizwa kwamaloli.

Amaloli e-Volvo akhethe ubuchwepheshe bokuphrinta be-SLS 3D futhi asebenzisa izinto zepulasitiki zobunjiniyela ezisebenza kahle ukwenza, amathuluzi okuhlola nezinto ezilungiswayo, ezagcina zisetshenziswa ekukhiqizeni nasekuhlanganiseni amaloli. Izingxenye eziklanywe onjiniyela ku-software yokumodela ye-3D zingangeniswa ngokuqondile futhi ziphrintwe nge-3D. Isikhathi esidingekayo siyahluka kusukela emahoreni ambalwa kuye kwangamashumi amabili wamahora, okunciphisa kakhulu isikhathi esichithwa ekwenzeni amathuluzi okuhlanganisa uma kuqhathaniswa nezindlela ezivamile.

Volvo amaloli NRV plant

Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukuphrinta kwe-3D kunikeza amaloli e-Volvo ukuguquguquka okwengeziwe. Esikhundleni sokukhipha ukukhiqizwa kwamathuluzi, ukuphrinta kwe-3D kwenziwa efektri. Akugcini nje ngokuthuthukisa inqubo yokwenza amathuluzi, kodwa futhi kunciphisa i-inventory ngokufunwa, ngaleyo ndlela kunciphise izindleko zokulethwa kwamaloli kubasebenzisi bokugcina kanye nokwenza ngcono ukuncintisana.

Izingxenye zokuhlanza isifutho sikapende eziphrintiwe ze-3D

Amaloli e-Volvo asanda phrinta izingxenye ze-3D eziphrintiwe izifutho zikapende, onga cishe u-$1, 000 ingxenye ngayinye ekhiqizwayo uma kuqhathaniswa nezindlela zokukhiqiza ezivamile, ehlisa kakhulu izindleko zokukhiqiza ngesikhathi sokukhiqiza nokuhlanganisa iloli. Ngaphezu kwalokho, amaloli akwaVolvo asebenzisa nobuchwepheshe bokuphrinta be-3D ukukhiqiza amathuluzi okuvala ophahleni, ipuleti le-fuse mounting pressure, i-drilling jig, ibhuleki kanye ne-brake pressure gauge, ipayipi lokubhoboza i-vacuum, i-hood drill, ubakaki we-adaptha yesiteringi samandla, isikali somnyango wemithwalo, ibhawodi lomnyango wemithwalo kanye amanye amathuluzi noma i-jig.