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Title: F1 fuel flow increase pushes Ferrari engine tech on materials & manufacture
Post by: John S on February 14, 2019, 09:19:37 PM
Oil burning out, new 3D print tech and reworking of piston liners in at Ferrari.

https://thejudge13.com/2019/02/13/ferrari-manufacturing-break-though-could-give-an-edge-over-mercedes/
Title: Re: F1 fuel flow increase pushes Ferrari engine tech on materials & manufacture
Post by: Jericoke on February 15, 2019, 02:30:59 AM
Oil burning out, new 3D print tech and reworking of piston liners in at Ferrari.

https://thejudge13.com/2019/02/13/ferrari-manufacturing-break-though-could-give-an-edge-over-mercedes/

Gives me a bit of a weird idea... I suppose that quite a lot of an F1 car can be 3d printed.  Given how much of the car is brand new from weekend to weekend, it might reach a point where the FIA just packs up a half dozen printers, and teams 'print' their cars fresh for each race weekend rather than shipping complete cars and parts stores around the world.
Title: Re: F1 fuel flow increase pushes Ferrari engine tech on materials & manufacture
Post by: Scott on February 15, 2019, 10:27:42 AM
A 3D printer of that scope is probably as big as a car to begin with, but the after print refining shop you’d have to send along, it would be less transport to do it the way they are now.
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