This is voxeljet’s largest High Speed Sintering (HSS) print to date, the front bumper for the Mercedes-Benz, redesigned from an original design requiring 11 injection-molded parts to just 6 HSS printed segments—allowing for precise assembly without tools, making it simpler and more efficient, and designed for scalable production.
This project is Mercedes-Benz‘s replacement front bumper for the 300 SLR “Uhlenhaut” Coupe in its classic car project (Mercedes-Benz Classic). Due to the extreme rarity and high value of this model (one was auctioned for a staggering €135 million in 2022), traditional mold manufacturing methods are prohibitively expensive and uneconomical.
Voxeljet collaborated with Mercedes-Benz to utilize its High Speed Sintering (HSS) technology, using thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) as the material, successfully 3D printing a flexible front bumper with excellent mechanical properties and surface quality.
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