Cummins has sold the first metal parts printed with its own 3D printer.
The part is a small-volume rack for customers in Cummins’ New and ReCon parts divisions, and there is no current supplier. The company is committed to researching how to best use 3D technology in mass production, so it first focused on printing small batches of parts.
Brett Boas, Senior Manufacturing Director of Columbus, Indiana, USA, said: “With this technology, you can truly get rid of the shackles of designers and easily complete tasks that cannot be done using traditional manufacturing methods.”
Compared to parts created using more traditional methods (using molds, molten metal, and equipment to precisely cut and shape parts), using metal 3D printing can make parts lighter, stronger, and more effective.
3D printing can create an ultra-thin layer of three-dimensional objects at a time. If the part is incorrect, the designer can simply change the computer design file and print it again; a Finally, this technology enables the designer to combine multiple parts into a print object, thereby creating the ideal geometric shape, thereby avoiding the use of the part. Potential failure of required weldments, gaskets and joint components