Antarctic Bear Guide: Metal 3D printing aluminum alloy is gradually applied to the automotive field, with great potential for explosive growth. At present, there are already domestic 3D printing aluminum alloy powders that have been certified by the automotive industry for the first time!
As metal 3D printing technology continues to mature, bringing new options to automotive manufacturing, 3D printing can produce any shape of the product, including innovative lightweight components with cavity or honeycomb structures, unlike traditional manufacturing processes such as milling, stamping and casting. For automakers, the use of 3D printing technology to make parts has become a new trend. At present, some flagship sports cars have directly installed metal 3D printed parts on the car, and the technology and application are constantly maturing and gradually moving towards mass production.
However, there are still technical and cost barriers to the widespread use of metal 3D printed parts in automobiles. In order to solve these problems, in 2017, Anhui Zhongti New Material was established and began to engage in the research and development, production and sales of various metal powders, and in July 2021, Zhongti New Material obtained a series A financing of Zhongan Venture Capital Emerging Industry Fund under Anhui Chuanggu Equity Investment Fund Management Company.
Studies have shown that for every 100kg reduction in the weight of the car, 0.6L of fuel can be saved per 100 kilometers, and 800-900g of CO2 can be reduced. In addition, the booming new energy vehicles are also using aluminum alloy materials in large quantities to reduce vehicle weight. In 2020, the amount of aluminum used in pure electric vehicles in North America was 643 pounds (291.7Kg), an increase of 41.6% compared with non-pure electric vehicles. In the face of the growing demand for lightweight applications, Anhui Zhongti New Material uses its strong technology development capabilities to improve the atomization effect, and launches high-quality aluminum alloy metal powders with high sphericality, very little satellite powder, high fluidity and low oxygen content, which reaches the highest level of quality in the domestic and even international markets, and the powdering rate is high, the output is large, the cost is low, the market advantage is obvious, and the prospect of lightweight scale application in mass production of automobiles, aviation, military, molds and so on is broad.
△ Zhongshuo New Material produces 3D printed metal spherical powder
With the slogan of providing high-quality, low-cost 3D printing metal powder, China Body New Material cooperates with many car companies at home and abroad to closely develop high-performance materials of various grades, and has begun mass production of mature aluminum alloy materials.
On March 9, 2022, Antarctic Bear learned that China Body New Material has recently passed the international automotive industry IATF16949:2016 audit. IATF16949:2016 is an international technical specification for the automotive industry, focusing on defect prevention, reducing quality fluctuations and waste that are easy to occur in the auto parts supply chain, and is only applicable to automakers and their direct parts manufacturers. Applicants are required to be directly related to the production of automobiles, have processing and manufacturing capabilities, and must have at least 12 consecutive months of production and quality management records, including complete records of internal review and management review.
The certification is to harmonize the International Automotive Task Force (IATF) established by the world's leading automakers and associations to harmonize the International Automotive System Specification. The IATF is composed of the following 9 OEMs: BMW Group, Chrysler LLC, Daimler AG, Fiat Group Automobiles, Ford Motor Company, General Motors Corporation, PSA Peugeot Citroen, Renault and Volkswagen AG and the supervisory bodies of 5 countries: the International Automobile Supervision Agency (IAOB), the Italian Automobile Manufacturers Association (ANFIA), the French Vehicle Equipment Industry Alliance (FIEV), the British Automobile Manufacturers and Traders Association (SMMT) and the German Association of the Automotive Industry - Quality Management Center (VDA-QMC) are composed.
△ 3D printing aluminum alloy powder powder milling equipment of Zhongzhong New Material
As the first metal 3D printing automobile certification in China, it is not only a recognition of the quality of the new materials in the middle body, but also witnesses the further promotion of the application of 3D printing technology in the automotive industry.
About the new material of the middle body
Anhui Zhongti New Material was established in 2017, is a specialized in all kinds of metal powder research and development, production, sales of national high-tech enterprises, a large number of products exported to Germany, the United States, Canada, Israel and many countries and regions in Asia, the company passed ISO9001, ISO45001, ISO41001 and other certifications, has a number of intellectual property rights, currently has 5 independent research and development of new atomization production lines, from raw material feeding, melting, atomization, transportation, screening, grading, to packaging, Realize the whole process of automated production. It will further improve the shop floor visualization, real-time monitoring of equipment, statistical analysis of production efficiency, and deploy industrial software systems such as OA, CRM, ERP. With an annual output of 1,000 tons of metal powder materials from micro to nano level production capacity, to meet the needs of customers in different markets.
In July 2021, China Sports New Materials obtained a round of financing of 10 million yuan from The Emerging Industry Fund of China Security Venture Capital under Anhui Chuanggu Equity Investment Fund Management Company, and continued to be used for the construction of new production workshops, the improvement of fully automatic production lines, new products and technology research and development, etc., in order to further establish the leading position in the industry.
At the same time, Zhongtian New Material is also actively developing and improving the new technology production of other 3D printing conventional metal materials such as copper alloys, nickel alloys, titanium alloys, etc. The company has long-term close cooperation with many well-known metal 3D printing companies at home and abroad, and promoting the industrialization of high-quality, low-cost 3D printing metal materials will continue to be the company's future development direction.
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