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Cutting design-to-manufacture time of air intake for new supercar

Briggs Automotive Company (BAC), the British manufacturer of the recently launched Mono R, and Stratasys reveal the impact additive manufacturing is having on the design and production of the latest edition to the BAC elite supercar offering.

04/11/2019 09:28:17

When faced with detrimental delays to the design process of an essential airbox, the team turned to Stratasys FDM additive manufacturing to produce fully functional prototypes in record time and improve final, on-road performance.

The Mono R is the company’s most complexly designed car to date, with years of thought and thousands of hours of research behind it. Mono R weighs just 555kg and is the first production car in the world to incorporate the use of graphene-enhanced carbon fibre in every body panel.

In order to meet the necessary criteria, the design had to be lighter, more efficient and slicker than any supercar before it. The team faced a significant challenge, one which could not afford any hiccups.

Read the full article in the November issue of DPA

Written By Sophia Bell

Sophia Bell is the Group Editor of DPA, Connectivity, and PBSI. She joined the team in 2020 as Assistant Editor after achieving a First-Class Honours BA in English Literature and Film Studies from the University of East Anglia. In her current role, she leads the editorial strategy, driving digital growth and ensuring each title continues to deliver trusted, relevant insight for engineering and manufacturing professionals.