From Stratasys, Ltd.
Korean-based Hyundai Mobis makes original and aftermarket equipment for the automotive industry, including Hyundai and Kia. In its drive to be best in class and a global top 10 supplier, it depends on prototyping for design verification, airflow evaluation, and functional testing. The company uses an FDM (fused deposition modeling) system for components such as instrument panels, air ducts, gearframe bodies, front-end modules, and stabilizer-bar assemblies.
Consumers judge the quality of a vehicle on many factors, but none is more important than component fit and finish. Using rapid prototypes, Hyundai Mobis evaluates the smallest details to ensure the fit conveys a sense of quality. The design verification of an instrument panel for Kia's Spectra demonstrates this commitment to detail. The instrument panel exceeded the large build area of the company's prototyping system, a Stratasys FDM Maxum™, so it was modeled in four pieces and assembled to measure 498 x 454 x 1382 mm (20 x 18 x 54 in.).
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