Case study · Motorsport
Large-format 3D printed race seat part for carbon layup
A race seat shell printed as a single large-format part for a Malta-based client on the World Series Powerboat circuit, finished ready for carbon layup and shipped internationally.
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- Industry
- Motorsport
- Process
- Large-format printing
- Finish
- Ready for carbon layup
- Customer
- Malta-based, World Series Powerboat circuit
Challenge
- A race seat shell in one piece.
- A surface ready for carbon layup.
- Delivery to Malta.
Result
- A single large-format seat part ready for carbon layup.
- Shipped to a client on the World Series Powerboat circuit.
Approach
- 01
Print the seat as one part
A single large-format part, with no joins to carry through the layup.
- 02
Prepare for layup
Finished ready for the customer to lay carbon over it.
- 03
Ship internationally
Delivered to the client in Malta.
Why this process and material
Why print the mould part
A printed shell gives the exact shape of the seat without a machined or moulded pattern.
Why a single piece
Joins in a layup master show through the carbon. One piece avoids them.
Summary of the engineering approach
Printing the seat as one large-format part gave its exact shape without a machined or moulded pattern, and with no joins to show through the carbon. The part was finished ready for layup and shipped to the client in Malta.
Questions about this project
Who was the part for?
A Malta-based client racing on the World Series Powerboat circuit.
What state was it delivered in?
As a single printed part, finished ready for the customer to lay carbon over it.
Suggested next steps
Recommendations for taking the part further. None of this is completed work.
- Agree surface finish and release treatment with the layup team.
- Keep the file for reorders of the same seat.
