At Porsche, at the very top of the power hierarchy, there is the 911 GT2 RS, whose Flat-6 twin-turbo engine develops 700 horsepower! It's already huge, but Porsche recently managed to find 30 more horses. How? 'Or' What ? By creating pistons only with a computer and a 3D printer: "Because they are lighter, more heat resistant, that they create better combustion and therefore increase the speed of rotation of the engine, these pistons allow to gain 30 horsepower, "says Porsche engineer Frank Ickinger.
3D printers make it possible to create much more efficient parts from just about any component, in this case a high-purity metal powder, melted and shaped by laser. Whether in cars, aeronautics, construction or even in the medical field, 3D printers have not finished bluffing us.
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