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Ground Transportation

Ground Transportation

3D Printing in the Transportation Industry

Benefit from our 3D printing services for the ground transportation industry. Our additive manufacturing expertise will help you reduce the production time and cost of your end-use parts, prototypes and tooling.

  • On-demand parts production.
  • Optimal solution for low volume production.
  • Design freedom for complex geometries.
  • Functional prototypes production.
  • Advanced high performance thermoplastics.
  • Enhanced weight efficiency.
3D Printing in the Transportation Industry
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3D Low-volume Production

3D Low-volume Production

Produce strong, reliable automotive and specialty vehicle parts with our engineered thermoplastics. Our 3D printing solutions reduce your lead times and optimize your small series production.

  • Various vehicle interior components
  • Recovery components
  • Consoles
  • Brackets
  • Boxes and enclosures
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3D-Printed Functional Prototypes

3D-Printed Functional Prototypes

Test your designs by making prototypes with materials similar to that of your final product. We use thermoplastics with advanced properties, chosen according to your needs and that resist different types of applications.

  • Exterior and interior panels
  • Vehicle body panels
  • Surge tanks
  • Air intake systems
  • Air boxes
  • Fluid plugs (oil and cooling fluid)
  • Tanks (gas, oil, washer fluid, and cooling fluid)
  • Steering wheels
  • Trunks
  • Consoles
  • Bumper brackets
  • Headlamp housing
  • Parts for marketing and photo shoots
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3D-Printed Tooling and Jigs

3D-Printed Tooling and Jigs

Manufacture custom tooling for the previously mentioned components and for a variety of flexible parts, such as gaskets and conduits. Among other things, we support you with:

  • Go-no-go
  • Assembly fixtures
  • Inspection fixtures
  • Drilling jigs
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Quality
The high-quality production process, IT structure and data automation developed by Solaxis assure good management and traceability of projects in leading-edge sectors.
Quality assurance

Quality assurance

  • Continuous improvement program
  • Solaxis’s quality policy
  • Efficient and automated quality system
  • Focus on industry 4.0: innovation, automation and excellent reliability
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Product compliance management

Product compliance management

  • Dimensional Inspection
  • Conformity of raw materials
  • Conformity procedure
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High-quality production

High-quality production

  • Understanding phase
  • Design and programming phase
  • Production phase
  • Quality phase
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Certifications

Certifications

  • ISO 9001:2015
  • AS 9100:2016
  • Controlled Goods Program
  • Aero Montreal – MACH 3
  • Cybersecurity
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Example of achievement

3D Printed Control System

3D Printed Control System

Customer

Ground transportation

Mandate

Our customer wished to design and create a new generation of remote control for locomotives, and to have the design approved by rail operators.

Goals

  • To produce a functional and durable command system that would enable the customer to test its new products in the context of real-life applications.
  • To provide a finish that would give operators the impression of using the final product.

Results

  • Production of several sections that could be assembled by the customer.
  • Finish in several different colours, according to customer requirements.
  • The customer was able to assemble the housing while incorporating its own electronic components consistent with its own secret strategic expertise.
  • Simultaneous production of 3 housing units, 2 of which had a finish.
  • 1 housing unit was used for an internal test bench and the 2 others were tested directly by the operators to verify ergonomics and proper functioning.
  • The project was a success and the customer was able to move on to production.

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Case study

 

SOLVING DESIGN PROBLEMS WITH FUNCTIONAL PROTOTYPING

SOLVING DESIGN PROBLEMS WITH FUNCTIONAL PROTOTYPING

Customer

Ground transportation

Mandate

To solve design problems with functional prototypes

Goals

To accelerate product development, with prototypes produced on demand, with properties similar to production parts, and robust enough to be used for physical testing.

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BRP | Bombardier Recreative Products

Transportation | Leader in powersports

“For the past few years, I’ve worked closely with Solaxis Ingenious Manufacturing on many di˛erent types of jobs and applications and find them to be a valuable resource in my everyday activities. They understand and respect the requirements I give to them and always have the best interests of my projects in mind. They are e°cient in every way and in the fast-paced world of 3D printing with which I deal on a daily basis, I can always depend on them to come through for me and deliver a quality product…on time!!”
BRP | Bombardier Recreative Products
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FDM Additive Manufacturing

FDM Additive Manufacturing

  • 7 x Fortus F900 GEN III
  • 2 x Fortus 400mc
  • Aircraft Interior Solution
  • Stratasys Parts Provider Program Tiers 1
  • Large build envelop (3 X 2 X 3 feet)
  • Different high-performance material options
  • Large production capacity – Quick turnaround
Engineering support

Engineering support

  • Support and analysis of the needs
  • Coaching on design for additive manufacturing
  • Quality GD&T interpretation and analysis
  • Qualification of raw materials and equipment
  • Qualification with destructive testing of coupons and analysis of test results
  • Joint research projects (University, OEM)
  • Beta testing of materials
Professionnal finishing

Professionnal finishing

  • Aerospace standards
  • Components assembly
  • Turnkey projects
  • One-stop shop

The Solaxis Difference

Expertise

  • Advanced additive manufacturing for the ground transportation industry
  • Surface finishing with specialized finishes and paints
  • ISO 9001, AS 9100 and Controlled Goods Programs certifications
  • High-performance thermoplastics
    • Impact, heat, mechanical, chemical, UV and dielectric resistance
    • Antistatic
    • Self-lubricating to minimize wear
    • FST- FAR 25.853

Modern Facilities

  • A variety of cutting-edge manufacturing equipment
  • Paint room that meets ground transportation and aerospace standards
  • Reliability guaranteed by our auxiliary equipment:
    • Industrial generator and UPS backup, as well as high-performance servers
    • ERP system and EPDM vault
The Solaxis Difference
Everything Additive Manufacturing Should Be
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