BENTLEY’S 3D PRINTING BOOM

Bentley produced more than 15,000 components in 2021 using additive manufacturing (3D printing) at its dedicated AM facility and is investing £3 million to double that. The technique has been used to produce tooling for the Bentley Blower continuation model, parts for the Pikes Peak Challenge cars and components for prototypes, including full-sized powertrain models and wind tunnel models. The roundthe-clock process cuts costs by 50% and can produce objects from 25 materials.