Generative Design Improves Arcimoto's FUV: The Cool Parts Show S3E3

The Fun Utility Vehicle (FUV) from Arcimoto is a car designed with an eye to micromobility and environmental sustainability. The lightweight, low-cost electric car, which came to market last year, was designed for the kinds of typical short trips involving one or two people that match the vast majority of car trips drivers take. What the company did not see is the way its non-traditional car was still subject to the limitations of conventional manufacturing. An encounter between Arcimoto founder Mark Frohnmayer and Avi Reichental, co-founder of ParaMatters, allowed the latter to observe how a variety of the car’s components could be redesigned for lighter weight through the combination of generative design and additive manufacturing.

On this episode, we look at FUV parts before and after their redesign for AM. We show replacement parts made additively that may look crazy, but perform the same function as their conventional counterparts with less weight and perhaps considerably fewer manufacturing steps.

This episode and all of Season 3 brought to you by Carpenter Additive. https://www.carpenteradditive.com/


LEARN MORE ABOUT:

- Our original article on the FUV and the opportunity for AM: https://www.additivemanufacturing.media/articles/generative-design-to-bring-weight-and-cost-savings-for-micromobility-fuv

- A GM bracket redesigned using generative design: https://www.additivemanufacturing.media/articles/why-gms-electric-future-is-also-an-additive-future

- A Ford part now made through 3D printing — The Cool Parts Show S2E1: https://www.additivemanufacturing.media/blog/post/3d-printing-for-production-at-ford-the-cool-parts-show-s2e1

- The link between additive manufacturing, sustainability and the circular economy: https://www.additivemanufacturing.media/additive-manufacturing-will-aid-and-accelerate-the-circular-economy/
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