Swiss innovative snowboard company NOW teamed up with Barcelona’s artificial intelligence design studio ADDIT·ION to design prototypes using AI,3D printingThe goal of manufacturing ski buckles is to improve the performance of skis through new design and manufacturing technology.
In order to achieve the optimization and response to the rotation of the equipment, NOW hopes to provide the highest rigidity for the ski with the smallest mass. In order to achieve this goal, ADDIT・ION adopts AI design and HP MultiJet Fusion3D printingTechnology. NOW has made contributions with its patented Skate Tech technology, and the parent company Nidecker Group has also brought extensive knowledge of ski buckles.
The two companies jointly constructed a load case that simulates the stress that the fastener is subjected to during engraving and turning, and then uses the Autodesk generative design software to use the smallest Skate Tech mechanical algorithm to generate the final shape around it . In order to compare the results that can be obtained with a variety of different materials and technologies. In the end, the team agreed that HP’s nylon PA12 material was sufficient to meet the requirements of the conceptual model.
Saulo Armas, co-founder of ADDIT・ION, said: “The new type of ski buckle is the starting point of a new paradigm of sports equipment. Under this manufacturing method, optimization algorithms and mass customization will provide consumers with various differentiated needs. A unique and tailor-made product. In the end, the first snowboard buckle created by artificial intelligence was created. Due to its design, it is 25% lighter than traditional processed parts.”
However, choose3D printingAs the manufacturing method of the product is not easy, Said Oriol Massanes, an artificial intelligence expert at Addit-ion, explained: “Powder-based3D printingThe technology does not require any supporting materials, and can print almost any desired shape, which provides absolute freedom for the algorithm, allowing AI to think about the best structure without any manufacturing restrictions. “
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