“Having SLS in-house gives us the speed and flexibility to see a problem, fix it, print it and within day or two, have a physical solution in our hands. It benefits us as an innovative race team, but also encourages us to scale up and go to market with new products to generate new revenue opportunities”

 Simon Robotham, Engineer & Head of Special Operations

THE PROBLEM

New 2023 Hypercar season regulations mean that all teams must have a pit lane camera to enable the regulatory body to monitor actions during pit-stops. The camera must be exactly positioned; 25° to the horizontal, in the middle of the car and 3m in the air. Positioning tolerances are exceptionally tight at 1° (2cm). There was no existing product or solution to this problem, and the fix had to be in place before the start of the season.

THE ADDITIVE SOLUTION

The solution was simple; to 3D print it. The team used their Formlabs Fuse to develop design iterations, to check tolerances and part performance. With one week of iterations, the team delivered the finished design. The race team then used their 3D printer to produce the high quality end-use bracket in just a single day.

In just 2 weeks, JOTA were able to achieve 50% return on investment.

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