{"id":167157,"date":"2020-11-18T15:49:04","date_gmt":"2020-11-18T15:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/?p=167157"},"modified":"2020-11-18T15:49:04","modified_gmt":"2020-11-18T15:49:04","slug":"how-gm-is-using-3d-printing-to-make-30000-covid-19-ventilators-additive-manufacturing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/how-gm-is-using-3d-printing-to-make-30000-covid-19-ventilators-additive-manufacturing\/","title":{"rendered":"How GM is using 3D printing to make 30,000 COVID-19 ventilators Additive Manufacturing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last April \u2013 in the midst of the first leg COVID-19 outbreak in the US, General Motors was tasked with building 30,000 COVID-19 ventilators for the national stockpile for a total of $489.4 million, the first contract under the Defense Production Act invoked by the US President Donal Trump.<\/p>\n<p>The Detroit automaker is not going to profit from this deal but they are expected to deliver the ventilators to the government by the end of August. With the first 6,132 ventilators being delivered by June 1. How? If COVID-19 has taught us anything it is that <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">3D print<\/a>ing<\/a> can help to make key p<a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/art\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">art<\/a>s and rapidly shift production lines in such an emergency situation and that\u2019s exactly what happened at GM.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe could not have responded to the coronavirus as quickly as we did without <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">3D print<\/a>ing<\/a>,\u201d said Ron Daul, GM director of additive manufacturing. \u201cThe investment in both our additive manufacturing facilities and training the team to leverage <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">3D print<\/a>ing<\/a> for development has enabled us to pivot to making ventilators and personal protective equipment virtually overnight.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Manufacturing COVID-19 ventilators<\/h2>\n<p>To produce <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/medical\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">medical<\/a> supplies, the team applied additive manufacturing to three core areas: manufacturing, prototyping and production. Like many other companies during this emergency, GM also produced thousands of face shields and other PPE equipment, either by <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">3D print<\/a>ing<\/a> it directly or by rapidly prototyping the molds for it. However, manufacturing the ventilators took another level of expertise.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly all tools used to assemble the COVID-19 ventilators that GM is manufacturing with its p<a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/art\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">art<\/a>ner Ventec Life Systems and collaborator Hamilton Medical are <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">3D print<\/a>ed. Most are <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">3D print<\/a>ed \u201cnests\u201d or fixtures that hold p<a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/art\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">art<\/a>s in place during assembly at GM\u2019s facility in Kokomo, Indiana as well as Hamilton Medical\u2019s plant in Reno, Nevada. These nests are reverse engineered from p<a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/art\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">art<\/a> data received from Ventec in Seattle and Hamilton in Switzerland.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/facfox-upload.oss-us-east-1.aliyuncs.com\/image\/2020\/11\/ZfMb22.jpg\">  <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">3D print<\/a>ed fixtures for ventilator production. (Photo by Jeffrey Sauger for General Motors)   <\/p>\n<p>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">3D print<\/a>ing<\/a> allows us to make constant, rapid changes to fixtures based on feedback from the assembly teams,\u201d said Dominick Lentine, GM senior manufacturing engineer, additive <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/insights\/applications\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">application<\/a>s. \u201cWe can receive feedback from Hamilton, improve a p<a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/art\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">art<\/a> and have it flown back to Reno in less than 24 hours.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To increase the speed of response even further, teams from GM\u2019s Additive Innovation Lab and Additive Industrialization Center, both in Warren, Michigan, recently delivered and installed <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">3D print<\/a>ers from their respective facilities to the Kokomo plant to print new hand tools onsite.<\/p>\n<div style=\"    background-color: #eaeaea7a;    padding: 15px 30px;    overflow-wrap: break-word;    display: flex;    align-items: center;    border-radius: 4px;    box-shadow: -1px 4px 20px 0px #dedede;    margin-top: 1em;    margin-bottom: 1em;\">\n<div style=\"    flex: 1;    padding-right: 30px;\">\n<h4 style=\"    margin-bottom: 14px;\">Manufacturing on Demand<\/h4>\n<div style=\"    display: block;\">Fast turnaround, low cost, comprehensive optimized strategy\u2026 FacFox is your one-stop partner for product manufacturing!\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"    background-color: #0baee8;    color: white;    padding: 10px 20px;    border-radius: 4px;\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-fw auxicon auxicon-cloud-upload\"><\/i> Get Quote<\/a><\/div>\n<h2>Racing into production<\/h2>\n<p>During \u201cpeacetime\u201d, General Motors typically relies on <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">3D print<\/a>ing<\/a> to help launch new <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/automotive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">vehicle<\/a>s, such as the first-ever mid-engine Chevrolet Corvette. \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">3D print<\/a>ing<\/a> helps us design and build p<a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/art\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">art<\/a>s and products faster and in ways we previously couldn\u2019t,\u201d said Kevin Quinn, GM director of additive design and manufacturing. \u201cIt\u2019s already having a positive impact on how we develop and build <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/automotive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">vehicle<\/a>s, like Corvette, and it\u2019s allowed us to apply our mass production expertise to <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/medical\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">medical<\/a> supplies and devices.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The first time a physical version of the mid-engine Corvette came together, 75 percent of the p<a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/art\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">art<\/a>s were <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">3D print<\/a>ed. No other GM \u201cslow build\u201d design and engineering evaluation has featured this amount or level of detail in terms of its 3D-printed components. This allowed the team to envision what a production <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/automotive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">vehicle<\/a> would look like and how all the p<a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/art\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">art<\/a>s would fit together. They were also able to diagnose and correct issues early on, reducing development time.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">3D print<\/a>ing<\/a> was also used extensively to test and implement Corvette-first features like the right-hand drive for international markets and the retractable hardtop.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/facfox-upload.oss-us-east-1.aliyuncs.com\/image\/2020\/11\/mARnyy.jpg\">  <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">3D print<\/a>ed ear savers which help make masks more comfortable for some wearers. (Photo by Jeffrey Sauger for General Motors)   <\/p>\n<h2>Expanding <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">3D print<\/a>ing<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>GM\u2019s extensive use of <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">3D print<\/a>ing<\/a> for <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/medical\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">medical<\/a> equipment was enabled by recent investments in additive manufacturing, including two all-new facilities in Warren.<\/p>\n<p>The Additive Innovation Lab, which opened last year, is a 4,000-square-foot facility in the he<a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/art\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">art<\/a> of the Cole Engineering Center, inside GM\u2019s Global Technical Center in Warren. Easily accessible to tens of thousands of employees, GM\u2019s engineers, designers and other team members can learn how to operate the <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">3D print<\/a>ers and software, convert files into physical p<a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/art\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">art<\/a>s and then process these p<a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/art\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">art<\/a>s. To date, more than 700 employees have been trained by the facility\u2019s combined salaried and hourly workforce.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMost design work takes place in computer-aided design or computer-aided engineering these days, but there\u2019s no substitute for having an actual p<a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/art\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">art<\/a> in hand to prove out your concept, be it a transmission component or a face shield visor,\u201d said Quinn.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">3D print<\/a>ing<\/a> is used at GM to rapidly create physical p<a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/art\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">art<\/a>s, test the fit or function of p<a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/art\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">art<\/a>s ahead of production, save time in the overall development process and provide massive savings&nbsp;on tooling costs.<br \/> The ability to rapidly check the viability of different versions of the same p<a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/art\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">art<\/a> \u2013 multiple iterations of one design can be printed on a single build \u2013 also saves considerable time during the development phase. With <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">3D print<\/a>ing<\/a> engineers at the Additive Innovation Lab are able to gauge early in the development process how well a single p<a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/art\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">art<\/a> interacts with its surrounding <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/environment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">environment<\/a> and also check the tactile feel of different materials and forms.<br \/> A second greenfield facility, the Additive Industrialization Center, will begin official operations in late 2020 onsite at GM\u2019s Global Technical Center. The stand-alone facility will further expand GM\u2019s expertise and capability in <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">3D print<\/a>ing<\/a> and additive manufacturing. More details about the facility will be released later this year.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote style=\"font-size: 16px;border-left: 4px solid #cdcdcd;border-radius: 4px;background-color: #f9f9f9;font-weight: 500;color: dimgrey;\">\n<h5 style=\"\n    margin-bottom: 6px;\n\">You might also like:<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3dprintingmedia.network\/bmw-additive-manufacturing-campus-consolidates-skills-at-a-single-site\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BMW Additive Manufacturing Campus consolidates skills at a single site: <\/a>Speaking at the opening ceremony, Milan Nedeljkovi\u0107, BMW AG Board Member for Production, said: \u201cAdditive manufacturing is already an integral part of our worldwide production system today, and established in our digitalization strategy. In the future, new technologies of this kind will shorten production times even further and allow us to benefit even more fully from the potential of toolless manufacturing.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; color: grey\">* This article is reprinted from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.3dprintingmedia.network\/how-gm-is-using-3d-printing-to-make-30000-covid-19-ventilators\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">3D Printing Media Network<\/a>. 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