01 / AIRFLOW
Ducts & Air Management
Brake ducts, cooling ducts, intake components, air guides and other complex airflow parts that benefit from additive manufacturing.
AUTOMOTIVE & MOTORSPORT ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
Automotive & Motorsport 3D Printing
Engineering-grade 3D printing for functional automotive and motorsport components, prototypes, replacement parts and low-volume production.
Vertex 3D provides automotive and motorsport 3D printing for functional components, prototypes, replacement parts and low-volume production using engineering-grade materials.
Additive manufacturing is particularly well suited to automotive applications where components are custom, discontinued, difficult to source or required in quantities that do not justify traditional tooling.
Typical projects can include air ducts, brackets, mounts, housings, switch panels, enclosures, interior components, fixtures, prototypes and replacement parts. Existing components can also be reverse engineered where original CAD data is unavailable.
Material selection is matched to the requirements of the application, with options including ASA, ASA-CF, PA6-CF and PAHT-CF for parts requiring combinations of heat resistance, strength, stiffness, dimensional stability and outdoor durability.
Based in Lilydale, Victoria, Vertex 3D supports automotive workshops, motorsport customers, vehicle builders and enthusiasts across Melbourne, Australia and internationally.
AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS
Functional parts built for real vehicles.
Additive manufacturing makes it possible to produce complex, customised and low-volume automotive components without the tooling requirements of conventional manufacturing.
02 / MOUNTING
Brackets & Mounts
Custom brackets, sensor mounts, electronics mounting, switchgear supports and application-specific hardware.
03 / COMPONENTS
Housings & Enclosures
Functional housings, covers, electronics enclosures and interior components designed around the available packaging space.
04 / REPLACEMENT PARTS
Discontinued Components
Recreate damaged, unavailable or obsolete parts where replacement components or original CAD files no longer exist.
05 / PROTOTYPING
Test Before Production
Produce physical parts for fitment, clearance, assembly and functional testing before committing to a final design.
06 / LOW VOLUME
Small Production Runs
Manufacture repeatable low-volume components without the cost and lead time of dedicated moulds or tooling.
REVERSE ENGINEERING
No CAD file? Start with the existing part.
Existing automotive components can be measured, recreated in CAD, modified where required and prepared for additive manufacturing. This is particularly useful for damaged, discontinued or hard-to-source components.
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ENGINEERING MATERIALS
Material selection matched to the application.
Automotive parts can be exposed to heat, vibration, sunlight, mechanical load and changing environmental conditions. Material choice should reflect the actual requirements of the component.
UV and weather-resistant material suited to exterior and general-purpose functional components.
Carbon-fibre reinforced ASA for increased stiffness and dimensional stability.
High-strength carbon-fibre nylon for mechanically loaded structural applications.
High-temperature carbon-fibre nylon for demanding functional and automotive applications.
MELBOURNE • AUSTRALIA
Automotive 3D printing from Lilydale, Victoria.
Vertex 3D supports workshops, vehicle builders, motorsport customers and enthusiasts throughout Melbourne and across Australia, with digital file submission making remote projects straightforward.
START YOUR PROJECT
Have an automotive part you need made?
Upload a print-ready model for an instant estimate, or request a custom quote for reverse engineering, CAD modification, material selection or more complex projects.