Classic cars are a matter of the heart and often a financial investment. If the engine breaks down, the driving pleasure is gone and so is the financial value. Retro-Design 3D GmbH specializes in the design, manufacture and reproduction of spare parts for historic vehicles and classic cars. An important partner here is Benseler subsidiary 3D Laser BW: the specialists from Kirchheim unter Teck use CNC post-processing to finish the surfaces of original components such as cylinder heads, crankshaft housings and oil pumps.
Raw parts machined or milled
The special thing about historic vehicles and classic cars is both a blessing and a curse: their age. What makes them fascinating on the one hand becomes a problem on the other when important components fail and have to be replaced: In most cases, they no longer exist. If engine parts are also involved, the car remains completely in the garage - sports cars costing millions are practically worthless. When a new engine is installed, it should look like the original. Retro-Design 3D GmbH makes sure of this. The company specializes in spare parts for historic vehicles and classic cars that are rarely or no longer available, including spare parts that are used for Porsche brand vehicles such as the Porsche 356 Carrera or Porsche 550 Spyder as well as the Porsche 718 or Porsche 904. The raw parts designed and manufactured by Retro-Design 3D, such as cylinder heads, crankshaft housings or oil pumps, are sent to the production facility of 3D Laser BW in Kirchheim unter Teck, a subsidiary of the Benseler Group. There, the raw parts are machined into usable components or milled from solid material.
High-precision blank post-processing and milling from solid material
In blank post-processing, the workpiece is further processed after the initial production process (casting) in order to smooth the surface, correct the dimensions or add additional features. Machining post-processing is used to achieve the desired properties of the workpiece and improve the final quality. In milling from solid, a workpiece is milled from a solid block. This is done in several steps in which the milling tool gradually removes material to achieve the desired shape. This process is often used to quickly produce complex and precise parts.
3D Laser BW is able to produce raw parts on its AM machines and then process them on a 5-axis milling machine up to a size of 850 x 750 x 550 mm. The upstream and downstream processes are also part of the daily business. Retro Design 3D then delivers the finished engine parts to its customers, who install them in their valuable classic cars. "We support our customers in the development of their components, regardless of whether it is a cast part from the customer or a 3D printed part from our company. This enables us to ensure that downstream processes such as 5-axis machining, hardening and coating achieve optimum results and run smoothly," explains Oliver Wagner, Managing Director of 3D Laser BW. (OM-11/24)
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About Benseler
Benseler is a service provider and partner for technically sophisticated solutions in the fields of coating, surface finishing, deburring and electrochemical metalworking of series parts. The Benseler Group, based in Markgröningen near Stuttgart, consists of two divisions: Coatings and Deburring.