KTH Formula Student: Innovating with Overture3D

At KTH Formula Student, innovation is at the core of everything they do. As a student-led, nonprofit project at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, the team designs, manufactures, and competes with a high-performance electric race car each year in Formula Student, one of the world’s most prestigious student engineering competitions.

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With performance, efficiency, and reliability as their guiding principles, the team carefully refines every component of their race car. 3D printing has become an essential tool in their workflow, helping them iterate faster, optimize designs, and manufacture custom parts with greater flexibility.

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That’s where Overture comes in. As a sponsor, Overture is able to provide the team with reliable, high-performance 3D printing filament, supporting their efforts to rapidly prototype, optimize designs, and manufacture lightweight custom parts with greater flexibility.

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How 3D Printing Enhances Engineering at KTH Formula Student

3D printing enables them to:

Prototype quickly. Test and validate complex designs before committing to final manufacturing.
Produce custom, lightweight parts. Optimize aerodynamics, structural strength, and weight distribution.
Support composite production. Create molds and assembly tools for fiber-reinforced components, essential lightweight and high-strength structures in their car.

By integrating 3D-printed components into both prototyping and final assembly, the team can reduce development time, lower costs, and refine their designs faster than ever before.

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Bringing DeV19 to Life

As the team works on their latest race car, DeV19, 3D printing continues to play an important role in the prototyping and production process. With a reliable supply of filament, KTH Formula Student can focus on innovation, experimentation with new concepts, and continuously refining their car’s design to be competitive on track during this summer’s competitions.