Czinger presents the first gearbox 3D printed from aluminium

US automaker Czinger has once again caused a stir in the additive manufacturing market. Specifically, it has unveiled a 3D printed gearbox using topological optimisation. The company has worked with Xtrac, a British company specialising in the development of gearboxes for motorsport. The result? A 7-speed automated semi-sequential gearbox, manufactured without tools from an aluminium alloy. This means Czinger can count on improved structural performance as well as significant savings in terms of mass.

I’m sure you’ve heard of Czinger. The manufacturer is part of Divergent, the company that has developed a 3D printing platform to create the car chassis of the future. We recently featured Czinger’s latest project, the 21C hypercar created using 3D printing and artificial intelligence. The company has therefore mastered 3D technologies and intends to take advantage of them. On this occasion, the development it is proposing turns out to be highly innovative on the market. In fact, it is a priori a major first for the automotive sector.