Eviation Aircraft Developing All-Electric Commuter Plane with Stratasys 3D Printing to Make Short Flights Affordable and Eco Friendly

Electric aircraft manufacturer, Eviation Aircraft, is using Stratasys
3D printing to accelerate its R&D process for everything from
prototyping to tooling and evaluation of production parts

Eviation Aircraft has saved several hundreds of thousands of dollars
and months of workforce hours with Stratasys 3D printing to make the
project possible

Video:
Watch video to see how Eviation is using Stratasys 3D printing to
accelerate time-to-market for its all-electric commuter aircraft

MINNEAPOLIS & REHOVOT, Israel–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Stratasys
(Nasdaq:SSYS), the 3D printing and additive manufacturing solutions
company, today announced that Eviation
Aircraft, a global manufacturer of all-electric air mobility
solutions, is using Stratasys 3D printing to develop one of the world’s
first all-electric commuter aircraft.

“In the next four years, Eviation aims to make regional air travel a
cost-effective and clean option that rivals any existing form of transit
today,” says Eviation founder and CEO, Omer Bar-Yohay. “With people
working and commuting across greater distances than ever before, we
believe the solution will bring mid-range cities like Seoul and Beijing,
or London and Paris, closer together through all-electric air travel.”

Video:
Watch video to see how Eviation is using Stratasys 3D printing to
accelerate time-to-market for its all-electric commuter aircraft.

There is a race in the aviation industry to develop electric and
hybrid-electric commercial aircraft, so to gain a competitive edge,
Eviation integrated Stratasys 3D printing throughout its R&D processes.

The company took a “start from scratch,” holistic approach to the
engineering of its electric commuter aircraft. The entire development
process – including aerodynamic testing and the propulsion system – was
redesigned to maximize the efficiency of electric flight. Stratasys 3D
printing enabled the company to test many of its designs long before it
needed to invest in actual certifiable parts, resulting in accelerated
processes and more innovative designs, as well as significantly reduced
engineering costs.

“Our ability to create new iterations of designs with 3D printing and
see how they perform in real-time is helping us reduce critical capital
costs, even as we accelerate our rapid prototyping phase,” explains
Bar-Yohay. “The kind of highly iterative, in-house manufacturing process
that Stratasys 3D printing has refined is crucial to the life of a
company in the constantly changing, and highly competitive,
transportation space.”

For example, Eviation 3D printed its wing-tip motors in a matter of
hours, enabling swifter design and functional evaluation, while waiting
for the final motors to be shipped. Another key aspect of Eviation’s
design is its ability to reduce interference drag on the exterior of the
aircraft by employing smooth, curved surfaces. Eviation was able to
create the required strong, geometrically complex, lightweight parts to
support these surfaces by 3D printing a composite lay-up tool in ULTEM
1010 material, which was then covered with carbon fiber.

“All in all, in two years of operation we have saved several hundreds of
thousands of dollars with Stratasys 3D printing and I would estimate six
months or more of workforce hours, which made this project possible,”
adds Bar-Yohay. “Today we are using the technology for prototyping test
parts and tooling; the ability to produce lightweight parts in complex
geometries will also enable us to explore the possibility of 3D printing
parts for the final aircraft.”

Eviation is expecting to begin flight testing in late 2018 with
commercial availability slated for 2021.

“Eviation is a great example of how 3D printing promotes in-house
innovation and can accelerate what is typically a long and expensive
development phase for both start-ups and mature companies. This enables
them to develop new concepts and produce working prototypes quickly,
without racking up significant costs up front,” says Zehavit Reisin,
Vice President, Head of Rapid Prototyping Solutions Business Unit,
Stratasys. “Our extensive experience in aerospace – ranging from
prototypes and tools to the use of our technology for flight-certified
aircraft interior and launch vehicle components – makes Stratasys
solutions an optimal fit for aviation companies looking to improve cycle
time and development efficiency, while pushing the envelope of
innovation.”

Stratasys 3D printed parts for Eviation Aircraft are being displayed at
the Goodwood
Festival of Speed (FoS) in the Future Lab, June 29 to July 2.

About Stratasys
For nearly 30 years, Stratasys
Ltd. (NASDAQ:SSYS) has been a defining force in 3D
printing and additive manufacturing, shaping the way things are made.
Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota and Rehovot, Israel, the company
empowers customers across vertical markets, including aerospace,
automotive, healthcare, education, and consumer products, by enabling
new approaches for design and manufacturing. Stratasys solutions offer
design freedom and manufacturing flexibility, reducing time-to-market
and lowering development costs, while improving products and
communication. Subsidiaries include MakerBot and Solidscape, as well as
Stratasys Direct Manufacturing, which offers 3D printed parts on demand.
Stratasys also offers Expert Services in North America and over 4
million free, 3D printable design files through its Thingiverse and
GrabCAD communities. Stratasys has 1,200 granted or pending additive
manufacturing patents and has received more than 30 technology and
leadership awards. Online at: www.stratasys.com
or http://blog.stratasys.com/.
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