DEFINE.
Digital geometry establishes the shape, proportions and fitment targets.
KINETIC
COMPOSITES.
Turning the development process behind Project 001 into repeatable low-volume automotive production.
Origin // Project 001
PROJECT 001 IS
THE PROTOTYPE.
The 570ZX widebody is being built as a one-off development program. Kinetic Composites is the next step: taking what works, improving the process and turning it into repeatable tooling and composite production.
Development direction // Not currently accepting ordersThe Evolution
DIGITAL TO PHYSICAL.
TEST.
Full-size additive manufacturing turns the design into physical geometry tested on the actual vehicle.
REPEAT.
Large-format printing shifts toward molds, bucks, fixtures and production tooling.
PRODUCE.
Refined tooling enables repeatable low-volume parts with better consistency and realistic labor.
Digital → Print → Tool → Composite
Why The Process Changes
THE FIRST ONE
PROVES THE IDEA.
Project 001 can justify a slower one-off process because its job is to prove the design. Production parts need repeatability, consistency, serviceability and realistic labor time.
PROJECT 001
TypeOne-Off Prototype
MethodPrinted Geometry + Composite Integration
GoalDesign Validation
KINETIC COMPOSITES
TypeLow-Volume Production
MethodPrinted Tooling + Composite Parts
GoalRepeatable Manufacturing
Capabilities In Development
LOW VOLUME.
HIGH INTENT.
Future // 01
Widebody Systems
Future // 02
Aero Components
Future // 03
Composite Body Panels
Future // 04
Custom Tooling
Future // 05
Low-Volume Automotive Parts
Case Study // Project 001
THE PROCESS
STARTED HERE.
Full-Scale Development // Z32PRINT.FIT.LEARN.Actual chassis // Actual geometry // Active development
Project 001 is being used to understand where additive manufacturing saves time, where it creates unnecessary labor, how full-size geometry behaves on the real vehicle and what must change before the process can become repeatable.
01 //How large should each print be?
02 //Where should part breaks occur?
03 //What geometry needs physical correction?
04 //What should become tooling instead of final structure?
05 //How can finishing labor be reduced?
Additive Manufacturing As Tooling
PRINT THE PROCESS.
The larger opportunity is using additive manufacturing to create production tooling quickly. Molds, bucks, fixtures and development aids can move directly from digital geometry into the shop without traditional hand-shaped masters.
CAD
→
Large-Format Print
→
Tooling / Mold
→
Composite Part
→
Fit / Verify
Design Principles
ACTUAL VEHICLE.
Parts should be designed around the actual vehicle, not just a screen.
PART TWO.
A production process only works if part two can match part one.
REAL USE.
Automotive body parts need to survive real use and remain serviceable.
BEYOND ONE.
The process should not require one person to hand-build every customer part forever.
Status // Roadmap
DEVELOPMENT PATH.
Phase 01
Project 001 Prototype
Status // ActivePhase 02
Process Documentation
Status // ActivePhase 03
Tooling Development
Status // FuturePhase 04
First Low-Volume Product
Status // FuturePhase 05
Production Validation
Status // FutureRelationship To 570ZX
ONE SYSTEM.
TWO FUNCTIONS.
570ZX
Media // Development // DocumentationBuilds projects, tests ideas and documents the process publicly.
KINETIC COMPOSITES
Tooling // Composites // ProductionTakes proven processes and moves them toward repeatable physical products.
570ZX develops the story. Kinetic Composites develops the process.
Future Interest
INTERESTED IN
WHAT COMES NEXT?
Kinetic Composites is still in development. Join the list for future tooling tests, product development and low-volume release information.
570ZX // Kinetic CompositesFuture Production // KC-001 // In Development