Additive Manufacturing of Soft Magnetic Composites for Automotive Applications

斯塔克波尔国际公司是强生电气集团的一部分，是汽车发动机和变速泵以及粉末金属部件的领先供应商。它是一家主要的油泵和粉末金属部件制造商，**在北美、欧洲、亚洲和土耳其拥有12个制造设施和技术中心。斯塔克波尔国际公司**北美泵制造工艺拥有领先的运营业绩记录。斯塔克波尔国际公司**是北美领先的发动机和变速器油泵供应商，在变量油泵的优化和商业化方面处于领先地位。该公司提供动力总成解决方案，生产发动机和变速器的精密齿轮和**叶片泵，提供机械真空泵和平衡轴模块，并生产**电动辅助泵。加法制造为汽车零部件重新设计和/或开发新材料打开了大门，从而缩短了开发周期，降低了制造和产品成本。汽车行业正在寻求为汽车零部件开发新材料或新设计，以实现重量减轻。**公司和研究机构已成功地应用各种AM工艺在**汽车行业制造功能零部件。斯塔克波尔国际公司和麦克马斯特大学团队通力合作，致力于研究在斯塔克波尔国际工程产品有限公司**利用AM技术进行材料开发和带泵的集成电动马达优化设计的情况。该设计优化包括：拓扑优化、体积优化和质量**优化，以减轻重量和提高电机扭矩

Stackpole International, part of the Johnson Electric Group, is a leading supplier of engine and transmission pumps and powder**metal components for automotive applications. It is a premier manufacturer of oil pumps and powder metal components, and**includes 12 manufacturing facilities and technical centres in North America, Europe, Asia, and Turkey. Stackpole Internationals**North American pump manufacturing processes have a track record for leading operational performance. Stackpole International**is the leading oil pump supplier for engines and transmissions in North America, in which they lead the optimization and**commercialization of variable displacement oil pumps. The company provide powertrain solutions, produce precision gear and**vane pumps for engines and transmissions, provide mechanical vacuum pumps and balance shaft modules, and produce**electrically driven auxiliary pumps. Additive Manufacturing opens the door to redesign and/or develop new materials for**automotive components to shorten the development cycle and reduce the manufacturing and product costs. The automotive**industry is seeking the development of new materials or new designs for the automotive components to achieve weight reduction.**Companies and research institutes have successfully applied various AM processes to manufacture functional components in the**automotive industry. Working together, Stackpole International and McMaster University team are aiming at investigating the use**of the AM technology for material development and design optimization of integrated electric motors with pumps at Stackpole**International -Engineering Products. This design optimization includes: topology optimization, volumes optimization, and mass**optimization for weight reduction and motor torque enhancement