{"id":4460,"date":"2022-10-18T09:03:59","date_gmt":"2022-10-18T07:03:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/am-hub.dk\/cases\/with-3d-printing-the-violin-plays-better-and-more-sustainably\/"},"modified":"2026-09-02T13:13:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T11:13:52","slug":"with-3d-printing-the-violin-plays-better-and-more-sustainably","status":"publish","type":"cases","link":"https:\/\/am-hub.dk\/en\/cases\/with-3d-printing-the-violin-plays-better-and-more-sustainably\/","title":{"rendered":"With 3D printing, the violin plays better and more sustainably"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\n
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With 3D printing, the violin plays better and more sustainably<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n

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Larsen Strings produces some of the world\u2019s best strings for some of the world\u2019s best musicians<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n

In the 3D printing design optimisation programme, Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM), they had the opportunity to test 3D printing for a special tool in production<\/p>\n

The Danish company <\/span>Larsen Strings<\/a> <\/span>produces strings for cellos, violins and violas. In its production, the company has a relatively large tooling component where, with conventional manufacturing, a significant amount of material is milled away today-material that is simply wasted. Therefore, Larsen Strings wanted to investigate whether 3D printing could be an option, as the technology enables production using only the exact amount of material required to make the component. <\/p>\n

Larsen Strings tested this opportunity in the 3D printing design optimisation programme, Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM).<\/p>\n

The topology optimisation has resulted in a design with organic shapes and a bone-like structure.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n

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In the DfAM project, they printed the component in titanium, which is both lightweight and strong, thereby reducing the weight by 43% while increasing strength by 130%.<\/p>\n

Despite the impressive results, the price unfortunately also increased by 200%, which is why Larsen Strings is not proceeding with the solution initially.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n

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\u201cToday, the challenges with this component are that we sometimes need a new one-and because it is both a material that can be difficult to source and also difficult to machine, we would like to look at other materials where we use smaller quantities.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n

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Lasse Krogh Johannsen<\/strong>
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Results from programmes with Dansk AM Hub<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n