{"id":96396,"date":"2022-10-18T09:16:58","date_gmt":"2022-10-18T08:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/am-hub.dk\/3d-printed-design-enables-a-drone-to-fly-longer-and-lift-heavier-loads\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T20:12:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T19:12:54","slug":"3d-printed-design-enables-a-drone-to-fly-longer-and-lift-heavier-loads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/am-hub.dk\/en\/3d-printed-design-enables-a-drone-to-fly-longer-and-lift-heavier-loads\/","title":{"rendered":"3D-printed design enables a drone to fly longer and lift heavier loads"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; content_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;547213&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1771937801029{padding-top: 50px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_size=&#8221;h1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;128578&#8243;]Airflight[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading text_size=&#8221;h3&#8243; separator=&#8221;under&#8221; sub_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221; sub_reduced=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;169663&#8243; el_class=&#8221;sub-heading-case&#8221;]80% reduction in material usage through 3D-print design optimisation[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_horizontal=&#8221;right&#8221; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;153540&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;96398&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;927429&#8243; media_link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2Fairflight-aps%2F%3ForiginalSubdomain%3Ddk|target:_blank&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; 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align_horizontal=&#8221;align_center&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;105309&#8243;][vc_icon icon=&#8221;fa fa-leaf3&#8243; icon_color=&#8221;color-xsdn&#8221; size=&#8221;fa-4x&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;133191&#8243; icon_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;][\/vc_icon][uncode_counter value=&#8221;16&#8243; counter_color=&#8221;color-xsdn&#8221; weight=&#8221;900&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;274228&#8243; suffix=&#8221;%&#8221; counter_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;][vc_column_text text_color=&#8221;color-xsdn&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;148488&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1771940061817{margin-top: 18px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">CO2<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; content_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;307712&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1771938222734{padding-top: 50px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;105822&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;205030&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3>The case\u2014overview and context<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/airflight-aps\/\">Airflight<\/a> is based in Br\u00f8nderslev, where they build some of the world\u2019s largest multirotors\u2014essentially an oversized drone\u2014to fly components and tools for the wind turbine industry. The largest drone has eight arms and can lift up to 200 kg. <\/p>\n<p>The company chose to take part in the 3D-print design optimisation programme DfAM to explore the possibilities for the brackets that hold the drone\u2019s arms. In the project, the brackets were design-optimised for 3D printing so they became lighter while still being able to withstand the loads\u2014and they were also 3D printed in titanium. This resulted in a weight reduction of 67%\u2014or a full 11 kg per drone.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_right&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;204648&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;96400&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;662091&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; equal_height=&#8221;justify&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; content_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;182849&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1771938351245{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;924857&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;96399&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;206724&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;119941&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;165863&#8243;]\u201cThrough the project, we have achieved an 11 kg weight reduction and reduced material usage by 80%. The value for us is the extreme design flexibility, where we can achieve a higher strength-to-weight ratio, which is an important part of aviation, as it means we can fly for longer or with a heavier payload,\u201d says Airflight owner and CEO Mikkel K\u00e6rsgaard S\u00f8rensen.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; content_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;184735&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1771939257362{padding-bottom: 50px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; radius=&#8221;std&#8221; shadow=&#8221;std&#8221; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;451755&#8243; back_color_type=&#8221;uncode-solid&#8221; back_color_solid=&#8221;#0903d4&#8243; el_class=&#8221;list-column&#8221;][vc_column_text text_color=&#8221;color-xsdn&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;209332&#8243; el_class=&#8221;list-with-check&#8221; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: white !important;\">Results from programmes with Dansk AM Hub<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>59% weight reduction per bracket<\/li>\n<li>11 kg weight reduction for the entire drone<\/li>\n<li>80% reduction in material usage<\/li>\n<li>Less material waste than machining the bracket<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;609024&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;158378&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Value and impact for the company<\/h3>\n<p>During 2022, 15 Danish companies worked on redesigning a product or component using 3D printing through <a href=\"https:\/\/am-hub.dk\/am-sustain\/\">Dansk AM Hub\u2019s innovation programme<\/a>: Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM). Of these, 11 companies had a \u2018before component\u2019 that made it possible to compare with the redesigned component, and in ten of these cases it was possible to reduce weight by between 43% and 96%. The benefits of weight reduction served different purposes depending on each company\u2019s specific production and end products.  <\/p>\n<p>Specifically, in the DfAM project the aim has been to design participants\u2019 components or products better or differently so they can be manufactured with less material, greater strength, and optimised with new or improved functionality and efficiency. 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