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BMW AMC Surpasses 1.6 Million 3D-Printed Parts; WAAM Large Metal Components to Enter Mass Production in 2027

2026-08-02 · Impact score: 28

Since its launch in June 2020, BMW Group's Additive Manufacturing Campus (AMC) has produced over 1.6 million 3D-printed components, spanning all brands including BMW, MINI, Rolls-Royce, and BMW Motorrad. Additionally, decentralized production lines at various vehicle plants worldwide produce over 100,000 additively manufactured parts annually. Timo Göbel, the new head of AMC, stated that additive manufacturing has now been "fully integrated into every stage of the product lifecycle." Key technology pathways include: ① High-precision hybrid additive manufacturing, now a mainstream production technology, is used for body structural parts, electric drive components, and lightweight functional parts, enabling rapid iteration without tooling; ② WAAM (Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing) is planned for batch production by 2027, using electric arcs and metal wire to print large structural components several meters in length, offering high material utilization and low cost—having already passed full-vehicle prototype testing in 2025; ③ The Landshut plant produces 4,000 3D-printed sand cores daily, with waste powder fully recycled. This marks the evolution of additive manufacturing in automotive manufacturing from a "prototyping tool" to a "core production process." For the metal powder industry, OEM mass production demand will drive large-scale requirements for aluminum alloy powders (AlSi10Mg, Scalmalloy) and steel powders. Powder suppliers must prioritize automotive-grade certification (IATF 16949) and batch-to-batch consistency. Value for powder buyers: ① BMW's open material strategy opens doors for more independent powder suppliers to enter the automotive OEM supply chain; ② Demand for metal wire materials (titanium and aluminum alloys) for WAAM is expected to surge with the 2027 production scale-up; ③ Monitor domestic automakers (NIO, BYD, Geely) following BMW's lead in building additive manufacturing capacity.

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宝马AMC累计3D打印160万件零部件，WAAM大型金属件2027年量产

宝马集团增材制造园区（AMC）自2020年6月启用以来，已累计生产超过160万个3D打印零部件，覆盖宝马、MINI、劳斯莱斯及宝马摩托车全品牌。此外，全球各整车工厂的分散化产线每年额外生产超10万个增材零部件。新任AMC负责人Timo Göbel表示，增材制造已"全面融入产品生命周期的各个阶段"。关键技术路线：① 高精度复合增材工艺已作为主力技术投入量产，适配车身结构件、电驱动零部件、轻量化功能件，无需开模可快速迭代；② WAAM（电弧增材制造）计划2027年投入批量生产，使用电弧和金属丝材打印数米长大型结构件，材料利用率高、成本低，2025年已搭载原型车完成整车测试；③ 兰茨胡特工厂日产4000个3D打印砂芯，实现废粉循环利用。这标志着汽车制造领域增材制造从"打样工具"正式升级为"核心制造工艺"。对金属粉末行业而言，汽车OEM的量产需求将带来铝合金粉末（AlSi10Mg、Scalmalloy）和钢粉的大规模刚需，粉末供应商需关注车规级认证（IATF 16949）和批次一致性要求。对粉末采购商的价值：① 宝马的开放材料策略意味着更多独立粉末供应商有机会进入汽车OEM供应链；② WAAM用金属丝材（钛合金、铝合金）需求将随2027量产大幅增长；③ 关注国内车企（蔚来、比亚迪、吉利）跟随宝马步伐的增材制造产能布局。

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