Case Study: Alpine F1 Team achieves a compact, particle‑free titanium hydraulic accumulator for improved energy and fluid management with 3D Systems' metal 3D printing

Alpine F1 Team Advances Energy and Fluid Management with Titanium Printed Hydraulic Accumulator

Alpine F1 Team partnered with 3D Systems to overcome tight packaging, weight and regulatory constraints while improving on‑car performance. The team needed a compact titanium hydraulic accumulator with a long internal coiled inerter to maximize damping volume, but the complex internal channels and strict fluid‑cleanliness requirements made the part impossible to produce with conventional methods.

3D Systems used its DMP Flex 350 metal AM platform, LaserForm Ti Gr23 material, 3DXpert workflow and a proprietary cleaning protocol to print and fully evacuate the complex internal channels. The result was repeatable, particle‑free titanium parts with 0.5 mm walls, a compressed overall length to fit the limited space, <25 ppm oxygen printing conditions for full material performance, and measurable mass savings—enabling Alpine to pursue even more complex suspension components.

Alpine F1 Team

Pat Warner

Advanced Digital Manufacturing Manager