South Korea-based Klio Design 3D printed lightweight car prototype with customizable body parts

Briefing

August 10, 2017

Briefing	Open Mobility Structure Concept – South Korean company Klio Design created customizable lightweight car using 3D printer as part of its Open Mobility Structure Concept, which allows customers to choose different combination of designs for its body parts Vehicle Specifications – Has 3D printed body parts that come in different designs, such as seats, steering wheel, wheel cover, wheel guard, and space frame, assembled on top of standardized vehicle platform Materialise Technology – Made possible with Materialise's 3D printing software, 3-matic and Magics, that enable design of vehicle's most complex elements
Accelerator	3D Printing, Transportation and Mobility
Sector	Transportation and Logistics
Organization	Klio Design, Materialise
Source	David, "South Korean company KLIO Design 3D prints an incredibly lightweight 'Smart Mobility' car design", 3Ders, http://www.3ders.org/; Millsaps, B., "Check out this 3D printed car from KLIO, designed with Materialise software", 3DPrint.com, https://3dprint.com/; AcceleratingBiz analysis
Original Publication Date	June 27, 2017

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