NP Aerospace 3D Prints Mastiff Suspension Component in 60 Hours Using Caracol’s WAAM System - 3DPrinting.com

• NP Aerospace 3D Prints Mastiff Suspension Component in 60 Hours Using Caracol’s WAAM System May 22

NP Aerospace has produced a 110 kg Mastiff suspension and differential carrier using Caracol’s Vipra AM wire arc additive manufacturing platform, completing the print in approximately 60 hours and cutting lead times by up to 50% compared to conventional casting and forging methods. Working with the Digital Manufacturing Centre (DMC), NP Aerospace printed the fully structural metal component on Caracol’s VIPRA XP system using ER100 wire feedstock. The finished part measures 540 × 500 × 500 mm and required heat treatment and machining as post-processing steps. Tooling costs were eliminated entirely, which makes the approach economically viable for low-volume production runs where traditional tooling investment is hard to justify. The Mastiff suspension and differential carrier is a load-be