1016 Industries Prepping 3D Printed Parts For McLaren 720S

Tuner 1016 Industries is working on a set of 3D printed parts for the McLaren 720S, marking an aftermarket world-first for this particular model.

The new components will debut later this month, through the use of a state-of-the-art 3D printer. The company also used Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) in order to save substantial time in creating these very complex parts.

“Our focus for this project was exploring how we could employ 3D printing in the automotive world, and the results creating these McLaren 720S parts are impressive,” said 1016 Industries founder, Peter Northrop. “The 3D printing process has not only allowed us to manufacture faster and more efficiently, but we’ve also improved quality.”

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“We’re very excited to show the world the very first 3D printed McLaren parts incorporated onto an operational 720S,” he concluded.

It took the tuner less than four months to design and incorporate each piece onto the British supercar, despite the variance in size. The company also wanted to demonstrate that it could fully validate and prototype entire vehicle surfaces in perfect 1:1 scale.

Going forward, 1016 Industries wants to provide direct printed tooling molds for the McLaren 720S, as well as other supercars, “while also potentially manufacturing products directly as 3D printed parts.”

Now, if you want to talk actual performance, the press release didn’t offer any specifics on that front. However, 1016 Industries has been known to upgrade a powertrain or two. Such was the case with this modded Huracan Evo, whose 5.2-liter V10 engine was given an extra 20 HP and 19 lb-ft (26 Nm) of torque, increasing total output to 651 HP (660 PS) and 462 lb-ft (626 Nm) of torque.