3D Systems & Stewart-Haas Racing Announce Multi-year Partnership
American stock car team Stewart-Haas Racing has announced a multi-year partnership with 3D Systems, with the goal of utilizing additive manufacturing for the... read more »
Automotive
The automotive industry was amongst the earliest adopters of 3D printing technology. It's now possible to print high quality end user products like car interior parts.
Recap: Automotive Additive Manufacturing in 2022
The automotive industry adopted additive manufacturing for the production of fixtures and assembly aids fairly quickly. But it wasn’t until April 2014 that... read more »
Bentley Mulliner Batur Gets AM Gold Trim
Automaker Bentley Motors Ltd. has revealed that they will be using additive manufacturing for the trim of their limited edition luxury Mulliner Batur.... read more »
Spanish Company to 3D Print Plant-based Car
Santa Pola based automobile manufacturer Liux has recently unveiled their new electric vehicle, dubbed the Animal. The Animal is an electric vehicle capable... read more »
MIT Team Develops Tool Steel for Printed Giga Press Dies
Die-casting has been used for the mass production of toy cars such as Hot-Wheels and Matchbox for decades. It’s a great way of... read more »
TU Eindhoven Prints CO2-Eating EV
A team of students at TU/Eindhoven have utilized 3D printing to build an electric vehicle that, among other ecologically friendly measures, captures more... read more »
Elvis’ BMW Restored with AM
Elvis has a new biopic movie by Bas Luhrmann out this week. So that’s an excuse to talk about the story about how... read more »
AM Saves GM From Parts Shortage Pickle
Last minute design changes are a royal pain in the butt, especially when the product release is looming on the horizon. This is... read more »
AM Car Wins Innovation Award at Shell Eco-marathon
Oh, how times change! If you had tried to make a small plastic electric vehicle 35 years ago, you would have been pilloried... read more »
Ford Releases FITS CAD Files to Accessorize Maverick
Companies offering additive manufacturing files of their wares for customers to print is nothing new. Most of these digital items do however tend... read more »
3D Printed Motors Coming Soon
Electric motors are becoming very popular in the automotive world, with companies all around the globe vying for a slice of the EV... read more »
Audi 3D Prints their Packaging Trash into New Parts
German automaker Audi has revealed their new in-house upcycling program that takes their own packaging materials and 3D prints them into assembly aids... read more »
Polish Race Team Gets Lightweight AM Upgrades
A kart racing team in Poland has made use of additive manufacturing to further reduce the weight of their already lean PMT-03 racing... read more »
Rodin Cars 3D Prints Titanium Hydraulically-Controlled Sequential Gearbox
When you’re a startup supercar manufacturer nestled in the remote hills of New Zealand, relying on old tricks is no way to pull... read more »
Ford and HP Recycle 3D Printing Waste Into Molded Car Parts
End of life waste management of automotive materials is a huge task, with the auto vehicle recycling industry is the 16th largest sector... read more »
Aston Martin Develops 3D Printed Active Suspension System
While Porsche is printing pistons and Bugatti prints half a car, Aston Martin tinkers in their own luxurious garage. The premier automobile brand... read more »
1,825 Horsepower Bugatti Bolide is Packed with 3D Printed Parts
While our loyal readers are fully aware of the near ubiquitous adoption of AM throughout the automotive manufacturing industry, the shift has gone... read more »
Porsche Demos 3D Printing for Electric Vehicles
You’d be forgiven for thinking that Porsche are new to the electric vehicle game. In fact, the first cars designed by Ferdinand Porsche... read more »
Bridgestone 3D Prints Tire Molds to Improve Traction
McLaren is 3D printing Titanium wheels and Carbon Performance is printing Aluminum brake calipers, so what about tires? It turns out that they’re... read more »
3D Print Your Own Car Parts
Before the advent of large scale 3D printers, if you wanted to mod your car with bodykits, you would have to shell out... read more »
