Automotive 3D Printing

E-Beam OEM Wayland Additive Partners with USC Racing to 3D Print Titanium Exhaust Collector

Every year, standards organization SAE International holds a competition called Formula SAE, in which students from both undergraduate and graduate programs design, build, and race small formula-style race cars. For…

3D Printing News Briefs, June 11, 2025: Sustainability, Automotive Tooling, & More

We’re starting with sustainability news in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, as EOS has strengthened its commitment on climate responsibility, and Zestep is making 3D printing filament out of eyewear…

Conflux Technology’s 3D Printed Heat Exchangers On Board the Pagani Utopia

Italian fine car manufacturer Pagani is to work with Conflux Technology, putting its 3D printed heat exchangers on board the Pagani Utopia. The Utopia Roadster starts at over $2 million,…

Will the Slate Truck Usher in a New Era of 3D Printing Car Customization?

In 2021, we wrote an article about the auto industry perhaps ushering in a new era of coach building. With an electric car putting most of its components in a…

Conflux and Donkervoort Bring 3D Printing to Water Charge Air Coolers

Dutch car manufacturer Donkervoort is perhaps best known for its classically styled minimalist roadsters. A few years ago, the firm moved to carbon fiber, kitted-out much more aggressively, styled higher…

University of Illinois Launches AM Research Center with $8M DoD Backing

The Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded $8.15 million to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to support the establishment of an additive manufacturing (AM) research center at the Grainger College…

3D Printing News Briefs, April 16, 2025: AM Award Winners, Cold Spray, Drones, & More

We’ve got some more news from last week’s RAPID+TCT to kick off today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, and then moving on to some interesting pieces of military AM news. Read…

Custom Car Parts, Flame Retardant Material, & More HP Innovations at RAPID

HP had a very busy week at RAPID+TCT, announcing several of its latest collaborations and innovations in polymer and metal 3D printing. Its new solutions are meant to scale production,…

Q5D’s Wiring Robot Could Save Carmakers $200 Per Vehicle

UK-based company Q5D Technology will launch what it calls the world’s first robotic system to automate the production of wiring harnesses, a part of every vehicle that’s usually made by…

Bosch Invests €6M into Serial Auto Part 3D Printing

German industrial conglomerate Robert Bosch GmbH, the world’s largest supplier of automotive parts, has announced a new investment into Nuremberg, Germany additive manufacturing (AM) facility. The nearly €6 million in…

NASCAR’s Legacy Motor Club Turns to BigRep for 3D Printed Rocker Extension Skirts

Legacy Motor Club, the NASCAR team owned by racing legends Jimmie Johnson and Richard Petty, recently had to produce new parts to conform to NASCAR regulations issued in the fall…

3D Printing News Briefs & Events Roundup: March 15, 2025

In this weekend’s combined 3D Printing News Briefs and Webinars/Events Roundup, we’re covering news about automotive and construction 3D printing, along with AM Forum, TCT Asia, the Experience Stratasys Tour,…

3DPOD 241: AM Applications and Strategy with Ronen Lebi, Machina Labs CBO

Ronen Lebi has held extensive roles at Stratasys and served on the boards of numerous 3D printing startups. In this episode of the 3DPOD, Lebi’s history leads us to a…

Researchers Evaluate 3D Printing for Headlight Lens Manufacturing

When we hear about 3D printing lenses for optical applications, it’s often for eyewear. But a group of researchers from Tunghai University in Taiwan are looking into the technology for…

Joe Scarbo’s Hypertruck and the Future of 3D Printing in Performance Vehicles

When Joe Scarbo takes the stage at the 2025 Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG) Conference, he will bring with him a career forged at the intersection of motorsports engineering and…

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American Axle & Manufacturing Acquires GKN Powder Metallurgy and GKN Automotive for $1.44B

American Axle & Manufacturing (AAM), a publicly listed supplier of automotive driveline and drivetrain components headquartered in Detroit, has acquired Dowlais Group plc, the parent company of GKN Automotive and…

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AMT and IMTS Advance AM Implementation: Delivering Comprehensive Overview and Granular Details

When you want to create a summary of current trends within the additive manufacturing (AM) ecosystem, do you think on a galactic scale or drill down to the planetary level?…

3D Systems and Daimler Buses Team up for Spare Part Production

3D Systems and Daimler Truck and Buses have introduced a new way to produce spare parts using 3D printing. Their solution decentralizes production, allowing parts to be printed on-demand, closer…

3DPOD 236: AM Materials Science & Applications with Nick Sonnentag, Sunnyday Technologies & Oshkosh Corporation

Nick Sonnentag is a Senior Principal Engineer at Oshkosh, where he contributes to the development of some of the world’s toughest vehicles using additive manufacturing (AM). Drawing on experience from…

3D Printing News Briefs, December 21, 2024: Safety, Racing, Wind Turbines, & More

We’re talking about safety certification first in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, and then moving on to applications in racing and wind turbines. We’ll finish with a story about 3D…

BMW Receives Full-automated Sand Core 3D Printing Line from Laempe

Laempe Mössner Sinto GmbH has introduced a fully automated, high-volume 3D printing line for sand core production, now operational at BMW Group’s Landshut foundry in Bavaria. This development marks a…

3D Printing News Briefs, November 30, 2024: On-Demand Spare Parts, Shoes, & More

Kicking off today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, Phase3D launched a real-time production control system for AM, and the Royal Netherlands Navy is using Ultimaker 3D printers for on-demand spare parts…

DyeMansion Debuts Polymer Post-Processing Solutions at Formnext 2024

DyeMansion is shaking up post-processing workflows with three new solutions unveiled at Formnext 2024. Under the motto It Just WorX, the company introduced the Powershot X for blasting and surfacing,…

3D Printing News Briefs, November 16, 2024: Feasibility Study, Mobile 3D Printer, & More

We’re starting off today’s 3D Printing News Briefs with a little business, including a new 3D printer launch, a feasibility study, an automotive partnership, and more. Then we move on…