Automotive 3D Printing
US Army Advanced Manufacturing Commercialization Center Set to Open in Detroit Suburbs
On April 6, 2023, the US Army will open the Advanced Manufacturing Commercialization Center (AMCC) in Sterling Heights, MI, less than 20 miles from downtown Detroit. The new facility is…
TECHART Releases GTsteet R Flyweight with Weight-saving 3D Printed Seat Pads
TECHART, a premium international brand for high-quality custom Porsche vehicles, recently revealed its new GTstreet R Flyweight based on the Porsche 911 Turbo S. This car becomes the lightest division…
3D Printing Firm Divergent Appoints Former Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to Board
Divergent Technologies, creator of the Divergent Adaptive Production System (DAPS) and parent company of 3D printed supercar maker Czinger Vehicles, announced that it has appointed General Peter Pace, retired chairman…
Killer 3D Printing Applications: Specialty Vehicles, Part Two
In the last post in this series, I looked at the overall market for specialty vehicles, including the types of automobiles that comprise it, some of the manufacturers, and the…
Killer 3D Printing Applications: Specialty Vehicles, Part One
If we look at the past three decades of deploying additive manufacturing (AM) in the real world, we can find a few killer applications that have commercialized technologies and spread…
Divergent Reveals Automated Assembly of 3D Printed Drone for General Atomics
It’s safe to say that, if you know Divergent Technologies is on the bill at a trade show, you need to get to that presentation. At the Additive Manufacturing Users…
Hypercar Maker Czinger Reveals “World’s First” 3D Printed Gearbox Case
Czinger Vehicles, the maker of electric hypercars built on the Divergent Adaptive Production System (DAPS) assembly line, announced what the company claims is the first 3D printed automotive gearbox case….
US Army Awards Wichita State $100M for 3D Printing & Digitization of Ground Fleet
The National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) at Wichita State University (WSU) has been awarded a $100 million contract by the US Army, for R&D into advanced manufacturing methods for…
Killer 3D Printing Apps: Horse Trailers, Part Two
In a previous article, we went into great detail about the size and elements of the market for horse trailers, determining that, any way you slice it, horses may represent…
3D Printing News Briefs, March 9, 2023: Pay Per Use Pricing, Material Development, & More
We’ll take care of business first in 3D Printing News Briefs, as IperionX appoints a former Ford executive as an AM advisor. AMFG and Imperial College London won a government-funded…
GM’s Cadillac CELESTIQ Relies on World’s Largest Sand 3D Printer to Cast Car Parts
German 3D printer manufacturer voxeljet AG (NASDAQ: VJET) has been enlisted in the production of the Cadillac CELESTIQ from GM. In particular, its U.S. customer, Tooling & Equipment International (TEI),…
Origami Metal Folding Gets Boost from 3D Printing Software
Swedish firm Stilride has partnered with 3D printing software startup ADAXIS to help implement its STILFOLD technology, which uses robotic arms to curve and bend steel into functional structures. Founded…
Sakuu Announces Successful 3D Printing of Next-Gen Batteries
Silicon Valley startup Sakuu, a specialist in additive manufacturing (AM) for next-generation batteries, announced that, since December, 2022, the company has consistently been able to use its Kavian AM platform…
Sauber to 3D Print Industrial Parts for Label Maker Manufacturer BOBST
The Sauber Group is most well-known for its decades of work in motorsports racing, where it has won numerous races in numerous competitions. As with every other racing company, it…
Carbon Fiber and Critical 3D Printing at TIPE 2023
As discussed in a previous article on the event, the TIPE 2023 event from Women in 3D Printing (Wi3DP) was replete with sessions dedicated to key developments in the additive…
Real-world Applications: Reimagine Automotive Manufacturing with Farsoon 3D Printing – AMS Speaker Spotlight
The automotive industry is a highly competitive and dynamic field, and manufacturers face numerous challenges in order to remain successful, some of the major challenges in the industry include complex…
Metal Joints Could Scale Construction 3D Printing in New European Project
We´re all very familiar with 3D printing concrete for buildings and formwork, but there is much more potential out there. The Politecnico di Milano is looking at reducing construction waste…
New Mitsubishi Electric Automation Software Simulates Production Lines for 3D Printing
Mitsubishi Electric Automation, a U.S. subsidiary of the Japanese multinational, has announced the release of MELSOFT Gemini 3D Simulator Software. MELSOFT Gemini 3D is a digital platform designed for simulating…
Stewart-Haas Racing & 3D Systems Enter Technical Partnership for Racing Parts
When you’re making automotive components for a NASCAR team, designing them for enhanced performance and speed is key to winning. So, in order to gain a more competitive advantage on…
3D Printing News Briefs, January 28, 2023: Bronze-Steel Alloys, 3D Printing on Textiles, & More
We’re starting with research in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, as a research team based out of China developed a new approach for 3D printing hydrogel-based electronics. Also, researchers in…
All-Female Vehicle Builds and International Trade Anchor Women in 3D Printing Conference in Dreams and Reality
Women in 3D Printing (Wi3DP) hosted its third annual Technology, Industry, People, Economics (TIPE) Conference and, from an attendee’s perspective, it seemed to go off without a hitch. We should…
Nikon Closes Deal to Acquire SLM Solutions, Becomes a Metal 3D Printer Manufacturer
Japanese optics and imaging multinational Nikon (TYO: 7731) announced that the company has closed on its acquisition of SLM Solutions (AM3D.DE), a German manufacturer of hardware for metal additive manufacturing…
Toyota Cuts Costs at Polish Factories with Zortrax 3D Printers
Zortrax, a 3D printing original equipment manufacturer (OEM) based in Poland, has released a brief case study of Toyota’s incorporation of Zortrax printers into its Polish auto manufacturing operations. Notably,…
UK Army’s First 3D Printed Metal Parts Used in Active Duty
Babcock International Group, a leading defense contractor and engineering services firm in the UK, announced that the firm has delivered metal tank periscope clamps made with additive manufacturing (AM) to…
