Automotive 3D Printing
Michelin to Ramp up Metal 3D Printing in Japan with AddUp Solutions
In 2016, French tire giant Michelin and Paris-based industrial engineering corporation Fives Group partnered to establish AddUp Solutions, an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of metal powder bed fusion (PBF) 3D…
BMW Patents Concept for 3D Printing Bucket Seats
BMW is no stranger to 3D printing. The company has incorporated the technology for over 30 years and stuns each time it reveals its latest concept. This time BMW has its…
Volkswagen Adds Metal 3D Printing Capacity with MetalFAB System
Though the automotive industry was one of the earliest adopters of additive manufacturing (AM) for prototyping purposes, the cost of the technology has been too high to apply it to…
Stellantis Ventures Invests €100M in 6K, Lyten, and 9 Other Firms for Sustainable Mobility
Last year, multinational automotive powerhouse Stellantis launched its venture capital arm, Stellantis Ventures, to further its green mobility goals. Furnished with an initial fund of €300 million, Stellantis Ventures targets…
Ford’s IperionX Low-Carbon 3D Printing Deal Sends IPX Stock Soaring
In an unprecedented move that triggered a dramatic surge in IperionX‘s stock price (Nasdaq: IPX), the company has announced a landmark collaboration with Ford (NYSE: F) to design, test, and…
Koch Engineered Solutions Opens First Factory in China: a Smart Manufacturing Operation for Decarbonization Hardware
Koch Engineered Solutions (KES), a subsidiary of Koch Industries, one of the world’s largest privately held companies, recently opened its first wholly owned manufacturing facility in China. Located in the…
PyroGenesis Receives First By-the-Ton Order for Titanium 3D Printing Powder
PyroGenesis Canada Inc., a Montreal-based advanced materials company specializing in metal powders for additive manufacturing (AM), announced that it received its first by-the-ton order, from an unnamed American customer. The…
Velo3D White Paper Explains How Metal 3D Printing is Transforming Tooling Production
As additive manufacturing (AM) shifts from low volume to scale, speculation has mounted about how long it will take until AM is ready for use in mass production. This is…
Bodyshop Trade Organization Launches 3D Printing in Auto Repair Task Force
Last month, the International Bodyshop Industry Symposium (IBIS) Worldwide announced at the IBIS USA 2023 trade conference that it is launching a network called the 3D Printing in Auto Repair…
BMW Plant 3D Prints Massive Engine Cylinder Sand Cores Automatically
Thanks to a partnership with Loramendi and voxeljet, BMW’s Landshut plant now has the ability to automatically 3D print large-scale sand cores for casting cylinder heads for high-efficiency engines. The…
Stratasys 3DFashion Platform Used to 3D Print Stunning Vehicle Interiors
Italdesign, a leading engineering and design firm with particular expertise in the automotive industry, announced that it is using the Stratasys 3DFashion platform to print interiors for the company’s latest…
Markforged Aims for Metal 3D Printing Mass Production with PX100 Strategy
In August 2022, Markforged completed its acquisition of Swedish metal additive manufacturing (AM) company, Digital Metal. As 3DPrint.com editor-in-chief, Michael Molitch-Hou, wrote at the time, “The move is significant for…
Manufacturing Jigs and Fixtures Through Additive Manufacturing with BASF Forward AM
As Additive Manufacturing continues to grow and expand, numerous industries are embracing the technology along with the innovative materials and methodology used to produce accurate and high-quality parts for industrial…
Aussie RV Maker Apollo Motorhomes Streamlines Production with Markforged 3D Printers
Apollo Motorhome Holidays, an Australian maker of recreational vehicles (RVs), announced that the company is using Markforged’s X7 3D printers for a variety of purposes related to streamlining production. After…
Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Signs Three-Year 3D Printing Deal with Roboze
Roboze, an additive manufacturing (AM) leader in super polymers and composite materials, has entered a three-year technical collaboration with the Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP team, beginning in 2023 and running…
3D Printed Battery Startup Sakuu Partners with Livent Corporation for Printable Lithium
Sakuu Corporation, a Silicon Valley-based startup specializing in solutions for 3D printed batteries, announced that it is collaborating with lithium producer Livent Corporation on a printable lithium formulation. The product,…
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…
