3d printed automotive applications
Revolutionizing Mass Transit with 3D Printing: Proterra & Carbon Create Two New Parts for Electric Buses
3D printing has made fantastic strides in the automotive industry, but not always in the most conventional of ways. While the technology has found its place at BMW, Ford, and…
Hyundai Mobis Opens New Design Model Workshop to Prototype 3D Printed Parts for Cars
Based in South Korea, Hyundai Mobis has been an automotive parts manufacturer and supplier for more than 40 years. A future-thinking company, Hyundai Mobis has just become the first automotive…
Progressive Technology and Betatype Use 3D Printing to Take the Weight Off for Formula One Customer
Formula One racing owes a lot to 3D printing, whether it’s prototyping or final parts. 3D printing can reduce the cost of prototyping and fabrication, allows for complex assemblies to…
Siemens Joins with Hackrod to Bring Goal of 3D Printed Self-Designing Car Closer
You’ve likely heard of self-driving cars, but self-designing ones? It sounds far-fetched, but that’s the concept that drives Hackrod, a startup that allows anyone to create a customized vehicle using…
3D Printed Electric Car is Ready for Mass Production
The cars we drive are changing, in their capabilities, in how they’re made, and how they look. Autonomous vehicles are beginning to appear on the roads, and more and more…
Goodyear Unveils Concept for a 3D Printed Tire That Cleans the Air
According to the Environmental Protection Agency, 75 percent of carbon monoxide pollution in the United States comes from cars, while the Environmental Defense Fund estimates that one third of smog-producing…
Students Create Fully Recyclable 3D Printed Car
It’s well known that cars, overall, are not very good for the environment. Still, they’re necessary for people to get from one place to another – it’s unlikely we’ll ever…
Bonneville Run: Streamliner with 3D Printed NACA Duct Breaks Long-Standing Record
While some of us possess an innate and fierce sense of competition, a rare few use more extreme activities to demonstrate such spirit in action at places like Bonneville, where racing…
EBM 3D Printing Process Used to Process a Steel Alloy with High Damage Tolerance
While the adoption and development of metal 3D printing continues to grow, so too does research into different types of metals that can be 3D printed, including steel. The aerospace and…
3D Printing and Robotics Drive Next-Generation Automotive Repair Project
The automobiles of the future are becoming the automobiles of the present, as autonomous vehicles begin to take to the streets and manufacturers display 3D printed cars. Now a new…
3D Printing in Automotive Applications: Tooling, Spare Parts, Race Car Components
3D printing can be used on the automotive assembly line to make car parts, components, and prototypes that are more lightweight and have faster turnaround times, as well as production…
Hackrod Turns to Equity Crowdfunding for VR-Designed, AI-Engineered Custom 3D Printed Cars
Traditional and inefficient manufacturing processes in the automotive industry are giving way to digital design techniques and advanced manufacturing methods like 3D printing. In an ongoing partnership with Autodesk, Los…
Skorpion Engineering Uses Stratasys 3D Printing to Create Fast, Lightweight Automotive Prototypes
While 3D printing has found a place in nearly every industry and business niche today, some of its uses are making more headway than others, such as the innovations springing…
3D Systems Showcases End-to-End 3D Printing Solutions Across a Variety of Verticals
From racing to recreations, and from medical to materials, 3D printing at 3D Systems has never been busier — or broader. During the recent TCT Show in the UK, 3D…
Benefits and Challenges of 3D Printing in Aeronautics and Automotive Industries
From needs to solutions, the technology on display at last week’s IN(3D)USTRY event at Fira Barcelona kept the focus on today’s developing realities in industrial 3D printing. A very busy…
Techniplas Opens New Additive Manufacturing Center in California
One long-established company that has been determinedly pursuing 3D printing technology lately is Techniplas, an automotive injection molding company that recently established a new digital business unit. The company recently announced that…
SMARTTECH 3D Scanners Play Important Role in Design of Arrinera Supercar
The Arrinera Hussarya is an impressive car, to say the least. Created by Polish manufacturer Arrinera Technology, the supercar is a marvelous example of how 3D printing is changing automotive…
Check Out This 3D Printed Car from KLIO, Designed with Materialise Software
KLIO Design showed off their modern—and very small—cars at the Seoul Smart Mobility International Conference and Exhibition in 2016, no doubt wowing visitors with what will likely be an attractive…
3D Printing News Briefs: June 24, 2017
In this week’s second edition of 3D Printing News Briefs, we have some more partnership announcements in what has become a partnership-heavy week, as well as a couple of 3D printed…
Desktop 3D Printing on the Automotive Assembly Line — A Few Questions For: Volkswagen Autoeuropa
3D printing has its roots in rapid prototyping, and the technology remains a key resource for those looking to cut time and costs in bringing new products to market. The…
R&D Tax Credit Aspects of Automobile and Truck Parts
The automobile and truck is industry is one of the largest industries in the world. Companies are always looking for the next best thing to stay ahead in the competition…
Israeli Police Unveil First-Ever 3D Printed Police Car
It’s still hard to believe that 3D printed cars are a reality. They’re not exactly commonplace, but they do exist, in the form of models such as Local Motors’ Strati and…
Case Study: 3D Printing and WINDFORM Aid in the Design of Motorcycle Components
The world of motorcycle racing is a flashy and exciting one, but there’s a lot of work that happens behind the scenes before a bike can ever get onto the…
3D Printing Used in Development of New Volkswagen Electric Project Car, Golf GTI First Decade
Car lovers abound across the world, but Volkswagen fanatics are a whole different breed. You may have grown up in the generation of the VW Bug. Or perhaps the Cabriolet…
