3d printing spare parts
BASF’s Replique and Miele Partner for 3D Printed Spare Parts & Accessories
BASF’s Replique is a service that partners 3D printing services with clients for the making of 3D printed spare parts. The service just announced that it is to partner with…
Kawasaki’s 3D Printed Spare Part Flown to Ship via Drone
One of the few businesses tackling the world of maritime 3D printing is Wilhelmsen, one of the largest businesses in the maritime sector, along with its partners, such as steel…
BASF’s Replique Wants to 3D Print All of Your Spare Parts
Coming out of BASF’s Chemovator business incubator is Replique. The German company is offering a solution to enable the on-demand manufacturing of spare parts. Not only could Replique’s concept be…
SPEE3D Continues Global Expansion by Installing Metal 3D Printer in El Salvador
Australia-based company SPEE3D develops and supplies high-speed metal AM solutions (hence the name) that use its patented cold spray-based Supersonic 3D Deposition additive manufacturing technology (SP3D). First the company successfully deployed…
Dutch Navy Invests in INTAMSYS 3D Printers for On-demand Spare Parts
3D printing is becoming an increasingly key technology for the Dutch Navy. By printing parts onboard frigates, they will be less dependent on complex logistics operations. The latest development is…
Igus’s 3D Printed Sensors Enable Smart Parts that Signal Wear and Fatigue
igus, provider of specialized polymer components and material solutions, has announced that its researchers have developed a method of printing sensors into tribo-components such that they signal need for a…
NASA Refines Space Station Urine Recycling with 3D Printing
While additive manufacturing (AM) on Earth advances, so too do the possibilities in space. We have yet to see the 3D printers aboard the International Space Station (ISS) save the…
Australian Army Deploys WarpSPEE3D Metal 3D Printer in Second Field Test
In February of 2020, the Australian Army announced a $1.5 million investment in Darwin- and Melbourne-based additive manufacturing company SPEE3D. The company worked with previous partners Charles Darwin University (CDU)…
The Brittle Spear Part III: Digital Kintsugi and 3D Printed Spare Parts
In this series, previously we looked at how we’re creating a system designed to spit out less able things and that these things may be better but will be less…
Mathematical Model Determines Which Spare Parts Should or Should Not be 3D Printed
A major potential AM application for many industries is using the technology to fabricate spare parts on-demand in an effort to get rid of warehouses that are stocked full of…
POLYLINE Project: Developing Digital Production Line for 3D Printing Spare & Series Automotive Parts
Because 3D printing can ensure complex structures and geometry, mass production of individualized products seems closer than ever. But, since standards are somewhat lacking across process chains, and automated levels…
Additive Industries & ArcelorMittal Using MetalFAB1 3D Printer to Make Spare Steel Parts
One of the world’s leading steel and mining companies, ArcelorMittal, is partnering with Dutch company Additive Industries to investigate the use of metal 3D printing to make large spare parts…
Siemens Mobility Extends Spare Parts 3D Printing Program to Russia’s High-Speed Rail
The railway industry is one of the more exciting fields to watch the adoption of additive manufacturing, as various companies begin deploying the technology for use in the production of…
3D Printing News Briefs: November 5, 2019
We’ve got some formnext announcements to start off today’s 3D Printing News Briefs – atum3D is introducing its newest DLP 3D printer, while Incus GmbH plans to launch its new…
Daimler Buses Relies on DyeMansion for Color & Texture Quality in 3D Printed Spare Parts
While it took decades for the rest of the world to catch up, a handful of aerospace organizations, automotive industry leaders, and other innovators have continued to enjoy the inside…
3D Printing in Space: Metal Printing in µ‐Gravity Shows Promise
3D printing in micro gravity is garnering growing interest from scientists and aerospace engineers—and especially as such activity grows at the International Space Station. German and French researchers explore the…
Blueprint Webinar: The Business Case for 3D Printing Spare Parts
In the next decade, 3D printing will massively reduce costs and create new revenue opportunities in spare parts businesses. This growth will be driven by 3D printing’s unique ability to…
Aalto School of Engineering: Reverse Engineering Spare Parts Through 3D Technology
In the recently published, ‘Methods to reverse engineer spare parts,’ thesis student Edoardo Colombo, from the Aalto School of Engineering, expounds on the benefits of digital spare parts, and their…
SLM Solutions Helping to Create Guidelines for 3D Printing Spare Parts in Oil, Gas, & Maritime Industries
Last January, 11 companies – now at a total of 16 – began working together on two aligned Joint Innovation Projects (JIPs). Their objective – collaborate in developing a guideline…
CNH Industrial to Produce Tractor and Bus Parts with 3D Printing
The opportunities available to industries via 3D printing abound, but rarely do we see a company with so many ways to use the technology all from one source. Headquartered in…
US Marines Using LulzBot 3D Printers to Successfully Continue Their Mission
3D printing in the military isn’t just about fabricating weapons like grenades, missiles, and warheads. The US Marine Corps has embraced the technology with enthusiasm, using it to research and…
Dutch Army and DiManEx Announce Initiative to 3D Print Spare Parts
A new cooperation between the Material Stock Logistic Command of the Dutch Army and DiManEx will help solve a widespread problem of sourcing and reproducing legacy parts. The agreement became…
