automotive
BMW Buys Wire Arc Metal 3D Printer from MX3D
Dutch wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) developer MX3D is perhaps most known for its 3D printing of a metal bridge spanning a canal in the Netherlands. However, the company is in…
Wiring and Electronics 3D Printing Startup Pulls In $2.7M Seed Investment
UK robotics company Q5D Technologies Limited closed a $2.7 million seed round to accelerate the automated manufacture of wiring harness for a wide range of products, from fighter jets to…
Bosch’s Ceramics 3D Printing Unit & the Future of AM
Bosch is an absolutely huge company that makes batteries, drills, e-bike motors, vacuums, powertrain components, infotainment systems, lawnmowers, MEMS sensors, air conditioning systems, security cameras and much more. The multinational…
Siemens and Hyundai Switch to NX and Teamcenter
Siemens Digital Industries Software has partnered with Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation to introduce Siemens’ Teamcenter and NX Xcelerator products as their authoring, design and management software. NX is…
Fueling the Shift towards EV-centric Product Portfolios with Additive Manufacturing
There is no doubt that the automotive and transportation industry has made a significant transformation in technologies and innovation in the areas of propulsion systems. In fact, the transformation is…
3DPOD Episode 84: 3D Printing Race Cars with Pat Warner, Alpine F1 Team
Upon the heels of a third-place win for Alpine F1’s Fernando Alonso at the Formula One Qatar Grand Prix, we’ve published this podcast episode with Pat Warner, Advanced Digital Manufacturing…
Volkswagen Aims to 3D Print 100,000 Car Parts Annually by 2025
Upon previously announcing itself as one of HP’s partners for MetalJet 3D printing, Volkswagen has revealed that it is now using the technology to make end parts at its primary…
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…
Dana Inc Deploys Markforged 3D Printers for Auto Parts Business
On the financial front, Markforged has obviously made big news this year with its SPAC merger; however, it’s on the ground that these businesses need to make an impact in…
HP & Ford Team to Recycle 3D Printed Waste into Car Parts
In some of the most interesting additive manufacturing news I’ve heard recently, HP and Ford announced that they have teamed up to revolutionize how 3D printing waste is reused in…
3D Printing Webinar and Virtual Event Roundup: March 7, 2021
From designing polymer lattices and building a starship in SOLIDWORKS to 3D simulation in the automotive industry and electronics printing, all sorts of topics are being covered in the webinars…
Russian Aluminum Giant Rusal Makes Moves in Metal 3D Printing with New Powders Portfolio
In “The Market for Metal Additive Manufacturing Services: 2020-2029” report by SmarTech Analysis, researchers point out the importance of service bureaus adopting additive manufacturing to end-user industries. It also describes…
GM Opens Additive Industrialization Center to Take 3D Printing to Production
In what is a serious commitment to 3D printing, General Motors (GM) has announced the opening of a 15,000-square-foot facility dedicated to making the technology production-ready for the automotive industry….
1016 Industries Tests McLaren 720S with 3D Printed Parts
For many years, the automotive industry has embraced 3D printing technology, manufacturing especially unique and complex car components designed to be quickly produced at a fraction of the cost than…
Czinger Unveils 1232-HP Hypercar with 3D Printed Parts
Those familiar with the additive space will likely be aware of Divergent 3D, an interesting startup that has wowed readers and auto show attendees with its supercars made with 3D…
Company Spotlight: HRE Performance Wheels
Let’s take a quick look at the company HRE. They have an interesting value proposition and have been of recent interest with a partnership with McLaren.
What is Metrology Part 7: GOM
This is an overview of the organization GOM and what it does in terms of 3D technology as well as scanning. It has an interesting value proposition in the way it wants to position itself within the market.
Solvay & Stratasys Partnership Joint Materials Roadmap
Stratasys and Solvay today announced a joint materials roadmap which marks a more open materials offering for Stratasys Fortus 900 family of 3D printers. Belgian chemical company Solvay has a…
3D Printing the Automotive Industry: Series Intro
Chicago Auto Show 2019 This series is going to be about 3D printing in automobiles. Additive manufacturing and the automobile industry go hand in hand. In this series, we will…
Tradiebot Industries Using Augmented and Virtual Reality Technologies to Train Automotive Workforce
From midair 3D designing and undertaking immersive experiences to learning more about things like coffee and our planet, from testing out 3D digital drones and how to modify nuclear pumps to getting a closer…
WayKen Uses Aluminum and CNC Machining to Create Automotive Reflector Prototypes
While 3D printing is additive in nature, building layers one on top of the other, another frequently used technology in rapid prototyping is CNC, which is subtractive in that it mills…
Chris Halliday Creates 3D Printed Automotive Parts to Spark Students’ Interest
There seems to be no doubt anymore about the benefits of teaching students about advanced technology such as 3D printing. Finding ways to integrate it into the curriculum is getting…
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…
ORNL Turns to Neutrons to Investigate Performance of Engine Cylinder Head Made from 3D Printed Mold and New Aluminum Alloy
A research team from Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) worked with several industry partners to use a 3D printed sand mold and neutrons to investigate how a new high-performance aluminum…
