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3D Printing News Briefs, November 16, 2024: Feasibility Study, Mobile 3D Printer, & More
We’re starting off today’s 3D Printing News Briefs with a little business, including a new 3D printer launch, a feasibility study, an automotive partnership, and more. Then we move on…
ADDiTEC Racing & Liquid Metal Jet 3D Printing Emerge Victorious at Homestead-Miami Speedway
Just a few short months ago, metal additive manufacturing solutions provider ADDiTEC launched a brand new division solely dedicated to motorsports. Through ADDiTEC Racing, the company began actively participating in…
3D Printing News Briefs, March 9, 2024: ADDiTEC Racing, 3D Printed Functional Brain Tissue, & More
In 3D Printing News Briefs, we’re starting with automotive applications, as ADDiTEC launched its new racing division. Moving on, 3D-Fuel is now part of the Nexa3D family, and researchers have…
Ducati and Roboze Renew 3D Printing Partnership for 2023 MotoGP Season
Ducati Corse, the racing division of Ducati, and Roboze, a leader in high-temperature extrusion 3D printing, announced the renewal of their partnership for the 2023 racing season. Eager to build…
Roboze and Plastigen Partner to Revolutionize Chilean Manufacturing with Localized AM
Roboze, a major player in 3D printing tech, and Plastigen, the frontrunner in Chile for industrial polymer supplies and manufacturing, are joining forces. Their strategy? To spark a manufacturing revolution…
Conflux Looks to Automation to Scale Heat Exchanger 3D Printing
As additive manufacturing (AM) becomes sufficiently industrialized for end part production at scale, the industry has entered a phase in which the technology is being applied to very specific applications…
3D Printing News Briefs, June 29, 2023: Secure Remote Printing, 3D Printed Temple, & More
Elegoo has released a new lineup of upgraded 3D printers, while SLM Solutions and Assembrix are collaborating to ensure secure remote 3D printing. These stories kick off our 3D Printing…
From F1 to Supercars. The Same Innovations, the Same Excellence
Used in the supply of engineering solutions for F1 – Windform materials are now widely employed for the additive manufacturing of functional components at the service of the most iconic…
Brumos Racing Finishes 1st in Time Attack Thanks to Airtech 3D Printing
Brumos Racing recently announced Airtech Advanced Materials Group as a technical partner for the team ahead of the 100th running of the Pike Peak Invitational Hill Climb in Colorado Springs,…
The Benefit of 3D Printing for Engines in Motorsports
Probably most associated with Formula 1, auto racing is the fastest and one of the most technologically advanced sports in the world. Production technology for motorsports, in particular, is at…
First Ever 3D Printed Ceramic Piston Made for Chaos Ultracar
XJet has announced that it produced the world’s first 3D printed car engine piston made entirely with ceramics. Developed by Spyros Panopoulos Automotive (SPA) for its Chaos Ultracar, the part…
Formula E Racer Lucas Di Grassi Invests in Roboze 3D Printing
Pro race driver Lucas Di Grassi is investing in Roboze, an Italian manufacturer of high-temperature 3D printers with customers in various industries ranging from aerospace to healthcare. The undisclosed funds…
Volkswagen’s Ducati to Use Roboze 3D Printing on Superbikes
Roboze, an Italian manufacturer of high-temperature 3D printers, has partnered with the Ducati Corse team for the 2022 season. This will mean that, as a technical partner, Roboze will supply…
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…
3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup: November 7, 2021
Things are slowing down a little bit in the week before Formnext returns to an in-person event in Germany. Topics covered in our roundup this week include a new Markforged…
Solar Race Car Gets Aluminum 3D Printed Roll Cage
3D printing has proven time and again to be a powerful enabling technology for specialty sectors like motor sports. There, it can be leveraged for experimental applications that demonstrate the…
3D Printing News Briefs, August 25, 2021: Software Beta, Self-Replicating Printer, & More
We’re starting with materials in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, as XJet as announced the commercial availability of alumina ceramic. Moving on, Raise3D has announced the ideaMaker 4.2.0 beta, and…
3D Systems’ New SLA 3D Printing Resin Inspired by Motorsports Applications
3D Systems launched a new tough, production-grade acrylate resin designed to be used with the company’s stereolithography (SLA) technology. The material called Accura AMX Rigid Black is part of a…
Alpine F1 Hits the Track with 3D Systems’ Wind Tunnel Testing Material
This week, 3D Systems (NYSE:DDD) announced the latest member of its Accura material family: Accura Composite PIV. The polymer is meant for Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) testing applications in wind…
Winning at Any Cost is No Longer a Viable Proposition for Motorsports Teams
Ask anyone to tell you the first thing that comes to mind when you say “motorsports,” and chances are very good you’ll get a response that involves references to “speed.”…
BEAMIT Develops 3D Printing Process for Strong, Lightweight Titanium Alloy Ti6242
Headquartered in Italy, with nearly 50 dedicated additive manufacturing systems distributed across five facilities in the Parma province of the Emilia-Romagna region, the BEAMIT Group is said to be Europe’s…
Jet Car Dragster Gets 3D Printed PEEK Upgrades
Florida company nScrypt makes flexible biomanufacturing, microdispensing, and 3D manufacturing equipment for industrial applications. In turn, we’ve seen the company’s solutions used for a variety of applications, such as bioprinting,…
3D Printed Racing Parts Help Win Indy 500
Rahal Letterman Lanigan (RLL) driver Takuma Sato is the 2020 Indianapolis 500 Champion. To compete for wins in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES requires constant performance and safety based modifications to…
Formula 1 & FIA Approval of APWORKS Scalmalloy Metal 3D Printing Material
Numerous automotive manufacturers have become well-known for the use of AM processes, but innovations within the racing realm have been particularly impressive and exciting. Now, new metal has been approved…
