Additive manufacturing for the automotive industry

The automotive industry is one of the top sectors that drive the growth of the additive manufacturing market. Car manufacturers and 3D Printing service bureaus take advantage of the technology to meet various challenges including light weighting and materials scarcity.

3DPRINTUK supports students from Team Bath Racing by providing various 3D printed automotive parts

In an ongoing coverage dedicated to show how AM solutions’ providers help students acquaint themselves with AM technologies, we will add the recent collaboration of 3D printing service bureau 3DPRINTUK with Team Bath Racing,...

ALSTOM 3D prints Emergency Spare Parts and Minimizes Downtime of Sétif Tramway Network

Most companies that are currently leveraging new technologies to develop mobility solutions, currently do it with one goal in mind: reducing carbon for a better environment, to provide sustainable foundations for the future of...

GKN Additive develops low alloy dual-phase steels for Additive Manufacturing in the automotive and other industrial sectors

Digital manufacturer of advanced AM parts and materials for prototypes, GKN Additive, has improved one of the widely used low alloy dual-phase steel in the automotive industry. The material would be similar to DP600,...

3D Systems supports Rodin Cars in the production of a 68 kg (149Lbs) 3D printed Titanium Gearbox

Supercars are currently gaining momentum right now, and so is the use of additive manufacturing technologies for the fabrication of some of their components. Hackrod , Arash Motor Company…and now Rodin Cars, a New-Zealand based...

Fiber-reinforced 3D printing helps a racing team achieve 2.62 times reduction for their car components

Professional racing teams have already demonstrated how it would be possible to leverage additive manufacturing to improve performance of cars. As a matter of fact, DAKAR 2021 revealed two more examples with Romain Dumas...

Arash Motor Company 3D prints a range of production parts for its next-generation vehicle

Arash Motor Company, a UK-based manufacturer of hypercars and sports cars, is utilizing 3D printing in the product development cycle of its next-generation vehicle. Led by Arash Farboud, founder and lead designer, the company is...

Volkswagen plans to use binder jetting to 3D print components of vehicles

The first components made using the binder jetting process have gone to Osnabrück for certification: components for the A pillar of the T-Roc convertible Until now, powder-bed technology has been the metal AM process of...

How Marines leverage Additive Manufacturing for the creation of Vehicle Maintenance Tool

Marine Corps System Command’s Advanced Manufacturing Operations Cell collaborated with 1st Supply Battalion and industry partners to develop a 3D-printed metal steering wheel removal device. This solution helps solve a common problem among vehicle...

rpm enhances automotive tooling design iteration process with unusual materials and 3D printing technology

When designing a tooling, engineers want to be able to ensure that the part built from the mold, jig, or dye is built correctly and meets the technical requirements. Here is the thing, the...

VIDEO: How SLS 3D Printing is used to build key components in electric and autonomous driving race cars

The Formula Student Team FST Lisboa from Portugal makes use of various 3D printing technologies to build next-generation electric and autonomous driving race cars. Founded in 2001 by less than 10 students, the FST...

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