3D Systems & Alpine F1 Team Co-Developed Composite Material for Industrial SLA 3D Printing
With the goal of advancing wind tunnel in motorsports applications, 3D Systems joined forces with Alpine F1 Team (formerly Renault F1 Team) to develop Accura Composite PIV, a material that can produce rigid parts...
New consortium ambitions to develop additive manufacturing processes for e-motors
A commitment to an electrified future
So far, the only company that has made additive manufacturing of electric motors a core business is Additive Drives GmbH. Car manufacturer Ford plans to enter game as it...
door2door and Local Motors to provide Autonomous 3D Printed Shuttles in Europe
Local Motors, a US-based company that has been working for a few years now on the development of autonomous 3D printed shuttles, has its sights set on the European market. Via a recently signed...
How 3D printing sand mold ensures a longer service life for E-Motorcycle Batteries
We first heard about ETHEC city last year, a Swiss student project conducted by a team of mechanical engineers from ETH Zurich that is developing a prototype of an electric motorcycle. Several companies including manufacturers of...
Silca unveils 3D-printed titanium computer mount
Silca has recently introduced a £175 / $175 3D-printed titanium bike computer mount, compatible with various stem faceplates. Cycling computer mounts are useful when securing a GPS device to a bike’s handlebars or frame.
Italian...
Could CNC Machining & 3D Printing converge for Automotive Prototyping?
A Step into the Future of Vehicle Assembly
Cars are quite beneficial in the world of transit, and one of the essential aspects of automotive manufacturing is improving efficiency. Quick turnarounds are also increasingly important,...
Sakuu reveals more about its EV Battery 3D Printer, set To Accelerate Adoption of EV
Sakuu will initially focus on the two-, three- and smaller four-wheel electric vehicle market for whom the company’s SSB proposition delivers an obvious and desirable combination of small form factor, low weight and improved...
Daimler Buses and Omniplus develop a mobile printing centre for the decentralised production of 3D printed spare parts
“Mobile Smart Factory”, “Portable 3D Printing Factory”, and now “mini factory” or “mobile printing centre”…The names vary from one organization to another but the ultimate goal of the concept remains the same: being able...
There is a business model for additive manufacturing in the electric motor market
Additive Drives GmbH is one of the first “AM-driven applications” company - if not the only of the industry. In this article, co-founders Philipp Arnold and Jakob Jung provide insights into the use of...
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How do you look at manufacturing?
And here we are, super thrilled to release the March/April issue of 3D ADEPT Mag; a volume that refocuses the debate on “manufacturing”, a term which is now almost...