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.

Guinness World Records: 3D printing is part of the recipe of the world’s lightest e-bike

Dennis Freiburg, a mechanical engineer based in Germany, now has his name in the Guinness Book of World Records for achieving the world’s lightest electric bicycle prototype. Named Freicycle, the bicycle weighs 6.872 kg (15 lb...

How car designers achieve modern design using 3D printing?

Brands like Ferrari continue to amaze people thanks to their complex-to-reproduce modern car designs. It all starts at the early stages of the product development cycle. In this Guest Column, Vincenzo Mattia, an ex-Ferrari designer...

Additive-Talks by 3D ADEPT Media – Another approach to delivering 3D Printing/AM Resources

In order to bring togetherAdditive Manufacturing players and users in vertical industries so that they can exchange on various topics, 3D ADEPT Media, a global and trusted source for additive manufacturing, launches the Additive-Talks...

General Motors ramps up its production capacity with 17 Stratasys FDM® 3D printers

Since last year, a fleet of 17 Stratasys FDM® 3D printers is currently being leveraged for tooling production at General Motors. General Motors aka GM continues to focus on production opportunities where they can provide...

VIDEO: SEAT opens a 3D Printing Centre in its car factory

Like its fellow car manufacturers, SEAT is reaffirming its interest in 3D printing/AM with the opening of its 3D Printing LAB in Spain. The car manufacturer has equipped the lab with 9 3D printers including...

GKN PM shares first feedback of IDAM Project which focuses on AM Industrialization with real-Time IoT

Remember the IDAM project? Launched last year by 12 partners, with the goal of promoting the “Industrialization and Digitization of Additive Manufacturing (AM) for Automotive Series Processes”. The partners have been working on several...

MAHLE 3D Prints pistons for the first time – and tests them on the engine test bench for Porsche’s 911 GT2 RS sports car

It’s always a pleasant discovery to see what a company that debuts in 3D Printing has produced for the first time. MAHLE, a supplier to the automotive industry and expert in mobility, chose to...

BMW Group opens the doors of its latest additive manufacturing campus in Germany

The BMW Group has officially opened its new Additive Manufacturing Campus in Germany (Munich). With an investment of €15 million, the new centre brings together production of prototype and series parts under one roof,...

How ABCar Oldtimers use resin 3D Printers to restore vintage cars

ABCar Oldtimers, a Europe-based company that specializes in vintage cars’ restoration utilizes Zortrax resin 3D Printers to produce obsolete parts. Such a production is not just about shaping metal sheets or replacing engines. Restoration of...

CRP Technology supports Joyson Safety Systems in the Additive Manufacturing of Airbag Housing Container

Joyson Safety Systems has collaborated with CRP Technology  for the additive production of airbag housing container. It’s been a century that Joyson Safety Systems provides safety-critical components to automotive and non-automotive markets. The company designs,...

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