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.

KeraCel produces 3D printed solid state batteries for Musashi’s motorcycles

Musashi Seimitsu Industry and KeraCel signed a partnership to develop safe, 3D printed, solid state batteries for motorcycles. Musashi Seimitsu Industry Co. Ltd is a Japanese company that develops critical products for the global...

Renishaw 3D printed a manifold part that serves in Formula Student competition

Renishaw assisted the Brunel University London race team that participated at the Formula Student (FS) competition. The Engineering company 3D printed in metal a manifold part for the team’s BR-XX car, which was used to compete...

Polish designer creates an electric motorbike using 3D printing

Designer Piotr Krzyczkowski is currently exploring a new transport solution for city dwellers: en electric motorbike. The project is still nascent but we already know it involves the use of 3D printing for several...

F1 team of Alfa Romeo Racing & Additive Industries deepen their collaboration: 1,2,3,4 MetalFAB1

“Only two years ago we announced the technology partnership at Rapid.Tech and bought two MetalFAB1 systems that would be extended to two 6 module systems in three years. In the mean time we have...

3D Printing helps to bring back to life a 3D Printed model of the Boulto-Watt steam engine

It took five months to a group of students from University of Glasgow to build a 3D Printed model of one of James Watt famous engines. Literally two centuries after his death, the 3D Printed...

With new series ColorX, DyeMansion targets the automotive and lifestyle sectors

Germany-based dyeing specialist has launched a new range of coloring solutions to provide the automotive and lifestyle sectors with tailored solutions. It’s been 4 years already that DyeMansion keeps inventing new processes to meet...

Jabil to produce 3D-printed racecar parts for Renault F1® Team

Daniel Ricciardo (AUS) Renault F1 Team RS19. Spanish Grand Prix, Saturday 11th May 2019. Barcelona, Spain. Additive manufacturing partnerships between AM experts and racing car teams are gaining momentum. Two days ago, we were talking about...

Don Schumacher Racing to use Stratasys 3D Printing technologies for high-demanding environments

If you are a real enthusiast of racing cars, then you must know Don Schumacher Racing, the legendary winning team in NHRA Drag Racing history. The Indiana-based company DSR fields seven professional teams competing...

Electric Superbike Twente and K3D to produce metal 3D Printed cooling shell for a racing electric motorbike

K3D, a 3D printing service bureau based in The Netherlands, worked with Electric Superbike Twente to perfect a racing electric motorbike.We heard of K3D for the first time when the company took part in...

Twelve partners of the IDAM Project are paving the way for the use of AM for automotive series production

On March 27th, 2019, twelve project partners officially launched IDAM, a project that aims to promote the “Industrialization and Digitization of Additive Manufacturing (AM) for Automotive Series Processes”. The project partners that include SMEs, large companies and research...