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.

IperionX to produce 3D Printed Titanium components for Ford Performance production vehicles

Materials producer IperionX will supply metal components for Ford Motor Company using its 100% recycled, low-carbon titanium metal. Those parts will be designed, tested and additively manufactured for Ford Performance production vehicles. The announcement...

Briggs Automotive Company and its continuous use of 3D printing: from prototypes to small-batch bespoke parts

Briggs Automotive Company (BAC) is a British supercar manufacturer we discovered four years ago when it was exploring the use of Stratasys FDM 3D printing technology for the production of prototypes. The company has...

Equipmake unveils an Ampere-220 e-axle featuring Additively Manufactured electric motor

Equipmake, UK developer and manufacturer of electrification products for battery-electric vehicle drivetrains has manufactured a compact, lightweight, high-power electric drive system for producers of high-performance EVs. Combining one of the most advanced 3D-printed electric motors...

rapid.tech 3D 2023: the need for AM internationalization & insights into keynote speeches

For its 19th edition, the Additive Manufacturing Hub returned to Erfurt, Germany for three days that ambitioned to combine practice and theory on everything related to Additive Manufacturing. Acknowledged for its industrial companies, the...

HRL Laboratories’ 3D Printable Aluminum also joins the selective use of Formula One’s AM materials

In less than a week, we saw two announcements related to new materials approved for use in the world’s fastest race cars. On the heels of Constellium’s Aheadd® CP1 aluminium additive manufacturing powder, HRL...

Constellium’s Aheadd® CP1 now included in the very selective list of Formula 1’s Additive Manufacturing materials

The 2024 season of Formula 1 will see the use of the Aheadd® CP1 aluminium additive manufacturing powder in racing cars. The latest qualification of an AM material for Formula 1 was made three...

Replique and CALLUM produce 3D printed trophies for 2023 World Car Awards

During the recent World Car Awards (WCA) ceremony, seven 3D printed trophies were awarded to the category winners. Created by the design and engineering company, CALLUM – a company that already used 3D printing to meet...

(Critical) Challenges raised and solved by high-performance polymers for AM – Key examples in the automotive industry

In an industry where the growth of AM is often highlighted through a strong focus on metals, it should be noted that polymers remain the widely used material group, all applications combined. Industries such...

Czinger Vehicles and Xtrac Collaborate Introduce a Topology Optimized and 3D Printed Gearbox

Produced Without any Tooling and Resulting in Significant Weight Reduction, the System will be Introduced in Czinger's 21C Hypercar As part of a partnership with Motorsport & High Performance Automotive (HPA) gearbox production, Xtrac, car...

35 years of AMUG: the how and the why of a volunteering commitment that pushes the AM industry forward

The 2023 edition of AMUG will be held at Hilton Chicago, from March 19 – 23, 2023. If you’re a Communication & Marketing Manager new to this industry and trying to set out your events...

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