Additive Manufacturing in the Sport industry

Making sport better” is the direct or indirect credo for most professionals working or aspiring to work in the sport industry, and this, regardless of the sport activity. For professionals who are on this mission, a means to an end has often been to rely on the capabilities of technologies; and trust us, there are a lot.

To provide a few figures, there are about 8,000 indigenous sports and sporting games. In this list, over 800 sports are currently said to be played around the world on a regular basis and about 200 sports are recognized sports with national and international federations.

However, Additive Manufacturing technologies have already played a key role for only 12 disciplines out of these 200. What are these AM applications? What are the AM technologies that enable them? What challenges and possible solutions may help sport companies – and eventually providers of AM technologies – move forward?

Additive Manufacturing companies & professionals, together with sport companies but also researchers continue to explore what is possible to achieve in various fields of the sport industry.

Meet PYLO, a bike helmet equipped with a face shield airbag, a smart 360-degree surround safety system, a 3D knitted inlay and a 3D printed nylon structure

They say it is a bike helmet, but with all the features described below, it could be a great match for football and hockey players as well. Don't you think? Remember nFrontier , the product...

EOS and Sauber Technologies to work together on multiple requirements of Formula 1 using AM

As part of a three-year partnership, Sauber Technologies, the company devoted to bringing Sauber’s Formula One mindset to businesses all over the world, and industrial 3D printing company EOS, will work together on the optimization...

Silca expands its line of titanium 3D printed products with Chisela, a sleek computer mount  

Silca is one of the producers of quality bicycle accessories that we have been monitoring ever since we have discovered the company leverages 3D printing at the heart of its production. Adding 3D printing to...

Fizik completes 3D-printed saddle range with new Argo Adaptive

Fizik, a company that develops a range of bike saddles, cycling shoes, bike accessories for road cycling, mountain bike and gravel, has completed its portfolio with an Argo Adaptive saddle featuring a 3D printed “digital-padding” upper...

OSPREY unveils Osprey UNLTD™, a series of backpacks with industry’s first 3D printed lumbar

OSPREY, a company that has made the design & fabrication of innovative backpacks its core business, unveils a new series of backpacks fabricated using 3D printing.  This might be a premiere for the brand but...

The 2022 MotoGP season has just begun. Here is how Ducati Corse uses 3D printing to enhance performance

MotoGP is the premier class of motorcycle road racing events held on road circuits sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM). As any sports in the motorsports industry, winning here sometimes requires to...

Additive Talks – AM & Motorsports: What does it take to achieve top racing performance with AM?

For racing teams to perform at their best, race and engineering must go hand in hand…And to make it happen, several technical capabilities continuously need to be enhanced and challenged.  And as we all know, AM...

Camozzi and Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN join forces to enhance advanced manufacturing in MotorSports

Two companies that share the same commitment for the use of advanced technologies in the motorsports industry, join forces today. On the one hand, Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN – part of The Sauber...

3D Printed TPU Helmets enable to guarantee safety on the “Formular One on Ice”

Since the beginning of the 2022 edition of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games, the only adoption of 3D printing that has been revealed so far was in an advert. Machine manufacturer Farsoon shares...

“Extreme by Nature”: BBC’s fantastic Winter Olympics advert reveals 3D printed sets

As the 2022 Winter Olympics just around the corner, we can expect several appearances or solutions made from 3D printing unveiled as was the case for the Tokyo Olympics which ran from 23 July...

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