Automotive & Transport

Satair, an Airbus services company, recently provided one of its airline customers with one of, if not the first, certified 3D printed metal flying spare part in the world. The part is actually a wingtip fence for an A320ceo aircraft…

In the automotive industry, additive manufacturing has historically been used to create functional prototypes. Over the years, the automotive sector started leveraging the benefits of 3D printing technologies for end-use part applications too, to produce complex parts, or to allow…

The automaker Chevrolet, a division of General Motors since 1918, announced that its race cars have covered 80,000 miles, or approximately 130,000 km, with 3D printed parts this season. Led by the parent company, the automaker is placing additive manufacturing…

The US-based aerospace manufacturer, Boom Supersonic, rolls out the XB-1 aircraft model. The airplane features 21 titanium 3D printed components produced by the metal AM solution provider VELOD3D. Earlier this year, VELO3D raised $28  million for the product portfolio expansion, bringing the total amount…

Nowadays, additive manufacturing is often used to create parts for all kinds of vehicles, be it a sports car, a bicycle, or an aircraft. The latest news is about a project that aims to change the mobility of tomorrow by…

Remember that 3D printed fiberglass boat we were showing you in the aisles of Formnext 2019? Designed by Moi Composites in collaboration with Autodesk, Catmarine, Micad and Owens Corning, it finally went to sea! Named MAMBO (Motor Additive Manufacturing Boat), it…

The Australian company, AML3D, has shipped a Stainless Steel grade 316L propeller to 3D Printing Corporation (3DPC), a Japanese based 3D printing consultancy firm. Compared to traditional manufacturing technologies, the promise of additive manufacturing is to deliver components and structures…

The US Air Force continues to invest in 3D printing technologies. In addition to forming partnerships with leading AM manufacturers such as GE and developing materials themselves, as it was the case with reinforced ceramics for 3D printed sensors, the…

There is a new record in the Guinness World Records book: Dennis Freiburg designed the world’s lightest electrically assisted bike (EAB). Weighing only 6.872 kilos (15.15 lb), it’s a real mechanical and technical feat that this German engineer managed to…

The authorized intermediary for the U.S. Department of Defense, TechLink, announced that U.S. Navy scientists had been issued a 20-year patent for a 3D printable material made of a marine-base biodegradable polymer which breaks down over time. This is very…

Today, a large number of manufacturers involved in the aerospace sector try to actively incorporate 3D printing technologies into their production processes. From BAE Systems collaborating with Stratasys, to Lufthansa opening a dedicated AM center, to US Air Force working with GE Additive…

By now it is quite well known that the automotive industry is one of the sectors that take advantage of additive manufacturing the most. From Porsche 3D printing engine pistons for its famous 911 GT2 RS model to Lamborghini Sian…