Automotive & Transport

The German car manufacturer Volkswagen has invested in two new Stratasys 3D printers to improve its prototyping capabilities and optimize car design. This is not the first time that Volkswagen has integrated additive manufacturing into its production process. In fact,…

The automotive industry is undoubtedly one of the sectors that has most adopted additive manufacturing technologies, for the development of prototypes at first, and for the creation of end-use parts currently. According to the study published by SmarTech Publishing, this…

The purmundus challenge was presented for the eighth time on November 2020 as part of the digital Formnext Connect exhibition. This annual competition invites designers and engineers from around the world to participate in a theme-based 3D printing design contest.…

A team of engineers from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) collaborated with researchers from Fraunhofer Institute to design a 3D printed wheel carrier with an integrated brake caliper for one of their sports cars. Still in the prototyping stage, this part,…

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…