Automotive & Transport

In the automotive industry, additive manufacturing has established itself as a technology for prototyping and tooling applications. Car manufacturers can create prototypes to check fit and form before going further in the design process, and they can also create low-cost…

Automotive manufacturer CUPRA recently unveiled the results of its 3D printing work, performed on HP Multi Jet Fusion machines. The sports division of the Seat Group has indeed relied on additive manufacturing to accelerate the development of its new racing…

Do you remember the small 3D printed electric car project by the Italian company XEV? When we told you about the latest developments of the project earlier this year, we had our doubts as to its relevance. However, it seems…

The German Mobility Goes Additive (MGA) network, whose objective is to explore the adoption of additive manufacturing in mobility, has just approved the first 3D printed safety-related component for the railway sector. This is a metal brake suspension link, successfully…

The collaboration between Carbon and Lamborghini made quite a bit of noise in the industry when it was announced in February. Carbon had created some parts for Urus, Lamborghini’s first SUV model. Since, the companies have been working on how…

The company Moog Inc. designs, manufactures and integrates precision aerospace control parts and systems for four segments: aircraft controls, space & defense controls, industrial controls, and components. Just like many players in the aerospace industry, the company has grasped the…

In November, Made In Space plans to send the first commercially-developed plastic recycling facility to the International Space Station (ISS). More precisely, it plans to send it on Northrop Grumman’s commercial cargo resupply flight. This plastic recycling facility, named Braskem…

A team of researchers from the University of Maine revealed the largest 3D printed part in the world. It is a boat, the 3Dirigo, designed on a large-format polymer 3D printer developed by the UMaine Advanced Structures and Composites Center.…

The Danish company CeramicSpeed and the Danish Institute of Technology (DTI) have worked together to produce a 3D printed titanium pulley for professional cyclists. The pulley is placed on the external gears of the gear shift and therefore subject to…

The Lamborghini Sián FKP 37 has arrived, and it’s the brand’s first supercapacitor-based hybrid V12. Lamborghini has been using additive manufacturing for prototyping purposes for a while now. Quite recently, the company adopted Carbon’s 3D printing technology, Digital Light Synthesis,…

The Dutch company MX3D, renowned for its 3D printed steel bridge, unveiled its Arc Bike II. Not just a simple bike, it has a 3D printed aluminium frame and its design will surprise many people. Designed to be lighter and…

You most likely remember Olli, the 3D printed minibus designed by the American Local Motors. A small revolution in the automotive sector that already demonstrated at the time that additive manufacturing has a real advantage in this demanding industry. The…