Additive manufacturing is paying off for the Spanish student racing team ETSEIB Motorsport. The young engineers started to use 3D printing to increase efficiency. The team has fully incorporated AM to customize their electric cars for this year’s Formula Student. …
Bastion Cycles acquire Renishaw 3D printer for in-house custom manufacturing
Australian custom bike manufacturer Bastion Cycles has purchased an AM250 3D printer from UK-based additive manufacturing specialist Renishaw. The company previously outsourced metal 3D printing services to develop custom bike parts for its customers, but has now decided to take…
GuardLab and Bauer Hockey supply new line of 3D printed mouthguards
GuardLab, a New York-based sports technology brand, has partnered with Bauer Hockey, an athletic equipment manufacturer to launch personalized 3D printed mouthguards. Ed Kinnaly, CEO of Bauer Hockey, stated, “Bauer Hockey believes that all athletes – especially hockey players –…
Peak Sport presents sneakers using 3D printing beyond the midsole
Peak Sport, a Chinese sportswear company, has released a new pair of 3D printed sneakers. Part of the Future Fusion Peak3D brand, the sneakers feature 3D printed soles as well as upper and quarter sections. They are made from TPU material,…
American Magic uses Stratasys 450mc to 3D printed sailing yacht parts
This week, during RAPID + TCT, Stratasys announced a supplier agreement with the New York Yacht Club, American Magic to produce 3D printed carbon fiber end-use parts for competitive sailing yachts. Pat Carey, Senior Vice President at Stratasys, said, “The…
3D printed bike handles accelerate disabled athlete to the Paralympic World Cup
Athletics 3D, a French manufacturer of customized sports equipment, has used 3D printing to aid tetraplegic athlete, Florian Jouanny. Jouanny, the first European tetraplegic to finish the Ironman Triathlon, struggled to grip the handles of his handbike due to his paralysis.…
Interview: Markus Glasser, SVP of EOS on Hexo Helmets and consumer 3D printing
Markus Glasser is the Senior Vice President (SVP) of leading industrial 3D printer manufacturer EOS, which has collaborated with UK-based Hexo Helmets to develop 3D printed bicycle helmets. Recently Glasser attended the launch event of the Hexo Helmets, held at…
Nike’s 3D printed elite shoe preparing for a wider release
Nike’s 3D printed shoe Zoom VaporFly Elite Flyprint 3D will soon get a wider release. The Flyprint 3D is the updated version of the famous 3D printed Nike Zoom Vaporfly 4%, designed with the help of Eliud Kipchoge, winner Berlin marathon…
K-AMUG presents 3D printed airless bike tire
Based in Ulsan, South Korea, the Korean Additive Manufacturing User Group (K-AMUG) is a developer of 3D printing materials, equipment, manufacturing processes and service-related technologies. It’s latest project, a 3D printed lightweight, airless tire, has been displayed at Techfesta 3D…
Reebok’s 3D printed shoe line dashes into production
Boston headquartered shoe company Reebok and its materials provider BASF have released new details about its Liquid Factory sneaker 3D printing technology. To further their additive manufacturing ambitions, Reebok recently opened a Rhode Island facility where 3D printed shoes will be made.…
