American professional racing team Team Penske has revealed how its partnership with 3D printing company Stratasys has been implemented on the track. Team Penske, who race in both the NASCAR and IndyCar championships, signed a deal with Stratasys earlier this year in…
3D printed running suit keeps athletes cool with programmed smart bacteria
A collaboration between the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the National University of Singapore and New Balance Athletics has developed a self-cooling running suit and shoes with the use of 3D printing. The sportswear items harness bacteria microbes to create a material that…
Siemens to enter adidas Speedfactory project for custom 3D printed sportswear
Siemens (ETR:SIE) is planning to collaborate with adidas on the realization of the Speedfactory concept for mass-produced 3D printed sneakers. To optomize the workflow of sneakers with 3D printed elements, Siemens plans to introduce its Digital Enterprise products into the concept, to…
Ferrari uses 3D printing to develop new engine for 2017 F1 season
Ferrari’s F1 team are ramping up preparations for the 2017 season by using 3D printing technology to develop pistons for their new engine. Ferrari has collaborated with fellow Italians Magneti Marelli to produce the new engine design. Magneti Marelli are a company focused on the “design…
Under Armour predict the future of sportswear in 3D printing and IoT
Sports apparel and accessories company Under Armour (NYSE:UAA), headquartered in Maryland, are looking to use big data to create bespoke, and 3D printed, products on-demand for their customers. Creating these bespoke products will incorporate the IoT (Internet of Things) vision…
Preview of Drone Rodeo, 3D printing at CES and drone racing with UVify
UVify is a company based in the U.S with Korean roots and Sculpteo held an interview with them recently to learn more about their relationship with 3D printing. The team at UVify will be present at drone rodeo as well as…
1000mph Bloodhound SSC all set to break record in 2017 with help from 3D printing
The British engineered Bloodhound car is set to break the land speed record next year in 2017 and following the conclusion of the F1 season at the weekend, we thought we would take a look at other engineering projects that…
3D printing secret to success in Formula 1?
Following yesterdays dramatic conclusion of the 2016 Formula 1 season in Abu Dhabi, 3DPI look ahead to the 2017 season and the imminent car changes. It is widely known that F1 teams use 3D printing in the development of their cars…
Formula Student: How TU Delft made 3D printing a success
In order to give students the real experience of engineering, 3D printing is in use in the Formula Student racing competition. The challenge is to create a car and race it against other student made designs. The annual competition concludes at Silverstone in July…
UnderArmour supports Michael Phelps with 3D printing
The world’s greatest ever Olympian, Michael Phelps, has enjoyed the support of 3D printing through the 2016 Rio Olympics. As a swimmer, there isn’t so much that a 3D printer can do for Phelps in the pool. But he…
