German performance sportscar manufacturer Porsche has been investigating the potential of additive manufacturing in automotive for some time. In its close relationship with the Volkswagen Group, Porsche has introduced metal 3D printing for component cooling. And, in 2018, the company greenlighted…
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BMW unveils Individual M850i Night Sky with 3D printed meteoric parts
German multinational automotive company BMW Group, has introduced the BMW Individual M850i Night Sky car, including parts made by additive manufacturing. Through the company’s customization facility BMW Individual Manufaktur, in Garching, Germany, the one-off M850i Night Sky was designed in anticipation of an…
CNH Industrial selects Roboze 3D printers to expedite assembly at Iveco vans
Italian professional 3D printer manufacturer Roboze has confirmed that CNH Industrial, one of the world’s largest capital goods companies, has selected its systems to help automotive client Iveco. Installed at Iveco’s assembly plant in Suzzara, Northern Italy, the Roboze One+400 3D…
WATCH: Bugatti prepares 3D printed brake caliper for series production
In January 2018 performance car brand Bugatti, in partnership with SLM Solutions, unveiled a 3D printed brake caliper. Now, in a new video clip from parent company Volkswagen, the titanium component has been put to the test demonstrating how the…
3D Printing Industry review of the year November 2018
November was the month of one of the largest additive manufacturing show formnext. 3D Printing Industry team was in Frankfurt bringing our readers the latest news from the exhibition. From formnext 2018 Fillamentum, a Czech 3D printing filament manufacturer worked with…
Volkswagen opens advanced 3D printing center, looks to additive manufacturing in production
The toolmaking unit of German multinational automaker Volkswagen has opened a new advanced 3D printing center. Located in the automotive hub of Wolfsburg, Germany, the facility occupies 3,100 m² of floor space, and houses a range of cutting edge metal…
Ford opens Advanced Manufacturing Center and 3D prints Ford Shelby Mustang GT500 parts
Ford, the American automaker, has opened an Advanced Manufacturing Center in Redford, Detroit. At this Center, Ford is also 3D printing parts for the upcoming Ford Shelby Mustang GT500 sports car to save costs. The recently opened Advanced Manufacturing Center has…
Mercedez-Benz restarts classic cars with 3D printed parts
Part of the Daimler Group, the German automotive corporation, Mercedes-Benz has 3D printed spare parts for classic Mercedes-Benz models in collaboration with the Daimler Research Group. Reengineering the classic One of the benefits of 3D printing is that it allows manufacturing directly…
Carbon Performance 3D prints a Lotus Elise car part for improved performance
UK based automotive startup Carbon Performance, headquartered in Leeds, has launched a business built purely on additive manufacturing. Applying composite and metal 3D printing, artificial intelligence and blockchain, the company is promoting much-needed sustainability within the industry. In a proof…
Watch: BigRep takes NERA, a fully functional, 3D printed electric motorcycle for a ride
Large-scale 3D printer manufacturer BigRep, based in Germany, has created a fully functional electric motorbike. Named NERA (New-Era) the prototype e-motorbike was showcased at this year’s Formnext exhibition, and was designed by the company’s innovation lab and consultancy service NOWlab. An angular…
