Daimler Buses, parent company of Mercedes-Benz and Setra, has explained how it is implementing 3D printing to create components for its customers on-demand. Providing the example of a banknote stowage…
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VW launches 3D printed spare parts initiative and redesigns the classic Golf GTI
In a move indicative of 3D printing’s potential impact for the automotive industry, the Volkswagen Group and its Department of Development and Technological Planning has announced a pilot projec…
Deutsche Bahn extends use of 3D printing to “revolutionize maintenance”
German railway company Deutsche Bahn (DB) has revealed plans to expand its 3D printing production. The multinational company has already voiced aims to 3D print spare parts and is part of the ‘M…
Local Motors 3D prints first Olli, autonomous transit vehicle in Knoxville
Car manufacturer Local Motors has revealed it is currently 3D printing an autonomous vehicle, the Olli at his micro-factory in Knoxville, Tennessee. The driverless vehicle has already begun trials in …
Research institutions collaborate with Local Motors for big area additive manufacturing of composite materials
The Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI) in Knoxville, Tennessee, has announced a Big Area Additive Manufacturing (BAAM) project with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and 3…
103 year old Delage Type-S Grand Prix car brought back to life with 3D scanning and printing
The last-surviving 1914 Delage Type-S has been resurrected with 3D printing. The 103 year-old car, currently in Australia, has laid dormant for three years since its engine block cracked in 2014. With…
Mercedes-Benz manufacturers Daimler shifts rapid prototyping up a gear with Ricoh additive manufacturing
Multinational automotive corporation Daimler AG (ETR:DAI), headquartered in Germany, are adopting Ricoh additive manufacturing machines into their rapid prototyping process. The acquisition of a Ricoh…
3D printing helps Rolls-Royce sell record number of cars
In 2016 Torsten Müller-Ötvös, the CEO of Rolls-Royce, shared how embracing new technologies, including 3D printing, is his strategy for the company’s survival. Sales figures for 2016 show just how suc…
Deutsche Bahn get on-board Local Motor’s self-driving Olli in Berlin
Local Motors and German rail company Deutsche Bahn bring 3D printed self-driving vehicle Olli to Germany in a new trial. The six-month long pilot programme established by Innoz, Deutsche Bahn’s …
Netherlands ramp up maritime 3D printing projects with RAMLAB
The Netherlands is about to open a facility specially for additive manufacturing maritime metal parts. RAMLAB is in the port of Rotterdam, South Holland, and opens tomorrow, the November 30th 2016, af…