Automotive

3D printed car parts for prototyping and end-use

Global Automotive Supplier Brose Turns to SLS 3D Printing to Produce End-Use Car Parts

Customer case study – Brose turns to SLS 3D printing Brose is one of the largest automotive suppliers in the world. The company employs 30,000 people in over 70 locations across 25 countries. Every other new vehicle is equipped with one of Brose’s products.  They are one of Germany’s most

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Some 3D printed parts

3D Printing Helps Dorman Keep Pace with Automotive OEMs

Customer case study – 3D Printing Helps Dorman Keep Pace with Automotive OEMs Dorman Products sell automotive parts and components for both heavy and light-duty vehicles. They have been the automotive aftermarket’s pioneering problem solvers for over a century. Dorman gives people greater freedom to fix these vehicles by constantly

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A motorbike engine

Using 3D Printing to Make Heat Resistant End Use Parts and Spares for Motorsport

Customer case study – Using 3D Printing to Make Heat Resistant End Use Parts and Spares for Motorsport Andrea Pirazzini has been riding motorcycles since 2012. He has been using 3D printing since he started. Pirazzini uses 3D printing to create small pieces for his motorbike, recently he began printing

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3D printed helmet mount

How Cannon Air Force Base 3D Prints Tools for Airmen in the Field

  Whether we’re talking about functional parts for fighter jets or field components for field personnel, the military uses additive manufacturing in many different ways. The use cases are growing as 3D printing gets faster and more efficient. Another critical reason for 3D printing uses cases in the military growing is

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a 3d printed intake plenum for an engine

Improving Formula Student Engine Performance with 3D Printing

Improving Engine Performance with Markforged 3D Printing & AMT Vapor Smoothing. Formula Student is the event European automotive engineering students look forward to each year. The single goal is to design and build a single-seat racer that is faster and more consistent than over 100 other efforts. Over the years,

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3D printed ergonomic tank extender fitted to a harley-davidson motorbike. Five bikers are stood in the background.

3D Printing Ergonomic Tank Extenders with MonkeyGripp and BCN3D

How do MonkeyGripp Use BCN3D technology to print tank extenders for motorbikes?   Solving problems like geometry constraints and slow prototyping times brought about by traditional manufacturing techniques is 3D printing’s speciality. However, while faster 3D printers are more valuable, speed cannot come at the expense of quality because designers

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A 3D printed model of the Tesla model 3

3D Printing and Electric Vehicles – An Unlimited Opportunity 

Several technology revolutions are converging at the same time, creating beautiful partnerships that are accelerating adoption. For example, machine learning enables the utilisation of big data, and 3D printing is accelerating electric vehicle development in a variety of exciting ways. At Additive-X, we’re passionate about additive manufacturing as a way to

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3D Printing Tools, Jigs, and Fixtures with Ford and Ultimaker

Ford has led the way for innovation in the motoring industry since 1914. Their pilot plant in Cologne, Germany, develops new cars years before they go into production. With a small manufacturing line all their own, they develop models and the tools, jigs and fixtures that build them. Outsourcing the

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