Automotive
3D Printed Tooling Supports Prototype Foam Seating
Automotive manufacturers and other OEMs require mold tooling to build foam components like seat cushions. 3D printed tools could be a faster, more affordable way to prototype and produce these parts.
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Sand 3D Printing Benefits Lightweighting and EV Production
Brooks Crownhill Limited has used Voxeljet’s sand 3D printers to rapidly prototype automobile part molds, with the increased design flexibility enabling lightweighting while strengthening individual components.
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Photocentric Explores How 3D Printed Battery Electrodes Could Drive Electric Vehicles Forward
Precise control of battery electrode architecture through photopolymerization opens the door to new cell geometries and lighter battery packs for EVs and more, Photocentric says.
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Farsoon's 403P System Lowers Mann+Hummel's Prototyping Costs
Farsoon’s 403P AM system enabled Mann+Hummel to solve cycle and cost challenges stemming from recent evolutions in the Chinese automobile industry.
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3D Printing Allows Special Version of Aston Martin Vanquish
The man who designed the sportscar is making a special limited-edition reimagining of it. 3D printing is playing a role.
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Rusal America joins Neighborhood 91 AM Campus at Pittsburgh Airport
Neighborhood 91 is the first development in the world to both condense and connect all components of the additive manufacturing and 3D printing supply chain into one powerful production ecosystem.
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Metal Additive Manufacturing on the Track
Additive manufacturing and topology optimization are helping teams produce stronger, lighter parts that meet the demands of off-road racing vehicles.
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ExOne, Ford Motor Co. Develop Aluminum Binding Jetting Process
This aluminum engine block model, 3D printed in 6061, demonstrates the high resolution and geometric control that can be produced in a new binder jet 3D printing and sintering process developed by Ford and ExOne.
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Cadillac Blackwing Models Are First GM Cars Using Additive Manufacturing for Full-Scale Production
Three functional components are 3D printed thanks to cost savings and design freedom. Layers lines on the shift knob signify this advance.
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Lighter, Better-Performing Brake Rotor From 3D Printing: The Cool Parts Show #27
Additive manufacturing with an aluminum/ceramic composite enables a brake rotor with one-third the weight and five times the heat transfer of a typical rotor. We talk to the inventor on this episode of The Cool Parts Show.
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