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Featured image of Why 3D Print These Custom Mercedes SLR McLaren Exhaust Tips? 50% Cost Savings, Made in 5 Hours
Jun 26, 2026
Why 3D Print These Custom Mercedes SLR McLaren Exhaust Tips? 50% Cost Savings, Made in 5 Hours
Featured image of Slashing Waste by 90%: How Metal 3D Printing Solves Heavy Industry’s Spare Part Problem
May 15, 2026
Slashing Waste by 90%: How Metal 3D Printing Solves Heavy Industry’s Spare Part Problem
Featured image of Metal LPBF’s 3-Meter Build Volume Barrier is Broken: Meet Eplus3D’s New 100-Laser Platform
Apr 29, 2026
Metal LPBF’s 3-Meter Build Volume Barrier is Broken: Meet Eplus3D’s New 100-Laser Platform
Featured image of How BMW Scales 3D Printing to 1.6 Million Prototype and Series Production Parts
Mar 7, 2026
How BMW Scales 3D Printing to 1.6 Million Prototype and Series Production Parts
Featured image of Rescuing the EV Supply Chain, New 3D Printed Electric Motors Need Far Fewer (or no) Rare Earths
Feb 4, 2026
Rescuing the EV Supply Chain, New 3D Printed Electric Motors Need Far Fewer (or no) Rare Earths
Featured image of How ExxonMobil Turned to 3D Printing to Solve Its Leaky Part Problem
Jan 29, 2026
How ExxonMobil Turned to 3D Printing to Solve Its Leaky Part Problem
Featured image of From Lab to Fleet: Will the Navy’s 2025 3D Printing Wins Trigger Acceleration in 2026?
Jan 27, 2026
From Lab to Fleet: Will the Navy’s 2025 3D Printing Wins Trigger Acceleration in 2026?
Featured image of Toyota’s New 3D Printed Tool for Its Yaris Hybrid Could Reshape How Cars Are Made
Sep 15, 2025
Toyota’s New 3D Printed Tool for Its Yaris Hybrid Could Reshape How Cars Are Made
Featured image of Pantheon 3D Printed This Motorcycle in a Week on This 3D Printer
May 28, 2025
Pantheon 3D Printed This Motorcycle in a Week on This 3D Printer
Featured image of New Factory Can 3D Print Fishing Boats in 88 Hours
May 20, 2025
New Factory Can 3D Print Fishing Boats in 88 Hours
Featured image of Inside the Garage Resurrecting Vintage Motorcycles with Metal 3D Printing
Apr 28, 2025
Inside the Garage Resurrecting Vintage Motorcycles with Metal 3D Printing
Featured image of Bosch’s $6M Metal 3D Printing Gamble
Mar 20, 2025
Bosch’s $6M Metal 3D Printing Gamble
Featured image of Navy Aircraft Carrier Outfitted with Huge Metal 3D Printed Valve
Mar 6, 2025
Navy Aircraft Carrier Outfitted with Huge Metal 3D Printed Valve
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Mar 5, 2025
The New FreeScan Trak Nova, a Swiss Army Knife of Scanners
Featured image of The Biggest Hurdle in Complex Metal 3D Printing Isn’t the Metal or the 3D Printers
Oct 7, 2024
The Biggest Hurdle in Complex Metal 3D Printing Isn’t the Metal or the 3D Printers
Featured image of Passion Transformed This 3D Printing Venture Into a Multi-Million Dollar Enterprise
May 31, 2024
Passion Transformed This 3D Printing Venture Into a Multi-Million Dollar Enterprise
Featured image of Inside Volkswagen’s 3D Printing School, Featuring Prusa
Jan 15, 2024
Inside Volkswagen’s 3D Printing School, Featuring Prusa
Featured image of 3D Printing Vastly Lowers Auto Repair Costs, So Why Can’t You Use It?
Oct 6, 2023
3D Printing Vastly Lowers Auto Repair Costs, So Why Can’t You Use It?
Featured image of The Best 3D Printers for Jigs, Fixtures & Shop Aides
Feb 16, 2023
The Best 3D Printers for Jigs, Fixtures & Shop Aides
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Nov 17, 2022
3D Printing for Part Consolidation – The Ultimate Guide
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Featured image of Why 3D Print These Custom Mercedes SLR McLaren Exhaust Tips? 50% Cost Savings, Made in 5 Hours
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Why 3D Print These Custom Mercedes SLR McLaren Exhaust Tips? 50% Cost Savings, Made in 5 Hours

Swedish exhaust specialist Ferrita used a Meltio robotic wire-laser DED system to produce two matching stainless-steel side-exhaust tip assemblies for a customized Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren, reportedly halving the cost of conventional production.

by Carolyn Schwaar Jun 26, 2026
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Chasing Performance
3D Printing Car Parts: Best Sites, Software & Services

From vents and caps to pistons, fully functional car parts can be 3D printed. Here's everything you should know about 3D printed car parts!

by Leo Gregurić Jun 28, 2022
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Pantheon 3D Printed This Motorcycle in a Week on This 3D Printer

Canadian 3D printing startup, printed all the structural components for a fully functional motorbike — and the viral video proves it holds up to the ride.

by Carolyn Schwaar May 28, 2025
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Advanced Metal
The Biggest Hurdle in Complex Metal 3D Printing Isn’t the Metal or the 3D Printers

The journey of one marine engine cylinder head from concept to implementation highlights a new development that may accelerate metal 3D printing across industries.

by Carolyn Schwaar Oct 7, 2024
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How BMW Scales 3D Printing to 1.6 Million Prototype and Series Production Parts

BMW’s transition to automated, open-material additive manufacturing moves beyond prototyping to a fully integrated production ecosystem, potentially replacing traditional machine tooling with 3D printing across the entire vehicle lifecycle.

by Carolyn Schwaar Mar 7, 2026
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New Factory Can 3D Print Fishing Boats in 88 Hours

Large format polymer 3D printer and material manufacturer CEAD aims to disrupt the boat-building business with its new specialized factory.

by Carolyn Schwaar May 20, 2025
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Race to Win
3D Printing is Revolutionizing Motorsports

All manufacturers interested in 3D printing should pay attention to how it makes race cars and motorcycles weigh less, go faster, and perform better, and use these lessons in the race to innovation.

Jun 2, 2022
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Made in Germany
Bosch’s $6M Metal 3D Printing Gamble

Speed, precision, flexibility, and energy efficiency are among the reasons for the massive infusion of capital into metal 3D printing, says Bosch. There's a brand new Nikon SLM Solutions NXG XII 600, too.

by Carolyn Schwaar Mar 20, 2025
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E Pluribus Unum
3D Printing for Part Consolidation – The Ultimate Guide

Turn multi-piece components into smaller, lighter, more efficient single parts by redesigning them for additive manufacturing. See why and how.

Nov 17, 2022
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31-Hour Breakthrough
How ExxonMobil Turned to 3D Printing to Solve Its Leaky Part Problem

Research proves that a 3D printed redesign of a traditional oil industry device can consolidate complex assemblies into a single, high-performance part.

by Carolyn Schwaar Jan 29, 2026
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Restoration Hardware
Reverse Engineering & 3D Printing Classic Car Parts

Virtually any vehicle part can be recreated or restored with 3D scanning and 3D printing ensuring that classic cars keep rolling.

Sep 1, 2021
Featured image of Metal LPBF’s 3-Meter Build Volume Barrier is Broken: Meet Eplus3D’s New 100-Laser Platform
Record-Breaking Scale
Metal LPBF’s 3-Meter Build Volume Barrier is Broken: Meet Eplus3D’s New 100-Laser Platform

By coordinating 100 lasers across a massive 3,050 mm build plate, this ultra-large-format system for titanium, aluminum, steel and more, eliminates the need for welding rocket thrusters or structural aerospace parts.

by Carolyn Schwaar Apr 29, 2026
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Training the Future
Inside Volkswagen’s 3D Printing School, Featuring Prusa

To stay on the cutting edge of manufacturing efficiency and innovation, Volkswagen trains creativity into its employees through 3D printing.

by Carolyn Schwaar Jan 15, 2024
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Application Focus
The Best 3D Printers for Jigs, Fixtures & Shop Aides

Dozens of 3D printers produce great manufacturing tools, but which is best for you? Get buying advice from one of the industry's top 3D printer experts.

Feb 16, 2023
Featured image of Volkswagen uses AI and 3D Printing to Produce Lightweight Car Parts
Clever Design
Volkswagen uses AI and 3D Printing to Produce Lightweight Car Parts

VW, the German automotive manufacturer, has trained Artificial Intelligence to change how car components are made and is manufacturing the resulting parts using 3D printers.

by Hanna Watkin Jul 5, 2019
Featured image of Yamaha’s Bike Racing Team Uses Mark One 3D Printers Inside The Pit Box
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Yamaha’s Bike Racing Team Uses Mark One 3D Printers Inside The Pit Box

by Anne Freier May 16, 2018
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3D Printed Car Parts: A Major Statement in Kia’s Newest Car

Kia makes a big statement by using 3D printed car parts in the final design of their new, futuristic concept car, Telluride.

by Hannah Augur Jan 13, 2016
Featured image of Slashing Waste by 90%: How Metal 3D Printing Solves Heavy Industry’s Spare Part Problem
Bearings, Born Faster
Slashing Waste by 90%: How Metal 3D Printing Solves Heavy Industry’s Spare Part Problem

By integrating Meltio’s metal wire DED technology, Italian specialist Eurobearings is replacing weeks of traditional machining and welding with days of additive manufacturing to repair and produce massive industrial components.

by Carolyn Schwaar May 15, 2026
Featured image of Rescuing the EV Supply Chain, New 3D Printed Electric Motors Need Far Fewer (or no) Rare Earths
The Rare-Earth Alternative
Rescuing the EV Supply Chain, New 3D Printed Electric Motors Need Far Fewer (or no) Rare Earths

With €25 million in new funding and innovative 3D printing techniques, researchers and startups are now achieving 98% efficiency in electric motors—while slashing the need for critical and rare minerals.

by Carolyn Schwaar Feb 4, 2026
Featured image of From Lab to Fleet: Will the Navy’s 2025 3D Printing Wins Trigger Acceleration in 2026?
Beyond the Horizon
From Lab to Fleet: Will the Navy’s 2025 3D Printing Wins Trigger Acceleration in 2026?

From 60% faster material testing to critical submarine components printed at sea, the U.S. Navy is moving past experimentation to build a self-sustaining, 3D printed frontline.

by Carolyn Schwaar Jan 27, 2026
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