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.
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.
Toyota turns to a new aluminum material and 3D printing method to make large, complex die casting tools.
UK-based Ryse 3D has become the top supplier of 3D printed automotive parts for the hypercar industry one job at a time.
Collision repair shops have the potential to 3D print any part for virtually any car, but a lack of industry certifications stand in the way, for now.
Virtually any vehicle part can be recreated or restored with 3D scanning and 3D printing ensuring that classic cars keep rolling.
In the 2020 racing season, four of Chevrolet Motorsports race teams drove more than 80,000 miles of competition in vehicles with dozens of 3D-printed parts.
0 to 62 mph in 1.9 seconds. 1,250 horsepower. This partially 3D printed hypercar is one of the fastest cars ever made.
At this year's Geneva Motor Show, Aston Martin launched the AM-RB 003 hypercar which uses 3D printing for interior parts and will be put into production in 2021.
BMW Group recently announced that it has created the company's one-millionth 3D printed component for series production: a window guide rail for the BMW i8 Roadster.
Energica Motor Company, the Italian electric motorcycle manufacturer, and CRP Technology, the 3D Printing company, worked together on 2019 Ego Corsa race bikes for the upcoming FIM Enel MotoE World Cup.
Volkswagen has announced that it will use the new HP Metal Jet system to simplify and speed up production with metal 3D printing. Compared to other metal 3D printing methods, the company claims that this new process will improve productivity by up to fifty times.
BMW and MIT's Self-Assembly Lab have collaborated to develop "liquid printed pneumatics", the first reported 3D printed inflatable material that can morph from one state to another and expand into any shape or function.
Following good sales performance of its Expedition and Navigator SUV lines, Ford has stepped up production by adding a Stratasys 3D printer and 400 new robots to its production plant.
The automotive company MINI has launched MINI Yours Customised, a new 3D printing service that will allow customers to design custom interior and exterior trim pieces and have them 3D printed for their car.
Volkswagen Autoeuropa is using 3D printing to bring down costs and revolutionize its workflow. The plant now produces its own tools on-site.
BMW Group gives their additive manufacturing process an upgrade using planar technologies, looks to expand printing usage long-term.