Automotive Insights
A Dollar and a Dream: Virginia Tech's use of 3D printing in a $1.5m tire retreading project
When Chris Williams – the L.S. Randolph Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Tech – started out as a professor 15 years ago, he couldn’t envisage that his lab would ever build bespoke additive manufacturing (AM) equipment. Read more
27 Dec 2023
What Drives You: Inside the Digital Manufacturing Centre at Silverstone
We go through the doors at the Digital Manufacturing Centre in the famous Silverstone Park to get a closer look at how it aims to drive the future of UK manufacturing. Read more
19 Dec 2023
A win-win: How Volkswagen reimagined a tooling nozzle with 3D printing
Laura Griffiths speaks to Volkswagen and Additive Industries about their TCT Award-winning additive manufacturing collaboration on a tooling nozzle for the VW Tiguan. Read more
21 Dec 2022
Tooling up: Senior Engineer Malini Dusey talks to TCT about GM's application of additive manufacturing
General Motors Senior Engineer discusses General Motors' application of 3D printing technology for tooling applications. Read more
24 Dec 2021
The fundamentals: "Advancing the science" in automotive 3D printing
Kevin Baughey, Segment Leader, Transportation and Motorsports at 3D Systems on "advancing the science" in automotive. Read more
23 Dec 2021
A 3D printed objet d'art: Bugatti & APWORKS on their 3D printed exhaust applications
Bugatti and APWORKS discuss their collaborative efforts to design and additively manufacture exhaust components for the former's supercars. Read more
24 Dec 2020
Skills England: How can additive manufacturing benefit from UK Government's future skills plan?
Following the launch of the UK Government's Skills England, TCT asked the UK's additive manufacturing figures for their thoughts on how AM could benefit. Read more
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Why jigs and fixtures are one of 3D printing's biggest and most boring success stories
How jigs and fixtures became an unsung success story for 3D printing, and why the ordinary and mundane can lead to significant rewards. Read more
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Explained: Why Nano Dimension is acquiring Desktop Metal
TCT Group Content Manager Sam Davies speaks to Nano Dimension CEO Yoav Stern and Desktop Metal CEO Ric Fulop about the merger of their companies. Read more
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'It just makes sense to do this' - Prusa Research launches first industrial 3D printer
Prusa Research founder and CEO Josef Prusa has described the company’s launch of its first industrial 3D printing system as an ‘obvious’ step. Read more
Collins Aerospace on doubling down on metal additive manufacturing
Renee Begley, Director and General Manager at Collins Aerospace speaks to TCT about the aerospace company's investment in multi-laser metal 3D printing technologies. Read more
Nano Dimension and Desktop Metal CEOs discuss acquisition and AM growth targets
The news comes one week after Stern spoke bullishly during a keynote panel session at RAPID + TCT about the need for consolidation in additive manufacturing. Read more
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From challenges to solutions: Grenzebach Exchange P 500 systems
Discover how Grenzebach’s Exchange P500 solutions redefine additive manufacturing by streamlining operations and boosting productivity. Read more
The economics of additive manufacturing are broken — here's how to fix it
Leap 71 co-founder Lin Kayser has his say on the economics of the additive manufacturing industry, with suggestions on how the industry can get itself out of a 'death spiral.' Read more
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Protolabs launches instant manufacturability analysis for 3D printing
Protolabs has launched instant design for additive manufacturability (DfAM) analysis on 3D printed parts through its online quoting platform. The automated feedback enables product developers and engineers to optimise additive designs. Read more
Additive manufacturing's potential to reinvigorate the U.S. supply chain
John Wilczynski, Executive Director of America Makes on how advanced manufacturing is reinventing possibilities in supply chain. Read more
Digital transformation of operations and supply chains through the use of additive manufacturing
Dr. Siavash H. Khajavi and Prof. Jan Holmström explore the impact of additive manufacturing on supply chains in relation to digital inventories and spare parts and bridge manufacturing (also known as stopgap manufacturing). Read more
Can powder testing accelerate the development of new feedstocks for AM?
The University of Exeter's Professor Oana Ghita offers thoughts on how an optimised testing strategy can make a big difference when it comes to developing new additive manufacturing powders. Read more
What to expect from the 2021 AMUG Conference
AMUG’s AM Industry Advisor Todd Grimm details what we can expect from this year’s Additive Manufacturing User Group Conference in Orlando, Florida. Read more
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Introducing Xenia Materials: The advanced composite materials firm branching into the world of additive manufacturing
Xenia Materials might be a new name in additive manufacturing, but with its rich heritage in advance composite materials, the company is set to have a significant impact. Read more
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Precision in Every Layer: Celebrating Over Two Decades of 3D Printing Innovation at IPFL
IPFL (Industrial Plastic Fabrications Ltd) discusses how the company has continued to expand its 3D printing services, most recently with the introduction of the groundbreaking Projection Micro Stereolithography (PµSL) from Boston Micro Fabrication. Read more
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Introducing Xenia Materials: The advanced composite materials firm branching into the world of additive manufacturing
Xenia Materials might be a new name in additive manufacturing, but with its rich heritage in advance composite materials, the company is set to have a significant impact. Read more
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Overcoming Electronics Production Challenges with a One-stop Solution
Xometry on how it helps manufacturers in the electronics industry produce parts efficiently in today's volatile economic landscape. Read more
Malvern Panalytical
Malvern Panalytical is a provider of class-leading material characterization solutions for the chemical, morphological, and structural analysis of additive manufacturing materials and printed parts. Read more