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
A sea change: Additive manufacturing, supply chain and the Amazon of the sea
Laura Griffiths hears how a joint venture between thyssenkrupp and Wilhelmsen plans to become the Amazon of the sea using additive manufacturing. Read more
Forest for the trees: 3D printing an alternative to finite mined materials
How Carbon Forest Products aims to create a sustainable alternative to finite mined materials with 3D printed carbon. Read more
Keeping it real: Additive manufacturing, AI and the metaverse with Siemens Digital Industries Software
Laura Griffiths reports back from Realize LIVE where she sat down with Aaron Frankel, VP Additive Manufacturing Software Program at Siemens Digital Industries Software to talk AM, AI and more. Read more
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Mind over matter: A radical approach to responsible manufacturing
Laura Griffiths speaks to Atomik AM CEO Prof Kate Black and Commercial Manager Gareth Neal about the UK company’s radical approach to responsible manufacturing. Read more
Explained: What Nano Dimension's acquisition of Markforged means for the AM industry
TCT Group Content Manager Sam Davies speaks to Nano Dimension CEO Yoav Stern and Markforged CEO Shai Terem about their impending business combination. Read more
Industry Insights + Latest AM and 3D Printing Industry insights
Material marvels: 3D printing materials for realistic medical modelling
A look at how Stratasys is developing new materials for medical models that look and feel like the human body. Read more
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How industrial additive manufacturing allows aerospace organisations to innovate faster
A look at the important challenges in aerospace that additive manufacturing can solve, and applications successfully manufactured with industrial 3D printing technology. 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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On-demand metal powder fuels at-scale AM
Carpenter Additive highlights the need for high-quality powders and a secure, streamlined supply chain in the delivery of additively manufactured components. Read more
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Revopoint MetroX 3D Scanner: High-Precision 3D Scanning at an Unbeatable Price!
Designed for professionals demanding metrology-grade accuracy, the MetroX 3D scanner integrates cutting-edge hybrid multi-line blue laser and full-field structured light technology. Read more
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On-demand metal powder fuels at-scale AM
Carpenter Additive highlights the need for high-quality powders and a secure, streamlined supply chain in the delivery of additively manufactured components. Read more
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How to de-risk industrial 3D printing with a simple, repeatable simulation workflow
Oqton on how simulation can help to consistently produce quality AM parts, maximize the value of the technology and extend the range of its applications. Read more
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