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Polymaker and XEV unveil mass-producible 3D printed electric car

Polymaker, a developer of 3D printing materials, and XEV, an Italian car manufacturer, have unveiled a mass-producible electric car with 57 3D printed parts.

By TCT Team

/ 16 Mar 2018

Polymaker electric car The LSEV electric car, featuring 57 3D printed parts.

Can you jig it? 3D printing inside Volkswagen Autoeuropa

Daniel O’Connor takes a look at the world of 3D printed jigs and fixtures inside Volkswagen Autoeuropa, winner of the first TCT Automotive Application Award.

By Daniel O'Connor

/ 22 Feb 2018

Can you jig it? 3D printing inside Volkswagen Autoeuropa

Audi harnesses SLM Solutions metal 3D printing for spare parts and prototypes

SLM Solutions has revealed automotive giant, Audi has been using its selective laser melting process to produce prototypes and manufacture rarely-requested spare parts.

By TCT Team

/ 21 Feb 2018

Audi SLM Solutions Audi is simplifying logistics and warehousing thanks to its adoption of SLM technology. - SLM Solutions

The Finishing Touch: How DyeMansion helped give Daimler AM spare parts the perfect finish

Automotive giant, Daimler has harnessed DyeMansion post-processing technology to produce spare parts at scale on-demand, meeting its technical and surface quality standards.

By TCT Team

/ 19 Feb 2018

Daimler DyeMansion spare parts Left: an SLS raw part; Centre: an SLS spare part finished with DyeMansion technology in Daimler EvoGrey; and Right: an injection moulded spare part.

HACKROD looks to launch customised vehicles with 3D printed chassis

HACKROD is looking to launch a customised line of vehicles, including a model which features a 3D printed chassis, after an equity crowdfunding campaign was opened.

By TCT Team

/ 15 Feb 2018

HACKROD LA BANDITA The HACKROD La Bandita, which features a 3D printed aluminium alloy chassis. - HACKROD

Porsche reveals use of SLM and SLS 3D printing for classic car spare parts

Porsche, the German automotive manufacturer, has revealed its use of 3D printing to manufacture spare parts for its classic car division.

By TCT Team

/ 14 Feb 2018

City of Hamburg invests €30m to establish Fraunhofer Institute for Additive Production Technologies

The City of Hamburg has invested €30 million to boost its research of 3D printing and nano technology, merging Fraunhofer Gesellschaft with the Laser Zentrum Nord (LZN) centre.

By TCT Team

/ 13 Feb 2018

Fraunhofer bugatti brake caliper A demo of how the Bugatti titanium brake caliper was additively manufactured. - Marc Steinmetz

3D printing to be explored in University of Huddersfield railway vehicle research project

A University of Huddersfield research project will look at how 3D printing technologies may be able to reduce the weight and noise and increase the comfort and reliability of railway vehicles.

By TCT Team

/ 17 Jan 2018

The Institute of Railway Researcher's Professor Simon Iwnicki in the Institute's test rig. - University of Huddersfield's Institute for Railway Research

Continental and i3D acquire EOS DMLS machines as collaborations announced

EOS has today announced collaborations with Continental, the German automotive manufacturing company, and i3D, a metal 3D printing service provider, who have both acquired metal AM systems.

By TCT Team

/ 10 Jan 2018

Continental has purchased several EOS M 290 DMLS systems for production purposes. - EOS

Add lightness, drive success

Sam Davies explores how a student team is winning the race thanks to new computing hardware for 3D printing.

By Sam Davies

/ 22 Dec 2017

Filkemp: A look at an unheralded enabler of Ultimaker and Volkswagen Autoeuropa's 3D printed tooling use case

A closer look at Filkemp, an unheralded enabler of Ultimaker and Volkswagen Autoeuropa's 3D printed tooling use case which garnered a wealth coverage and the 2017 TCT Automotive Application Award.

By Sam Davies

/ 14 Dec 2017

Filkemp facility correct caption Filkemp HQ in Mem Martins, Portugal. - Filkemp

Daimler Trucks to pilot 3D printed spare parts program

Daimler Trucks North America will make its first delivery of 3D printed parts to customers in the coming weeks as part of a pilot program.

By TCT Team

/ 7 Dec 2017

Daimler Trucks North America launches 3D printed parts program