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Chip off the old block - how 3D technologies brought this classic car back to life

Sam Davies reports on how a vintage car buff used 3D technologies to reengineer a Delage Type S engine block.

By Sam Davies

/ 10 May 2018

Reverse engineering of a Delage Type-S - on the road again.

BMW invests €10 million in new Additive Manufacturing Campus

New facility will house over 30 industrial metals and polymer AM systems and serve as a pilot facility for the latest technologies.

By TCT Team

/ 17 Apr 2018

Future BMW Group Additive Manufacturing Campus

In Full Swing - Autodesk's generative tools shift Lightning Motorcycles into gear

How Autodesk's generative design tools were used by Lightning Motorcycles to make the LS-218 go even faster in the race to the clouds.

By Daniel O'Connor

/ 28 Mar 2018

New swingarm designed using Autodesk's generative design tools.

Hackrod partners with Siemens PLM as it looks to transform automotive product design

Hackrod, the company looking to deliver to market an automobile with a 3D printed chassis, has entered a partnership with Siemens PLM Software.

By TCT Team

/ 23 Mar 2018

HACKROD LA BENDITA chassis La Bendita chassis - HACKROD

CRP Technology 3D prints dashboard and seat prototypes for Energica Ego electric motorcycle using Windform materials

CRP Technology has harnessed 3D printing to accelerate the product development of the dashboard and seats of the Energica Ego electric motorcycle.

By TCT Team

/ 22 Mar 2018

CRP dashboard Energica EVA dashboard - Damiano Fiorentini

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