Additive manufacturing helps transform a leading century-old automotive sector manufacturer
Additive manufacturing helps transform a leading century-old automotive sector manufacturer
Design and engineering business CALLUM can swiftly produce low volume, bespoke production parts in-house for its limited-edition Aston Martin CALLUM Vanquish 25, thanks to the capabilities of the MakerBot METHOD X.
Automotive giant Nissan is relying on a small farm of BCN3D printers in its Barcelona factory to fabricate 700 tools, jigs, and fixtures in its car assembly lines so far.
voxeljet 3D printing technology for production cast parts for electric-mobility. As key suppliers of the car industry, many foundries are under threat due to the current growth in e-mobility.
Amid the heat and sand of the Saudi Arabian desert, Covestro 3D printing materials and MakerBot technology aided UK motorsports company, Prodrive, as it produced end-use parts for its 2021 Dakar Rally racing car.
Increased delta-variant measures force event's hand
It is with great disappointment that the upcoming 2021 New York International Automobile Show at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center has been cancelled due to the growing incidences of the Covid-19 Delta variant and the increased measures announced recently by State and local officials to stop its spread.
Due to rising Covid-19 cases the organizers announced the cancellation of the show.
• International: around 170 participants to a webinar on fibre-direct compounding (FDC)
• Future technology: online event examines innovative FDC process from all angles
• Skill sharing: expert lectures from Arburg and industry and scientific partners
. The Barcelona-based manufacturer continues to expand its range of 3D printing solutions for the industrial workbench, to help Nissan factory in Barcelona (Spain) to innovate.
• The car manufacturer could roll out the technology to create parts and prototypes at other sites after a successful introduction in Europe.
• Nissan has printed 700 parts in-house so far, with some costing as little as 3.45€ to manufacture.
• It is one of the world’s first users of the BCN3D Smart Cabinet, which has been developed to protect and maintain 3D printing filaments within optimal conditions.
First production part of its kind to complement high-performance exotic vehicle - offers unparalleled quality, durability and luxury
3D Systems' Application Innovation Group is instrumental in the development of novel parts with the DMP Factory 500 3D printer.
Last mile autonomous delivery robot developed with Ultimaker S3
Final Aim, Inc. used 3D printing to develop a solution that tackles Singapore's delivery issues
With the desire to improve the circularity of large format additive manufacturing (LFAM), SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, and Local Motors, a next-generation vehicle manufacturer, completed a joint study on the feasibility of recycling scrap thermoplastic parts and shavings from the 3D printing process.
• New Accura® Composite PIV material enables more efficient part production, more accurate and higher resolution Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) testing data
• New material alongside 3D Systems’ technology and application expertise enabling Alpine F1 Team to continue to advance aerodynamic track performance