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Global Automotive Supplier Brose Turns to SLS 3D Printing to Produce End-Use Car Parts

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Customer case study – Brose turns to SLS 3D printing Brose is one of the largest automotive suppliers in the world. The company employs 30,000 people in over 70 locations across 25 countries. Every other new vehicle is equipped with one of Brose’s products.  They are one of Germany’s most innovative companies and has been …

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3D Printing Helps Dorman Keep Pace with Automotive OEMs

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Customer case study – 3D Printing Helps Dorman Keep Pace with Automotive OEMs Dorman Products sell automotive parts and components for both heavy and light-duty vehicles. They have been the automotive aftermarket’s pioneering problem solvers for over a century. Dorman gives people greater freedom to fix these vehicles by constantly developing new repair solutions that …

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Using 3D Printing to Make Heat Resistant End Use Parts and Spares for Motorsport

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Customer case study – Using 3D Printing to Make Heat Resistant End Use Parts and Spares for Motorsport Andrea Pirazzini has been riding motorcycles since 2012. He has been using 3D printing since he started. Pirazzini uses 3D printing to create small pieces for his motorbike, recently he began printing functional performance parts. CHALLENGE: Andrea …

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How Cannon Air Force Base 3D Prints Tools for Airmen in the Field

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  Whether we’re talking about functional parts for fighter jets or field components for field personnel, the military uses additive manufacturing in many different ways. The use cases are growing as 3D printing gets faster and more efficient. Another critical reason for 3D printing uses cases in the military growing is the introduction of equipment-grade materials …

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Improving Formula Student Engine Performance with 3D Printing

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Improving Engine Performance with Markforged 3D Printing & AMT Vapor Smoothing. Formula Student is the event European automotive engineering students look forward to each year. The single goal is to design and build a single-seat racer that is faster and more consistent than over 100 other efforts. Over the years, 3D printing has become a …

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3D Printing Ergonomic Tank Extenders with MonkeyGripp and BCN3D

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How do MonkeyGripp Use BCN3D technology to print tank extenders for motorbikes?   Solving problems like geometry constraints and slow prototyping times brought about by traditional manufacturing techniques is 3D printing’s speciality. However, while faster 3D printers are more valuable, speed cannot come at the expense of quality because designers need perfect physical parts to …

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How Vital Auto Makes Concept Cars With Formlabs Printers

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 With the help of 3D Printing, Vital Auto, a UK industrial design studio, makes concept cars for some of the world’s biggest automakers. Founded in 2015, Vital Auto won its first gig to design the NIO EP9 for Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer NIO. Since then, the company has worked for Volvo, McLaren, Nissan, and …

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3D Printing and Electric Vehicles – An Unlimited Opportunity 

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Several technology revolutions are converging at the same time, creating beautiful partnerships that are accelerating adoption. For example, machine learning enables the utilisation of big data, and 3D printing is accelerating electric vehicle development in a variety of exciting ways. At Additive-X, we’re passionate about additive manufacturing as a way to make cleaner, greener technologies, and …

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3D Printing Tools, Jigs, and Fixtures with Ford and Ultimaker

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Ford has led the way for innovation in the motoring industry since 1914. Their pilot plant in Cologne, Germany, develops new cars years before they go into production. With a small manufacturing line all their own, they develop models and the tools, jigs and fixtures that build them. Outsourcing the manufacture of custom tools, jigs …

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