How titanium 3D printed parts helped the Bugatti Bolide achieve weight-to-power ratio of 0.67 kg/PS Additive Manufacturing

How titanium 3D printed parts helped the Bugatti Bolide achieve weight-to-power ratio of 0.67 kg/PS Additive Manufacturing

by Automotive

With the technological concept of the Bugatti Bolide, the french luxury car manufacturer is now providing the answer to the question “what if Bugatti built a radically light vehicle around its iconic 8.0-liter w16 engine?” The experimental study of the Bugatti Bolide is a track-oriented hyper sports car featuring a w16 engine derived from series production as powertrain combined with a minimal body for maximum downforce. It, therefore, promises to offer the ultimate Bugatti performance kick.

Princeton researchers create glass LightVault using robots Construction 3D Printing

Princeton researchers create glass LightVault using robots Construction 3D Printing

by Architecture

Yes, we write about 3D printing but we are by no means obligated to only write about 3D printing. We can just as easily cover competing, synergistic or similar technological approaches. Especially when they are as fascinating as the LightVault created by Princeton researchers using robots to deposit glass bricks. And who’s to say that bricklaying is not an additive process anyways?

3D printing helped create the new BMW iX, will it help produce it too? Additive Manufacturing

3D printing helped create the new BMW iX, will it help produce it too? Additive Manufacturing

by Automotive

BMW Group is now ready to enter a new era for its EV range, by introducing the new BMW iX. Conceived from the outset for purely electric mobility, the iX sees BMW redefining the successful Sports Activity Vehicle (SAV) concept, initially presented two years ago with the iNEXT project. A defining characteristic of the iX/iNEXT is the front grille, which will house sensors and electronic connectors and is vital for highly-automated driving. It allows the integration of camera technology, radar functions and further sensors required for highly developed driver assistance systems into the front end of the vehicle. The original prototype of the grille was, of course, 3D printed, as we revealed back when the project was originally announced. Will the production of the grille component also involve additive manufacturing?

LafargeHolcim partners with SU Nanjing on materials for 3D printing Construction 3D Printing

LafargeHolcim partners with SU Nanjing on materials for 3D printing Construction 3D Printing

by Architecture

On the occasion of World Science Day, LafargeHolcim signed a new partnership with Southeast University in Nanjing, China, where it is sponsoring research into concrete and mortars for on-site construction 3D printing. Leading the way in green building solutions, LafargeHolcim is using 3D printing to make construction more efficient while lowering its carbon footprint, aiming to become a full 3D printing solutions provider.

HS HI-TECH and ETH mix 3D printing tech for Digital Bamboo pavilion Construction 3D Printing

HS HI-TECH and ETH mix 3D printing tech for Digital Bamboo pavilion Construction 3D Printing

by Architecture

The Digital Bamboo pavilion explores the innovative combination of a naturally grown material with digital fabrication. It was developed via a collaboration between the Swiss university ETH and Korean firm HS HI-TECH, combining natural bamboo, extruded recycled thermoplastics on textiles, multijet fusion and metal powder bed fusion processes. Mostly, though, the project combined know-hows in hybrid digital constructions.

PERI is 3D printing a three-storey apartment building in Germany Construction 3D Printing

PERI is 3D printing a three-storey apartment building in Germany Construction 3D Printing

by Architecture

Since Danish construction company COBOD spun out of 3D Printhuset in 2018, it has made steady advances in pushing construction AM towards the mainstream. In the past year alone, its gantry AM technology has been used for a handful of large-scale projects, including building over three demo houses at the the International Bautec construction exhibition and printing a residential building in Beckum, Germany. Most recently, COBOD’s technology is being used to construct a three-floor apartment building.