Voxeljet Develops New Cooling System for Ethec City Electric Motorcycle

Voxeljet Develops New Cooling System for Ethec City Electric Motorcycle

by Automotive

A novel cooling system in the Ethec City electric motorcycle ensures a longer service life for the battery cells. In order to introduce the students to manufacturing processes that can be used for series production outside of prototype manufacturing, voxeljet produced the mold for the innovative battery housing of the prototype using the binder jetting process. A student focus project at ETH Zurich is realizing prototypes of a new type of cooling system with support from voxeljet.

INDEX Group Acquires a Majority Stake in One Click

INDEX Group Acquires a Majority Stake in One Click

by Technologies

The INDEX Group in Esslingen, Germany, a specialist in industrial CNC systems, is extending its business by introducing new additive manufacturing solutions. INDEX acquired a majority interest in TRUMPF’s One Click Metal GmbH. This participation provides One Click Metal with additional know-how and capital to continue its growth trajectory in the very promising entry-level segment for 3D printers. TRUMPF remains involved as an active and strategic partner and will support the company’s future development in collaboration with INDEX.

Arrival Microfactories Will Produce Smart EVs Locally Using Robots

Arrival Microfactories Will Produce Smart EVs Locally Using Robots

by Automotive

Local Motor‘s recent deal with door2door to bring its smart 3D printed EVs to Germany shows that the new generation of smart EVs is on the way. Local Motors was among the companies that first leveraged the concept of a distributed automated factories and it did so by making heavy use of LFAM composite 3D printing for large sections of the Olli vehicles. Arrival may be the first company to fully deploy highly automated Arrival Microfactories to produce an entire family of next-gen EVs. However, while the company has shown heavy use of robots it has not yet made any reference to implementing 3D printing processes for parts production.

Lamborghini 3D Printed over 20,000 Final Parts in 2020

Lamborghini 3D Printed over 20,000 Final Parts in 2020

by Automotive

During a recent online webinar, Lamborghini’s Edoardo Trabace, Procurement Lead at Automobili Lamborghini, Jacopo Bardocci, R&D Lead for Additive Manufacturing at Automobili Lamborghini, Gabriele Grezzana, R&D Engineer at Automobili Lamborghini, and Norik Elchibegian, Director of Enterprise Partnerships at Carbon, discussed the importance of reducing time to market and the power of internal partnerships to push forward innovation and make better parts faster.

Leveraging 3D Printing for Orthopedic Footwear Innovation

Leveraging 3D Printing for Orthopedic Footwear Innovation

by Consumer

Tailor-made orthopedic footwear typically takes several weeks to manufacture – particularly because traditional shoe lasts still need to be made from wood, which is a fairly time-consuming process. PROTIQ demonstrated how this can be done faster: with the help of additive manufacturing. Custom shoe lasts can now be virtually printed overnight and are available on the production bench within a few days. This offer is completed by a free online shoe last configurator that drastically simplifies the design of 3D data and seamlessly integrates it into the ordering process. The web application is built on the parameter software system from trinckle.

3D Systems & Alpine F1 Team Advance Wind Tunnel Productivity

3D Systems & Alpine F1 Team Advance Wind Tunnel Productivity

by Automotive

3D Systems confirmed the availability of Accura Composite PIV – a new material specifically designed to address PIV testing applications used primarily in motorsports wind tunnel testing. Developed in collaboration with the Alpine F1 Team (formerly Renault F1 Team), Accura Composite PIV is capable of producing rigid parts in a high-contrast color optimized for PIV testing. Parts produced using this material take significantly less time to prepare – from CAD to wind tunnel – and deliver more accurate, high-resolution data. When used as part of a complete 3D Systems additive manufacturing solution – comprising Accura Composite PIV, the company’s stereolithography (SLA) technology, software, and advanced application services – Alpine F1 Team has been able to maximize its wind tunnel investment and improve its understanding of the airflow over the car.