How bound metal 3D printing is going to transform the way parts are made Additive Manufacturing

How bound metal 3D printing is going to transform the way parts are made Additive Manufacturing

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“New manufacturing processes only come once every several decades,” says Jonah Myerberg, Co-founder and CTO of Desktop Metal, one of the most interesting companies in the global additive manufacturing landscape today. In this one-hour webinar, Mr. Myerberg discusses how Desktop Metal’s bound metal AM technologies can benefit manufacturing processes at all levels.

EDAG develops crash-proof aluminum alloy for automotive 3D printing Additive Manufacturing

EDAG develops crash-proof aluminum alloy for automotive 3D printing Additive Manufacturing

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Although we have not been able to establish a direct channel with their team, EDAG remains one of the most interesting, innovative and capable firms in the entire automotive additive production scenario. After showing some of the interesting cases and research studies in the automotive segment, the German design studio is now tackling materials with the CustoMat_3D research project.

Ford using in-house 3D printing to make parts for personal protective equipment AM Industry

Ford using in-house 3D printing to make parts for personal protective equipment AM Industry

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The Ford Motor Company today announced its strategy to support the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of the plan, it is partnering with 3M and GE Healthcare to help scale up production capabilities for medical equipment and necessary supplies using its expansive manufacturing capacity. The automotive leader is also leveraging its in-house 3D printing capability to produce components for personal protective equipment, and plans to assemble over 100,000 face shields per week.

APWORKS additively produces the exhaust tailpipe for the brand-new Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport Additive Manufacturing

APWORKS additively produces the exhaust tailpipe for the brand-new Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport Additive Manufacturing

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The Bugatti factory – like those of just about every major automaker in Europe – is closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, however, development and automated production is ongoing at APWORKS, one of its suppliers. The advanced manufacturing firm is additively manufacturing the extremely lightweight and highly temperature-resistant exhaust tailpipe for the latest Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport.

€10.7M POLYLINE project to create SLS-based production line for automotive AM Industry

€10.7M POLYLINE project to create SLS-based production line for automotive AM Industry

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The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research has funded and launched POLYLINE, a collaborative project aimed at developing a next-generation production line for the automotive industry. The €10.7 million project specifically addresses the integration of additive manufacturing into plastic part production in the automotive industry to complement conventional production methods through high-throughput production line systems.

Tesla shows massive generatively designed part in Model Y underbody Additive Manufacturing

Tesla shows massive generatively designed part in Model Y underbody Additive Manufacturing

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With a record market cap, Tesla is among the automakers that are best positioned to get through the COVID-19 crisis. The recent – possibly a bit uncalled for – tweets by its exuberant CEO do not seem to be getting in the way of the company’s climb to the top of the automotive world. And the reason is that its technology is – according to experts – six to ten years ahead of competitors (this used to be true for Apple, and look where it got). Tesla is not very open about its use of AM, however in the latest Q1 financial release, the company showed a very large, generatively designed metal part that will go into its new Model Y’s.