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How major automakers use AM for production today, part 1: Volkswagen additive manufacturing Additive Manufacturing

by Automotive

During this month’s AM Focus Automotive, we are going to provide the most accurate scenario for automotive additive manufacturing in final part production. We will present an analysis of the latest progress made by each major automaker group and some of the key activities—either publicly disclosed or confirmed by reliable sources. In this first episode, we take a look at Volkswagen additive manufacturing activities. The next episodes will cover General Motors, Ford, BWM, Daimler Benz, PSA, FCA and JLR.

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AM for automotive production set to become $10 billion business by 2030 Additive Manufacturing

by Automotive

In an anticipation of SmarTech Analysis’s next report on AM for automotive production, which further builds and expands on the study published in 2019, 3D Printing Media Network can exclusively reveal that all revenue streams associated to AM for automotive production (not including prototyping) are now expected to add up to nearly $10 billion in total yearly sales by the end of this decade.

3D printed Lambo swapped for real one in Lamborghini Real Lover campaign Additive Manufacturing

3D printed Lambo swapped for real one in Lamborghini Real Lover campaign Additive Manufacturing

by Automotive

You may remember the 3D printed Lamborghini story that 3dpbm and 3D Printing Media Network exclusively broke – the very first media to do so – a few weeks back. After the story went viral and made it into some of the largest generalist media in the US and worldwide, Lamborghini itself eventually got wind of it. As part of the Lamborghini Real Lover campaign, the company turned this into one of the coolest Christmas tales ever, by swapping the 3D printed ongoing project for a brand new Aventador.

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Carl Robert Deckard, inventor of SLS, dies at 58 AM Industry

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Carl Robert Deckard, the inventor known in the additive manufacturing for inventing and commercializing selective laser sintering technology, passed away on December 23, 2019. Along with the original SLS patent, Carl held 27 patents and was profiled by Fortune magazine as one of five modern technology pioneers, inducted into the Manufacturing Hall of Fame by Industry Week, and named a Master of Manufacturing by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers.