News and Insights of 3D Printing and Manufacturing
Engineering firm Royal HaskoningDHV partnered with CEAD and DSM to design the first lightweight 3D printed FRP pedestrian bridge prototype using a composite material. It consists of a glass-filled thermoplastic PET (Arnite), combined with continuous glass fibers which are added in CEAD’s 3D printing process. This unique combination offers high strength with extreme versatility and sustainability.
The first Olli made its debut in 2016 and represented the first real and practical application for a mostly 3D printed and co-created vehicle produced by Local Motors. Now the time has come for its new and improved successor: Olli 2.0
edelkrone, a Germany-based provider of portable filmmaking tools and solutions, is plunging into the world of 3D printing with the launch of a new “co-manufacturing approach” and series of 3D printable products. The 3D printable filmmaking solutions—which currently include two products—are being marketed under the name ORTAK.
Composite 3D printing company AREVO has just announced a partnership with bike design and production company Pilot Distribution Group BV through which it will produce 3D printed carbon fiber unibody frames for a new series of Pilot e-bikes. The announcement, which follows on AREVO’s existing bicycle-focused collaborations with Studio West and Franco Bicycles, was made at Eurobike 2019.
Marines from Marine Corps Systems Command and 7th Engineer Support Battalion, along with engineers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Construction Engineering Research Laboratory, conducted the first known 3D concrete printing operation with a three-inch print nozzle at the CERL headquarters in early August in Champaign, Illinois.
Boeing HorizonX Ventures, the venture capital arm of aerospace giant Boeing, is continuing its financial support of metal additive manufacturing company Morf3D Inc., which just secured a new round of funding from the VC firm. Though the specific details of the investment were not disclosed, the companies say the funding will enable Morf3D to meet growing customer demand.
Despite a promising beginning in the mid 2000s, Californian fuel-efficient vehicle company Aptera Motors closed its doors in 2011, failing to deliver more than a prototype of a car that could run 100 miles on a single charge. Today, believers in Aptera Motors’ vision will be happy to learn that the company has risen again and has put forth a concept for a vehicle that can reach 1,000 miles of range on a single charge.
3D Systems and TOYOTA Motorsport GmbH (TMG) are aiming to change the face of automotive engineering through a new collaboration. TMG, a wholly owned subsidiary of TOYOTA Motor Corporation, will work with the 3D printing giant to develop first-to-market manufacturing solutions, including 3D printers, materials and software, with the goal of advancing automotive design and production.
Danish cycling company CeramicSpeed and a team from the Danish Technological Institute (DTI) have partnered to develop a new, higher performing pulley wheel made using SLM Solutions’ additive manufacturing technology. The part meets the demanding requirements of professional cycling with its lightweight and durability.
Munich-based DyeMansion, a specialist in 3D printing finishing technologies, has appointed YUNS as its first authorized reseller in China, expanding its global partner network in the APAC region. The companies aim to support the proliferation of industrial 3D printing technologies within the powerful manufacturing nation as well as to explore new applications for AM.