SLM Solutions and MAHLE Strengthen Their Cooperation in Automotive

SLM Solutions and MAHLE Strengthen Their Cooperation in Automotive

by Automotive

SLM Solutions has started a cooperation with MAHLE, one of the leading automotive suppliers and development partners from Stuttgart, Germany. MAHLE will utilize SLM Solution’s systems to empower OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers to fulfill their need for metal Additive Manufacturing in serial production. By joining forces, the two companies are improving the speed and quality of automotive components in both prototype and serial production.

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The YOYO 3D Printed EV by XEV is Already Zooming Around

by Automotive

Remember the LSEV? The largely 3D printed EV from a mysterious company called XEV? We first reported on this project back in 2018, when some overly hyped-up stories announced the car was ready for mass production. Back then we were at least able to confirm the project was real and real it is. It took a bit longer than the original 2019 timeline for launch, but the car is here, it’s real and it’s already zooming around. In fact, the official launch of the YOYO (the new name of the LSEV) took place in May 2021. XEV’s first fully electric city car can be driven from the age of 16 with a B1 licence.

Desktop Metal Receives .9 Million Order from German Carmaker. BMW?

Desktop Metal Receives $7.9 Million Order from German Carmaker. BMW?

by Automotive

Desktop Metal (NYSE: DM) received a $7.9 million order for binder jet additive manufacturing systems from a major German carmaker for the mass production of metal automotive powertrain components at scale. Considering the BMW was (and is) among Desktop Metal’s first investors via its BMW i Ventures, that Volkswagen is actively working with HP, and that Daimler Benz (Mercedes) has done a lot of work with EOS, we guess (and we stress the word “guess”) that the major German carmaker is BMW.

BMW i Ventures Leads Seed Financing Round for Rapid Liquid Print

BMW i Ventures Leads Seed Financing Round for Rapid Liquid Print

by Technologies

When it was first presented, the MIT Self Assembly Lab’s liquid-in-liquid 3D printing process received an enormous amount of press coverage and visibility. I have to admit that we were skeptical about it. Then BMW started to play with it and demonstrated that Rapid Liquid Printing technology held great promise for rapid elastomer applications in the automotive segment. That’s when we began to understand the technology’s potential. Now BMW got even more serious with it and, through its BMW i Ventures (which has funded other successful ventures in AM such as Desktop Metal) led an investment in the seed financing round of Rapid Liquid Print (RLP), and its gel-printing technology. RLP uses industry-standard materials, such as soft rubber, silicone and foams, to produce soft, flexible products without retooling or post-processing. Also participating in the round is MassMutual through the MM Catalyst Fund (MMCF).

Brose Enters VX1000 HSS Beta for Additive Series Production

Brose Enters VX1000 HSS Beta for Additive Series Production

by Automotive

Brose, a global automotive supplier, is now confirmed as one of the first participants in the High-Speed Sintering (HSS) Early-Access Beta Program for the VX1000 HSS 3D printer. The company will work with voxeljet AG as a cooperation partner to further develop the VX1000 HSS for use in additive series production of polymer components for the automotive industry. With HSS, voxeljet combines the advantages of two existing additive technologies: selective laser sintering and binder jetting, giving the benefit of both SLS part properties and binder-jetting productivity. The new VX1000 HSS 3D printer has a significantly larger build volume and a faster print speed than previous systems, enabling true additive series production.

Sakuú Corporation Raises M to Bring 3D Printed SSBs to Market

Sakuú Corporation Raises $62M to Bring 3D Printed SSBs to Market

by Automotive

Sakuú Corporation, a company leading the development of an automated multi-material multi-process additive manufacturing to produce 3D printed SSBs (solid-state batteries), today closed a follow-on financing round bringing total funds raised to date to $62M. This funding bolsters the company’s ability to commercialize its first-generation solid-state batteries and bring to market the world’s first multi-material multi-process additive manufacturing platform that will 3D print its second-generation SSBs and other active devices.