News and Insights of 3D Printing and Manufacturing
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.
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.
After beginning work together in February, Carbon and Lamborghini have expanded their partnership and will now digitally manufacture both the central and lateral dashboard air vents for the Sián FKP 37, Lamborghini’s first hybrid production car.
Students at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia will be among some of the earliest to trial self-driving vehicles. The university, through a partnership with Local Motors by LM Industries and EasyMile, has introduced autonomous shuttles at its campus as part of a pilot project.
German automotive corporation Daimler is no stranger to additive manufacturing. In recent years, the company has exploited the benefits of AM for the production of prototypes and serial production custom parts. Notably, the company played a key role in the NextGenAM project with Premium AEROTEC and EOS to develop an automated metal AM process for manufacturing truck parts.
SHINING 3D has been working in close contact with automotive companies and motorsports teams for years to help them adopt additive manufacturing and increase productivity while reducing costs. In a recent case, SHINING 3D helped an automotive company design, produce and test a new exhaust pipe through a new phase of product development. The metal powder bed fusion (MPBF) technology from SHINING 3D, with the EP-M250 3D printer, and the high-precision OptimScan 5 blue-light 3D scanning and inspection technology were used during the process.
Industrial CT analysis software company Volume Graphics recently signed a multi-year Official Supplier agreement with Renault F1 Team in order to advance the use of its non-destructive testing tools to inspect 3D printed automotive racing components. Renault F1 Team will use the company’s VGSTUDIO MAX solution to test parts for its Formula One single seater with more efficiency and reliability.
Additively manufactured CoroMill 390 tools from Sandvik and a revolutionary production model are helping Local Motors fulfill its vision of on-demand, 3D printed autonomous EVs for a cleaner and more sustainable future.
APWORKS, the Airbus-owned industrial 3D printing specialist, has revealed that it provided 3D printed exhaust finishers for the Bugatti Chiron, a hyper sports car that broke a world record when it reached 300 miles per hour (482.80 km/h) in August. APWORKS is currently showcasing the 3D printed exhaust finishers at Formnext.
