Alloyed Receives Hybrid AM Research Grant as Part of CHAMPP Consortium 3D Printing Processes

Alloyed Receives Hybrid AM Research Grant as Part of CHAMPP Consortium 3D Printing Processes

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CHAMPP, an Alloyed‘s consortium, has been awarded a significant grant to research, develop and test an innovative new hybrid production process that will address a number of the key limitations of additive manufacturing for the automotive sector, specifically electric vehicles (EVs). The Casting-Hybrid-Additive-Manufacturing-Parts-Production (CHAMPP) program brings together a critical mass of technical and market expertise with three key partners, namely Alloyed, Brunel University London’s BCAST, Gestamp, and its affiliate Autotech.

Voxeljet Develops New Cooling System for Ethec City Electric Motorcycle

Voxeljet Develops New Cooling System for Ethec City Electric Motorcycle

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A novel cooling system in the Ethec City electric motorcycle ensures a longer service life for the battery cells. In order to introduce the students to manufacturing processes that can be used for series production outside of prototype manufacturing, voxeljet produced the mold for the innovative battery housing of the prototype using the binder jetting process. A student focus project at ETH Zurich is realizing prototypes of a new type of cooling system with support from voxeljet.

Arrival Microfactories Will Produce Smart EVs Locally Using Robots

Arrival Microfactories Will Produce Smart EVs Locally Using Robots

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Local Motor‘s recent deal with door2door to bring its smart 3D printed EVs to Germany shows that the new generation of smart EVs is on the way. Local Motors was among the companies that first leveraged the concept of a distributed automated factories and it did so by making heavy use of LFAM composite 3D printing for large sections of the Olli vehicles. Arrival may be the first company to fully deploy highly automated Arrival Microfactories to produce an entire family of next-gen EVs. However, while the company has shown heavy use of robots it has not yet made any reference to implementing 3D printing processes for parts production.

Lamborghini 3D Printed over 20,000 Final Parts in 2020

Lamborghini 3D Printed over 20,000 Final Parts in 2020

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During a recent online webinar, Lamborghini’s Edoardo Trabace, Procurement Lead at Automobili Lamborghini, Jacopo Bardocci, R&D Lead for Additive Manufacturing at Automobili Lamborghini, Gabriele Grezzana, R&D Engineer at Automobili Lamborghini, and Norik Elchibegian, Director of Enterprise Partnerships at Carbon, discussed the importance of reducing time to market and the power of internal partnerships to push forward innovation and make better parts faster.

3D Systems & Alpine F1 Team Advance Wind Tunnel Productivity

3D Systems & Alpine F1 Team Advance Wind Tunnel Productivity

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3D Systems confirmed the availability of Accura Composite PIV – a new material specifically designed to address PIV testing applications used primarily in motorsports wind tunnel testing. Developed in collaboration with the Alpine F1 Team (formerly Renault F1 Team), Accura Composite PIV is capable of producing rigid parts in a high-contrast color optimized for PIV testing. Parts produced using this material take significantly less time to prepare – from CAD to wind tunnel – and deliver more accurate, high-resolution data. When used as part of a complete 3D Systems additive manufacturing solution – comprising Accura Composite PIV, the company’s stereolithography (SLA) technology, software, and advanced application services – Alpine F1 Team has been able to maximize its wind tunnel investment and improve its understanding of the airflow over the car.

Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN Acquires Three S1 Systems from AM Solutions

Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN Acquires Three S1 Systems from AM Solutions

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Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN takes another step forward in the realm of technological innovation as the organization unveils a partnership with AM Solutions, a brand of the Rösler Group. As part of the agreement to bolster the team’s post-processing of additively manufactured parts, Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN will acquire three S1 systems by AM Solutions – 3D postprocessing technology to bring the automation, economic efficiency and repeatability of its post-processing to the next level.

Gryp Implements Handddle SMART FARM to Industrialize 3D Printing

Gryp Implements Handddle SMART FARM to Industrialize 3D Printing

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Gryp, a French specialist in the reproduction of automotive parts by 3D printing, is structuring the development of its constantly growing activity by joining forces with the Bordeaux-based startup Handddle to industrialize its manufacturing processes. The new Handddle SMART FARM 3D printer networking solution will enable Gryp to produce more, faster, in better conditions and at lower costs.

Local Motors and Protean Electric Extend Partnership to Power Olli EVs Additive Manufacturing

Local Motors and Protean Electric Extend Partnership to Power Olli EVs Additive Manufacturing

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Local Motors, a leader in the design, manufacturing, and deployment of autonomous vehicles, and Protean Electric, a specialist of in-wheel motor technology for passenger cars, light commercial vehicles and future transport solutions, have expanded their long-standing partnership, inking a further three-year deal valued at $7.3 million. Under this significant new order, Protean Electric will deliver thousands of its ProteanDrive in-wheel motors (IWMs) to power Local Motors’ largely 3D printed Olli 2.0 electric autonomous shuttles, accelerating the rollout of state-of-the-art vehicles around the world.

How Divergent Blade Became Czinger 21C, a Hypercar Built without Tools

How Divergent Blade Became Czinger 21C, a Hypercar Built without Tools

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In the beginning, it was the Blade, a concept hypercar featuring the first fully 3D printed frame and a number of other 3D printed parts. That early concept was used by the startup Divergent 3D to raise funds and acquire multiple production metal 3D printers from SLM Solutions; today it has evolved into the Czinger 21C a finished hypercar, the first such vehicle ever built using no tools and featuring an unprecedented number of fully 3D printed parts.