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3D printing car parts [Source: Chris Stark / Hagerty] An interesting view of 3D printing from outside the industry. Hagerty is a US-based insurance provider specializing in classic automobiles, and ...
3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, is a process that creates solid objects from digital models by depositing layers of material on top of each other. 3D printing has many ...
1969 Camaro with 3D Printed Hood Fender and Quarter Grill Vents [Source: Bowler Transmissions ] Charles Goulding and Ryan Donley of R&D Tax Savers examine 3D printing applications for car parts – ...
Bugatti has announced a 3D-printed titanium brake caliper, Porsche 3D-prints vintage-car parts, and you may be able to take advantage of the process in the future for your own car. Read more at ...
Popular Science recently took a look inside Vital Auto, the British lab that uses 3D printing for high-end concept cars from companies like Rolls-Royce, McLauren, Jaguar, and others.
Ford, Stratasys team up to 3D print prototype car parts -- then comes low-volume production parts, custom parts for racers, and eventually, mass production.
Right now, Porsche is manufacturing nine spare parts using 3D printers, and it's testing 20 more for production viability. The parts offered now include the clutch-release lever for the 959, a ...
These will actually be the very first production cars in GM’s lineup housing 3D printed components, a prime example of how far 3D printing has evolved so far.
We’re all familiar with 3D printing these days. Still, not everyone knows that this technology is also used to produce car parts. It requires special 3D printers and materials, but the ...
Porsche Classic is now 3D-printing eight other parts – made of both steel and plastic – plus it's assessing whether the technology is appropriate for a further 20.
The older these classics get, the harder it becomes to find parts and they therefore get increasingly expensive. So Porsche has turned to a very modern solution to that problem: 3D printing.