Automotive 3D Printing
Divergent & GA-ASI: How Connecting at AMUG Led to an Important Industry Partnership
As I mentioned in my AMUG 2026 overview, I had a lot of delays traveling to Reno, Nevada to attend the conference. So unfortunately, I missed “From Hypercars to Defense…
3D Printing News Briefs, March 12, 2026: Linear Motor, Assistive Technology, & More
Conflux Technology’s 3D printed transmission oil cooler took to the track on a Multimatic Motorsports car; this story kicks off today’s 3D Printing News Briefs. Then, MIT researchers developed a…
AM Forum Berlin 2026: Tough Love From BMW’s Timo
We’re once again in the lovely city of Berlin, at the absolutely immense Estrel Center. The congress center, a musical and theater venue, towers over the easternmost reaches of the…
SPEE3D Continues to Dominate in Metal AM Innovation with Tennessee Army National Guard
The US Army’s additive manufacturing (AM) capabilities have taken some time to catch up to those of the Air Force and Navy, but the catch-up phase now seems to be…
BigRep Expands into the Auto Aftermarket Through SEMA’s 6,000-Member Network
Several months ago, 3DPrint.com Executive Editor Joris Peels made a good case for aftermarket car parts as a potential high-growth opportunity for additive manufacturing (AM), specifically in the context of…
Subaru’s Adoption of T25 High Speed Head Reinforces Stratasys’ Dominance in 3D Printed Automotive Tooling
Last September, AM Research published a white paper sponsored by Stratasys on the role of additive manufacturing (AM) in enabling point-of-need tooling production across various industries. The white paper, “3D…
Killer 3D Printing Applications: Car Seating
Bicycle seats are a 3D printing success story. Often made using Carbon’s technology, high-end road bike saddles are now on offer from most premium bike saddle brands. Retailing for over…
Tier 1 Auto Supplier Angstrom Group Acquires 3D Printed Tooling Specialist Mantle
In what has been a relatively slow year for acquisitions in the additive manufacturing (AM) industry, one exception to the trend has been the healthy interest buyers are demonstrating in…
BYD U9 Xtreme Hypercar Uses Aluminium LPBF Chassis Components
New details are available on the BYD Yangwang U9. The U9 is a stunning hypercar from Yangwang Auto, a BYD subsidiary. Yangwang specializes in high-end cars, producing a large SUV,…
AM Demand Signals: How Toyota’s Partnership with Stratasys Shows Where Automotive Supply Chains Are Headed
For anyone interested in learning more about what Stratasys is doing with 3D printed tooling for partners like Toyota, register for the webinar, “3D Printed Tooling: A Generational Opportunity to…
We’re Skeptical About Vittori’s AI Hypercar With Additive Parts
Vittori is said to be a new Hypercar company. The company has just teased a prototype of its car, designed by Pininfarina. Vittori was founded by Carlos Cruz. Cruz is…
Lamborghini Revuelto Gets Stainless Steel 3D Printed Upgrade from Markforged FX10
About a year ago, Markforged announced that it had enabled metal compatibility for its latest-generation composite printer, the FX10, thanks to a print engine adaptor optimized for two different kinds…
MacLean-Fogg & Fraunhofer ILT Make 156 Kg 3D Printed Toyota Tooling Insert
Fastener & tooling firm MacLean-Fogg Company and Fraunhofer ILT have created a 156 kg conformally cooled die casting insert, made out of the firm’s own L-40 tool steel powder. This…
BMW Makes 4,000 3D Printed Sand Cores Per Day
A LinkedIn post concerning BMW’s new Gen6 electric engine at the IAA Mobility (Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung) show in Munich has made a lot of people speculate if it was made with…
Divergent Raises $290 Million: Beyond the Numbers
Divergent Technologies has raised $290 million in a Series E round, giving the firm a $2.3 billion valuation. The round included $250 million in equity capital and $40 million in…
3D Printing News Briefs, August 30, 2025: Hybrid Construction, FEA Simulation, & More
We’re covering a variety of applications in this weekend’s 3D Printing News Briefs, starting with construction. Then it’s on to automotive 3D printing and 3D printed drones. We’ll end with…
3DPOD 268: AM for IndyCar with Kory Drake, Arrow McLaren
Kory Drake grew up surrounded by the fumes of motor oil and gasoline. With a family steeped in racing and race engineering, he naturally ended up working for racing teams….
E-Beam OEM Wayland Additive Partners with USC Racing to 3D Print Titanium Exhaust Collector
Every year, standards organization SAE International holds a competition called Formula SAE, in which students from both undergraduate and graduate programs design, build, and race small formula-style race cars. For…
3D Printing News Briefs, June 11, 2025: Sustainability, Automotive Tooling, & More
We’re starting with sustainability news in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, as EOS has strengthened its commitment on climate responsibility, and Zestep is making 3D printing filament out of eyewear…
Conflux Technology’s 3D Printed Heat Exchangers On Board the Pagani Utopia
Italian fine car manufacturer Pagani is to work with Conflux Technology, putting its 3D printed heat exchangers on board the Pagani Utopia. The Utopia Roadster starts at over $2 million,…
Will the Slate Truck Usher in a New Era of 3D Printing Car Customization?
In 2021, we wrote an article about the auto industry perhaps ushering in a new era of coach building. With an electric car putting most of its components in a…
Conflux and Donkervoort Bring 3D Printing to Water Charge Air Coolers
Dutch car manufacturer Donkervoort is perhaps best known for its classically styled minimalist roadsters. A few years ago, the firm moved to carbon fiber, kitted-out much more aggressively, styled higher…
University of Illinois Launches AM Research Center with $8M DoD Backing
The Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded $8.15 million to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to support the establishment of an additive manufacturing (AM) research center at the Grainger College…
3D Printing News Briefs, April 16, 2025: AM Award Winners, Cold Spray, Drones, & More
We’ve got some more news from last week’s RAPID+TCT to kick off today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, and then moving on to some interesting pieces of military AM news. Read…
