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3D printing — driving business in the automotive sector

AU Manufacturing

The automotive sector is driven by the need for quality parts, delivered in a timely fashion, and at a competitive price. As such, for various applications, 3D printing is a good fit, allowing the manufacture of impossibly complex geometries in a variety of robust materials in a speedy and cost-effective fashion.

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Cloning Metal Parts for Space and Earth: Software for modeling metal parts before 3D printing speeds development, cuts costs for NASA and business

Additive Manufacturing

It’s not, though, especially if that part is to be built by a 3D printer. Additive manufacturing – or 3D printing – can save weight, time, and money and often produce sturdier parts than otherwise possible. One way to prove them is with software that creates a digital version, or “clone,” of the part to be printed.

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Is using AI for full self-driving a good idea? Musk says yes, but AI watchdog says no

Robotics Business Review

SAE International (formerly the Society of Automotive Engineers) defines Level 4 autonomy as a hands-off-the-steering-wheel mode in which a vehicle drives itself from Point A to Point B. One example was Olli, a 3D-printed electric vehicle (EV) that was a highlight of IMTS 2016 , the biggest manufacturing show in the U.S.

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A legacy of innovative manufacturing

Manufacturer's Monthly

In 2016, IMCRC embarked on a mission to help catalyse the transformation of Australia’s manufacturing sector through collaborative investment, research impact and innovation. 3D printed bone implant by Stryker, who IMCRC helped to launch its first R&D facility in Queensland. Manufacturing success stories. Carbon Revolution.

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Q&A with Simpson & Partners on the future of EV charging

E&T

Mandy Simpson : We started Andersen in 2016, making electric car chargers, based in London. He is a former bank IT professional who heads the engineering side while she, as a former fashion designer previously working at DKNY in New York, takes care of the design, look and feel. I met up with them at their factory in the Cotswolds.

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Made in the USA - Season 2 Episode 6: Why, and How, Hardinge is Reshoring Machine Tool Production

Modern Machine Shop

We've recently acquired a high production automotive machine manufacturer. And I have been working for Hardinge since 2016. Pete also appears in our sister podcast all about 3d printing or additive manufacturing. So you know, a lot of the conversations started during a process we call portfolio rationalization.

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Problem-Solving Powers MPP's Growth

Mold Making Technology

Our work spans defense, automotive, consumer goods and powertrain applications. We’re ISO 9001:2015 and IATF-16949:2016 certified, with a quality engineer and process engineer who know their stuff. We also made tooling for a plastic coolant hub that won an SPE Automotive Innovation Award in the powertrain category.