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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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A 3D Printing Retrospective

Mold Making Technology

3D printing advancements and applications have gone from conformally cooled hot runner nozzles using a 3D-printed pattern to cast the part with integrated cooling circuits (left) to large DMLS 3D-printed parts in 420 stainless steel with integrated conformal cooling and InnoVent Technology for venting (right).

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Xact Metal Launches Initiative for 3D Printing in Moldmaking

Mold Making Technology

Shown here is an Xact Metal printed automotive connector insert on a tool with the corresponding plastic injection molded final part. ” This initiative aims to change the approach to metal 3D printing in the tooling industry by reframing the technology as a valuable option in a moldmaker’s toolbox. .”

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3D Printed Metals are Boosting Sustainability at Scale

Fabricating & Metal Work

Manufacturers are under increasing pressure to produce and distribute products more sustainably and so are looking at ways to bring down the carbon emissions of the supply chain. New innovative processes such as metal 3D printing — which reduces environmental impact by minimizing waste — are now available and commercially viable.

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Metal 3D printing market size to worth around USD $16b by 2031

AU Manufacturing

A recent report from SmarTech Analysis revealed that the metal additive manufacturing (AM) services revenue is forecasted to reach USD 16.1 Titled, “The Market for Metal Additive Manufacturing Services: 2023-2031,” the report has pegged revenues for metal AM services at USD 3.8 billion (AUD 24 billion) by 2031. billion (AUD 5.7

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Automotive Additive Manufacturing Applications

Additive Manufacturing

From initial use as a prototyping tool to additive manufacturing’s role as an enabler for electrification, mobility, and more, the automotive industry is accelerating additive manufacturing. John Rupp: Where are you seeing AM being used in automotive sector? Indirect manufacturing like jigs, fixtures, robots, etc.,

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Celebrating a decade of additive manufacturing excellence

Manufacturer's Monthly

Markforged has been at the forefront of additive manufacturing for the past 10 years, helping manufacturers revolutionise the industrial production landscape by bringing 3D printing right to the factory floor. This advancement opened new possibilities for manufacturing stronger and more resilient parts.