All 3D printing articles
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ArticleFCA’s North America CIO to speak at Detroit automotiveIT event
Fiat Chrysler North America CIO Mamatha Chamarthi will deliver a keynote address at the upcoming Go innovate! Live conference in Detroit in December
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ArticleFord adds new automation, cobots and 3D printing to Chicago plant
In a $1 billion upgrade, the American carmaker has added a host of new technology and digital processes to modernize its oldest continuously operating plant.
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ArticleBosch to showcase 3d printing, other manufacturing technologies at Hannover Messe
Production in 3D Source: Hannover Messe Bosch will show technologies that help make the factory of the future a reality Bosch will show a range of new technologies at the Hannover Messe that will demonstrate that the factory of the future is quickly becoming reality. The German ...
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FeatureOEMs face technology investment challenges for a changing supply chain landscape
Around the world, technology decision-makers at automotive OEMs and their suppliers are wrestling with some difficult decisions. How can they digitalise their supply chains in order to compete more effectively in the industry today, while at the same time preparing those supply chains for major disruption down the road?
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ArticleDigital manufacturing: Volkswagen opens 3D printing center, BMW tools up for i4 production
Image: Volkswagen Volkswagen has added a 3D printing center to its Toolmaking unit in Wolfsburg, to make complex vehicle components both for prototyping and then series production. It features new-generation HP-supplied printers with a fast, flexible binder jetting process; this supplements the selective laser melting (SLM) process used ...
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FeatureDaimler forging its future in Factory 56 with emphasis on agile manufacture of mobility and EV solutions
New car manufacturing facilities will need to be highly flexible as the trends of vehicle electrification and autonomous driving continue to evolve.
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ArticleDaimler, partners launch 3D printing pilot
At the center of the production chain is the EOS M 400-4 four-laser system (Photo: Daimler)Daimler and two specialist partners have put into operation a pilot plant that uses 3D printing technology to make components for the automotive and aerospace industries.The German premium car group worked on the project, ...
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ArticleBASF invests in Materialise for 3D printing software and technologies
Peugeot Fractal interior panel, featuring Materialise 3D printing technologyImage: PeugeotBASF is investing S25million in 3D printing technology supplier Materialise, based in Leuven, Belgium, and building upon their existing partnership. The two companies are establishing an open business model to optimize both materials and software for 3D printing, and to ...
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FeatureMercedes-Benz TecFactory: “We are systematically orienting the factory structure to digitalization”
Andreas Friedrich, manager of the Mercedes-Benz TecFactory, talks about new technologies and production methods and the role digitalization will play in shaping tomorrow’s car plants.
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ArticleGM using Autodesk software, AI and cloud computing for vehicle lightweighting
3D-printed seat bracketImage: GMGeneral Motors has described how it is using generative design software from Autodesk in its next-generation lightweighting programme, and how this is helping the development of more efficient alternative-propulsion and zero-emission vehicles.Using cloud computing and AI-based algorithms, multiple permutations of a component can be explored and ...
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ArticleFord invests in robots, data hub in Kentucky plant
Managers at Ford’s Kentucky Truck Plant get information on seven big-screen monitors (Photo: Ford) Ford Motor has invested a further 25 million dlrs to increase line speed at its plant in Louisville, Kentucky, to meet a 25 pc increase in output of the Lincoln Navigator and Ford Expedition ...
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ArticleAt Porsche Classic, printing spare parts in 3D
Replacement parts for the Porsche 959 may be produced with 3D printers (Photo: Porsche)Porsche has started using 3D printers to produce rare spare parts for classic vehicles.The German premium sports car maker said classic models have around 52,000 parts, most of which only need to be made in small ...
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ArticleThyssenkrupp opens 3D manufacturing tech center
Additive manufacturing offers a seamless digital process from 3D data to finished product (Photo: Thyssenkrupp) Hoping to industrialize a new manufacturing technology, Thyssenkrupp has opened a technology center for 3D printing or additive manufacturing. The German engineering and steel group, a major supplier to the auto industry, said ...
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ArticleReply to start European data-scientist training program
Industry 4.0 featured prominently at the Munich Reply Xchange (Photo: Arjen Bongard)MUNICH -- Reply SpA has signed an agreement with The Data Incubator to bring more data-analysis expertise to European companies.Reply, which operates a network of companies focused on developing new, connected technologies and business models, said it will ...
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ArticleAt HP, a new corporate venture unit
HP predicts 3D printing will become mainstream by 2022 (Photo: HP inc.)HP Inc. has launched a corporate venture unit that will support early-stage companies with promising new technologies.The California-based computer hardware group also announced it had developed a production-ready 3D printing system.HP Tech Ventures will make strategic investments in ...
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ArticleSiemens PLM expands partner program
Siemens is looking for disruptive manufacturing ideas to streamline production processes (Photo: Siemens)Siemens PLM and the German engineering group's Technology to Business (TTB) division are expanding a manufacturing partnership program to include robotics startups.Until now the so-called "Frontier Partner Program" made available Siemens PLM software to startups keen to ...
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ArticleCES Asia - Shanghai
Audi CEO Rupert Stadler will hold a keynote address at CES Asia (Photo: CES)The international CES is staging an Asian version of its flagship Las Vegas consumer electronics trade show in Asia this year. CES Asia will take place in Shanghai May 25 through 27.One of the keynote speakers ...
