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GM Tries RoboGlove, 3D-Printed Parts at Assembly Plants

July 24, 2018

SANTA CLARA, CA—General Motors has been testing various new technologies at its assembly plants. Two of note are the RoboGlove and 3D-printed parts.

3D-Printed Tools aid Assemblers at VW Autoeuropa Plant

Jim Camillo

July 10, 2018

The line between competitors and partners in the automotive industry has been blurring for many years.

Assembling 3D Printed Parts

Engineers don’t need to rethink traditional joining techniques

Austin Weber

July 5, 2018

Additive manufacturing is no longer just for prototyping. More and more, the technology is being used to make production-ready parts. That's forcing engineers to begin thinking about joint designs and assembly processes.

Audi Adopts Full-Color 3D Printing

July 3, 2018

Engineers at Audi AG are using full-color, multimaterial additive manufacturing to produce plastic parts. The technology will help reduce prototyping lead times by up to 50 percent.

New Process Prints Metal Matrix Composites

July 3, 2018

Engineers at HRL Laboratories LLC here recently developed a method to print metal matrix composite (MMC) parts. The nanofunctionalization process enables a geometric freedom to design parts that were not possible before.

3D Printing Holds Potential for White Goods

Additive manufacturing is slowly catching on in the appliance industry

Austin Weber

June 5, 2018

Additive manufacturing has already transformed the way that products are designed and produced in a wide variety of industries. The technology is now starting to be used by appliance engineers to assemble coffee makers, ovens, refrigerators and other household products.

Smart Metal Parts Can Be 3D Printed

May 30, 2018

Engineers at the VTT Technical Research Centre here recently developed a process to print smart shafts. It combines metal additive manufacturing, sensor technology, wireless data transfer and condition monitoring in the same package.

Metal 3D Printing Accelerates Ship Building

May 30, 2018

Newport News Shipbuilding has partnered with 3D Systems to develop metal additive manufacturing technologies. The goal of the joint effort is to revolutionize how the next generation of warships is assembled.