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Automotive

Ultimaker and Volkswagen Autoeuropa

Ultimaker and Volkswagen Autoeuropa

  • Scott Cahoon
  • Sep 12, 2019
Volkswagen Autoeuropa develops tools, jigs and fixtures with 3D printing in lieu of injection molding.
The transition to Industry 4.0 has fostered numerous engineering and fabrication changes for manufacturers in Europe and North America. This has created a pathway for the introduction of desktop 3D printing technology into manufacturing operations. One example is Volkswagen’s Autoeuropa facility in Palmela, Portugal. Since 2014, Autoeuropa has ramped up the use of desktop 3D printers from Ul... (More)
3D Printed Bike Parts

3D Printed Bike Parts

  • Guest Contributor Calvin Iba
  • May 31, 2017
Cal Poly Pomona's Human Powered Vehicle Team, our June Hackers of the Month, designed and 3D printed functional bike components using PRO Series Nylon to race in an intercollegiate competition. Calvin Iba, a member of the team, describes his firsthand experience.
Cal Poly Pomona’s Human Powered Vehicle team is a club that designs and builds a recumbent bicycle and competes with it against other colleges. This year, we made a “tadpole” which uses two front wheels and one rear wheel. We used 3d printing to build critical components of the bike. (More)
3D Printed Custom Car Parts

3D Printed Custom Car Parts

  • Rhonda Grandy
  • Nov 16, 2016
See the amazing 3D printed custom car parts from Michael O'Brien, MatterHackers' December Hacker of the Month. 
It would be an understatement to say that Michael O'Brien likes cars. Take one look at his Instagram, and you'll see what I mean. He's fully immersed in the automotive industry; being lead engineer at the Roadster Shop, I'd imagine that you'd have to be. When we discovered that O'Brien (aka Magic Mike) was using 3D printing to help design and manufacture custom accessories for cars, we knew he had... (More)
Utilizing 3D Printing to Fabricate Harley Davidson Components

Utilizing 3D Printing to Fabricate Harley Davidson Components

  • Chris Morgan
  • Jul 24, 2019
August 2019 Hacker of the Month, Chuck Taggart, uses 3D printing to invent products and to create amazing components for his Harley Davidson motorcycle.
Our August 2019 Hacker of the Month, Chuck Taggart, resides in Southlake, Texas. Chuck began his professional career as a civil engineer, planning, designing and overseeing construction and maintenance of building structures and infrastructure, but moved into insurance about 15 years ago. He currently owns a large health insurance agency, Health Reform Team, based in Grapevine, Texas.... (More)
How Kawasaki's Supercross Racing Team Uses 3D Printing

How Kawasaki's Supercross Racing Team Uses 3D Printing

  • MatterHackers
  • Jun 9, 2021
Engineers for Kawasaki's championship-winning Supercross team use 3D printing to create custom 3D printed parts for bikes that are lightweight and strong.
Learn how Jeremy Robinson, an engineer for Kawasaki's Supercross racing team, is using Ultimaker 3D printers and NylonX carbon fiber-infused nylon to create strong, lightweight parts for their bikes. Jeremy is also using 3D printers to prototype parts that need to be machined later. By using 3D printing in the early phases of the design and prototyping process, Jeremy not only saves time, but mone... (More)
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