Increasing Demand From The Automotive Industry Is Surging The 3D Printing Growth Again

There is the number of applications of 3D printing in different industries which increases the ease of development of end product or customization in the product. Automotive, aerospace and defense, food, packaging, manufacturing, jewellery, healthcare among others are many leading industries use 3D printing technology. 3D printing technology was approaching proposition for the automotive industry at an early stage. 3D printing has acquired an attractive percentage of share of the total motor vehicles manufacturing. Advancement in manufacturing technology like additive manufacturing in recent years are giving benefits like innovative designs, reduced prime times, and decreased costs. The biggest benefits 3D printing brings to car manufacturing as it has the ability to reduce costs and time needed for producing the automotive parts or products.

Some giant automotive companies have already adopted the 3D printing very initially and gained highly efficient result lightweight vehicle components. For instance, in 2018, BMW launched a new model of their bike, the s1000RR that incorporates 3D printing. 3D printed frame and a swing arm are the main attraction of these bike made up using 3D technologies. This frame and swing are manufactured using additive manufacturing technology using thin layers of molten metal. There are many recent developments in 3D printing and automotive industry that have to mention are like in Feb 2019, 3D printing company Carbon has just announced an exciting new collaboration with Italian sports car brand Lamborghini. Through this collaboration, Lamborghini will control Carbon’s Digital Light Synthesis (DLS) technology to manufacture end-use components for its Super SUV, the Urus. This earliest developments and adoption of 3D printing technology from the automotive industry indicate its penetration and growth simultaneously.