Local Motors is best known for creating the world’s first 3D-printed car. As the company prepares to sell those cars to the public for the first time, it’s come up with an unusual proposition for ...

One industrial area being revolutionized by 3D printing is the automotive sector. The application of the technology to the automotive sector remains relatively new. It was only back in 2014 that Local ...

MIT researchers have devised new tech that can 3D print entire complex machines with moving parts in a matter of hours.

3D printing, or more accurately, additive manufacturing, is more than just a fad, and the automotive industry is providing more and more examples of this. The most obvious is Czinger, whose 21C ...

For about as long as hackers and makers have been using desktop 3D printers, there have been critics that say the plastic parts they produce aren’t good for much else than toys and decorative pieces.

3D printers have become versatile, affordable, and powerful enough to print all sorts of things — including car parts. The process has also developed beyond DIY and prototyping (there are even 3D ...

Building hot rods remained basically the same for decades, with tried-and-true “old school” methods being used to create increasingly complex builds. Computers really changed the game, allowing things ...

Arguably, one of the main purposes of new technology is to provide means of improving your life in ways large and small. As an example of this, there are all manner of 3D printed gadgets that could be ...

The Elegoo Centauri Carbon is a cool-looking 3D printer you can get for $300. I’d never run a 3D printer in my life before this thing showed up at my shop, and I had a few significant hiccups getting ...

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Your first 3D prints should be simple, practical, and satisfying to finish. This list highlights projects that print easily and still feel genuinely useful.

The future for many industries is the 3D printer and the future factory will be composed of several industrial-sized printers. The car and automotive sector is one area likely to be affected. We ...