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Dana hits back at coronavirus, manufacturing hospital PPE using 3D printers and offering free downloadable designs
With the Coronavirus putting a huge strain on hospitals, medical staff and supplies of vital equipment, Dana (the folks that make the drivetrains, e-propulsion systems and a whole lot more that goes into your trucks and equipment) has answered the call. Dana and its engineering team have partnered with their local Toledo, Ohio-based hospitals to […]
April 17, 2020
Technology
Volvo CE now 3D printing spare parts, prototype components
Volvo Construction Equipment says it has begun using additive manufacturing techniques not only as part of the company’s process for prototyping new machines, but also to supply customers with replacement parts. Known more commonly as 3D printing, additive manufacturing creates three dimensional objects by slowly placing layers of a molten metal or liquefied plastic in […]
March 26, 2018
Roadbuilding
Chinese city uses 3D printing to build bridge railings
A well-traveled bridge in Nanjing, China, recently had its unstable railings replaced with 3D-printed bridge railings constructed by Nanjing Jiayi Precision Machinery Manufacturing Co., Ltd., 3D Print.com reports. According to Li Jin, chairman of the company, using traditional methods to replace the railings would have taken at least a month, but 3D printing technology allowed the railings […]
August 25, 2017
Construction Equipment
World’s first 3D-printed excavator gets to work in ConExpo unveiling
Though hundreds of machines are making their debut here in Las Vegas this week at the ConExpo/Con-Agg and IFPE shows, one piece of equipment in particular has created quite a buzz. Project AME (pronounced “Amy’) is a 3D-printed excavator produced through a consortium of research teams that are part of the Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid […]
March 7, 2017
Construction Equipment
Cab of the first 3D-printed excavator a success at Oak Ridge National Lab
A project that might inform the transformation of heavy equipment manufacturing has borne its first fruits with the first successful 3D printing of an excavator cab. With the appearance of an alien spacecraft, the cab was designed by a student engineering team from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The design is based on the Voronoi […]
October 4, 2016
Construction Equipment
Cab of the first 3D-printed excavator will have a certain alien spacecraft vibe
A 3D-printed excavator is one step closer to reality thanks a collaboration between the Association of Equipment Manufacturers and ConExpo-Con/Agg. AEM has announced that an engineering team from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign won the contest to design a functional excavator cab that will be 3D-printed and on display at the Tech Experience held in conjunction […]
June 17, 2016
Construction Equipment
A 3D-printed excavator? Add this to ConExpo 2017’s must-see list
The big construction equipment show ConExpo-Con/Agg is teaming up with a group of students and engineers to display the world’s first 3D-printed excavator. The display will show the first large scale use of steel in 3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing. The excavator project is a collaboration between the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), […]
May 18, 2016
Technology
The 3D-printed car is here and the technology is well on its way to disrupting construction, too
One of the most atypical things we saw this year at the SEMA show (Specialty Equipment Market Association) was a prototype of a 3D printed car from the company Local Motors. It’s a cute little two-seater that looks a lot like a Mazda Miata, but don’t think for a minute that this is just a […]
November 24, 2015
Construction Equipment
Apis Cor 3D printer assembles in 30 minutes, prints a building in 1 day
Though 3D printing is a technology that seems destined to greatly impact the construction industry, up until recently that impact still felt far off. But this year alone we’ve seen bridges, homes and hotel rooms built using 3D printing methods that decrease project times significantly. Now, according to 3Dprint.com, Russian engineer Nikita Chen-yun-tai has created […]
November 12, 2015
Construction Equipment
World’s first 3D-printed hotel suite is complete with a 3D-printed jacuzzi (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
Though 3D printing has grown in popularity in recent years, it has yet to mature into a reliable construction method for everyday structures that is cost effective and easy to duplicate. But that isn’t stopping the owner of a hotel—and soon to be home developer—in the Philippines from going all-in on the technology. In a […]
October 15, 2015
Technology
PHOTOS: Company unveils 3D printed homes that can be built in under 3 hours
What if it were possible to reduce the process of buying and building a home to less than a day? In China, one company has quite the head start on such a disruption. According to a report from the Daily Mail, Zhouda Group, based in Xi’an, Central China, has developed new technology to 3D print […]
August 5, 2015
Construction Equipment
Print your own F-150 Raptor or Ford GT with the automaker’s new 3D Store
Remember those halcyon days of model car building? Carefully popping those plastic pieces apart before piecing them together? The smell of the paint fumes and the pride of finding a spot on the shelf? While scale model cars might not be as popular as they once were, Ford is—knowingly or not—providing us with a bit […]
June 29, 2015
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