Large-Format Automotive Tooling & Mold Validation
This case study demonstrates how automotive tooling validation can be improved through large-format 3D printing before committing to expensive composite mold production. The Challenge: Tooling Capitalization Risk in Composite Molding An international automotive...
How to Reduce Custom Tooling Lead Times from 10 Weeks to 1 Week Using Dual-Material Additive Manufacturing
A Tier-1 bearing manufacturer redesigned a complex production tool for dual-material industrial 3D printing. By combining ABS with soluble ODS-20 support material, the project reduced the assembly from 24 to 12 components, lowered its weight from 2.5 to 2.0 kg, and shortened production from 8–10 weeks to one week.
Eurosatory 2026: Material Freedom. How Open-System 3D Printers Mitigate Defense Supply Chain Risk
What companies should be visiting Eurosatory 2026? The modern battlespace runs on data, but it is supplied by physical logistics. For nations attending Eurosatory 2026, the starkest lessons from recent conflicts have not been about a single weapons platform, but about...
Small Tactical Drones in European Defense: Why Speed, Scale, and Sustainment Matter
Small tactical drones are changing European defense requirements beyond speed, range, and payload. Using the Omni3D Mosquito 1000 and Mosquito 1600 as examples, this article examines why scalable production, secure digital workflows, fleet replacement, and forward-deployed manufacturing are essential to maintaining operational capability.
