While they're not quite ready for production, the printed parts were lighter, ran cooler and unlocked more power than the standard forged pistons. Antuan started out in the automotive industry the old ...

Automotive supplier and international development partner MAHLE has produced high-performance aluminium pistons using 3D printing techniques as part of a cooperation between Porsche and mechanical ...

In the relatively short span of time since its invention, 3D printing has come a very long way. From its earliest days in the 1980s producing simple polymer objects, 3D printing (also known as ...

3D printed materials have come a long way in the last decade or so as printers have become more and more mainstream. Printers can use all kinds of different plastics with varying physical ...

Calm down, GT2 RS owners of TopGear.com. Porsche isn’t about to start selling 3D-printed pistons to existing owners of the fastest, most powerful and most expensive of all 991-era 911s. Sorry. It’s ...

3D prints aren’t typically known for their heat resistance. However, [Integza] noted that using the right techniques, it was possible to 3D print parts that could handle steam heat without failing.