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10/07/2026

Industrial additive manufacturing is fundamentally changing how global brands build customer loyalty and streamline product development.

A prime example is Škoda which recently released official 3D-printable interior accessory files (such as custom storage compartments, phone holders, and organizers) directly to drivers.

This initiative highlights how industrial 3D printing is powering modern product innovation:

🔹 Accelerated Development & In-House Agility: By leveraging an in-house 3D Printing Competence Centre equipped with 14 industrial machines across FDM, SLA, Multi Jet Fusion, and PolyJet technologies, companies drastically cut turnaround times while keeping proprietary data secure within the organization.
🔹 On-Demand Customization: Rather than mass-producing low-margin accessories, manufacturers can empower end users to produce functional, tailormade components suited to their specific needs.
🔹 Open-Source Engagement & Co-Creation: Sharing official, downloadable 3D models builds a community around the brand—meeting growing consumer demand for personalized experiences while establishing digital distribution channels.

As industrial additive technology continues to scale, the line between manufacturer and end-user design is blurring, creating a dynamic model for customer-centric product lifecycles.

What are your thoughts on major brands sharing printable files with their audience? Is co-creation the future of customer engagement?

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Škoda has published 10 3D files on Printables so customers can personalize their car interiors. See the files here.

10/01/2026

Tempus 3D is proud to announce that we are now ISO 9001:2015 certified!

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09/22/2026

A compelling new story from 3D Printing Industry highlights how prosthetics centers in northwest Syria are shifting from traditional plaster molds to digital scanning and additive manufacturing.

Here is why this workflow shift is so transformative:

⚡ Turnaround Time: Custom devices can now be produced in ~1 day, down from several weeks using conventional methods.
📉 Cost Efficiency: Manufacturing costs dropped by up to 80% for complex prosthetics, making them far more accessible.
🔄 Repeatability & Scale: Digital files allow technicians to adjust and reprint designs seamlessly as patients—especially children—grow, without starting from scratch.
🌐 Decentralized Manufacturing: Local 3D printing sidesteps broken supply chains and eliminates reliance on scarce imported components.

Whether in crisis zones or advanced industrial production lines, the core advantage of additive manufacturing remains the same: on-demand flexibility, precise customization, and rapid lead times.

At Tempus 3D, we help businesses leverage high-performance industrial 3D printing to streamline supply chains, shorten turnaround times, and produce complex parts without traditional tooling barriers.

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09/18/2026

Mass Personalization is Changing Industrial Design 🚴‍♂️⚡

A company has created a custom 3D-printed internal structure built using each rider’s pressure mapping data. Instead of standardized zones, a tailored lattice network delivers targeted comfort without altering the saddle's outer shape.

This highlights what additive manufacturing does best:

- Data-Driven Customization: Ditch "one-size-fits-all" for parts tailored to exact user specs.
- Complex Lattice Geometries: Build internal networks that optimize weight, damping, and support—impossible with traditional molding.
- Tool-Free Efficiency: Move directly from digital data to a finished product without expensive tooling.

At Tempus 3D, we bring these same benefits to industrial, medical, and manufacturing applications—helping teams turn complex digital designs into scalable, end-use parts.

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Selle Italia is launching Unica, a saddle with 3D-printed padding whose stiffness adapts to each rider's pressure data.

09/15/2026

Apple's new iPhone Duo hides a quiet admission — its foldable hinge, the single most stressed, most failure-prone part in the whole device, is 3D printed.

Not a prototype. Not a one-off. A production part, machined from recycled Grade 5 titanium, with AI matching each printed hinge to its housing for a perfect fit.

Apple isn't alone. Honor and OPPO got there first, printing hinges for their own foldables years ago. The pattern is clear: when a part has to be precise, durable, and impossible to get "close enough" on, manufacturers are turning to additive.

That's the same logic behind every part we print. Complex geometry, tight tolerances, and zero room for compromise — it's not a niche use case anymore. It's how the best products in the world get built.

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Apple uses 3D printing for the hinge on the iPhone Duo, its first foldable phone. Find out why and how Apple used 3D printing here.

08/28/2026

3D Printing Takes Flight: How Additive Manufacturing is Elevating UAV Innovation 🚁

In our August issue of Tempus Times, we explore how 3D printing and generative design are reshaping the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and drone industries.

Key highlights from this edition:

- 12–14 Month Timeline Reduction: Discover how replacing traditional tooling with MJF 3D printing helped a drone developer slash production rollout times while driving down development costs.
- Generative Design Optimizations: A deep dive into how generative design solved critical weight and flexibility challenges, significantly boosting propeller airflow and thrust efficiency.
- Precision Drone Propulsion: How high-precision, production-grade 3D printing meets extreme tolerances for complex counter-rotating UAV propulsion systems.
- Real-World Applications: From seed-dispersing ecological restoration drones to rapid field repairs, see how additive manufacturing is driving practical transformation in aerospace engineering.

Read the full newsletter update here:

Explore how 3D printing and generative design are transforming UAV manufacturing with rapid rollout, lighter components, optimized airflow, and enhanced flight efficiency.

08/18/2026

🚀 Breaking the Copper Barrier in Industrial 3D Printing

Pure copper has historically been notorious to laser print due to high reflectivity and heat loss.
Recent advancements in selective laser melting (SLM) parameter tuning prove we can now print high-density copper parts with maximum thermal conductivity.

What this means for performance engineering:

- Intricate Cooling: Print complex internal channels and gyroid lattices impossible with traditional machining.
- Compact Efficiency: Superior heat dissipation for aerospace, power electronics, and high-tech applications.
- Design Freedom: Lighter, high-performance thermal management components.

At Tempus 3D, we’re excited to see how parameter optimizations continue to expand what’s possible in metal additive manufacturing.

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08/11/2026

How Industrial 3D Printing is Solving a Global Healthcare Crisis

Of the 30–40 million people worldwide requiring prosthetic devices, fewer than 10% have access to adequate care. The barrier has rarely been technology—it’s been cost and manual production bottlenecks.
That’s changing rapidly.

By combining industrial 3D printing and AI-driven design, the medical industry is fundamentally reshaping custom manufacturing:

- 📉 Cost Reduction: Medical-grade 3D-printed bionic arms cost roughly a third to a fifth of traditional devices
- ⏱️ Turnaround Speed: On-site digital scanning and 3D printing cut production times from weeks down to hours.
- 🎯 Custom Fit: AI pressure mapping generates optimized lattice structures that absorb 1,600% more energy, drastically reducing custom fit issues.

Whether in medical technology, aerospace, or automotive, additive manufacturing is moving from prototyping to high-impact production—delivering lighter, stronger, and more cost-effective solutions at scale.

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3D printing and AI are dramatically reducing the cost of arm prosthetics. Since 2025, US insurers cover 3D-printed prosthetics, and Open Bionics now supplies bionic arms to more than 800 clinics worldwide.

08/05/2026

What if cooling buildings didn’t require electricity?

Researchers at TU Graz have 3D printed porous ceramic cubes that use natural evaporation to reduce temperatures by nearly 7°C in their immediate surroundings.

It’s a powerful example of how industrial 3D printing can transform sustainable ideas into complex, functional solutions that conventional manufacturing cannot easily produce.

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As Europe's heatwaves intensify, TU Graz 3D prints ceramic cubes that cool rooms by almost 7°C with no electricity.

07/30/2026

French automaker Alpine and Lacoste just unveiled a one-off “Beware of the Crocodile” A290 Rallye with 3D‑printed lattice seat components produced by ERPRO. These structures reduce weight while improving comfort and load distribution, a combination that is hard to achieve with traditional foams or machined parts.

For rally cars, every kilogram matters – so 3D printing becomes a performance enabler, not just a styling choice. This is Alpine’s second project with ERPRO, following 3D‑printed headrests on the A390 β show car using bio‑based elastomers.

Together, these applications show how industrial 3D printing is moving from prototypes to low‑volume, functional interior components in automotive and other sectors where lightweight, tailored lattices create real competitive advantages.

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The 3D printed seats are part of a broader effort to reduce weight and optimise function, essential in the world of rallying.