Automobile industry
Automobile industry
The automobile industry (automotive industry) is a vast and high-tech sector of the economy related to the design, production, assembly and servicing of automobiles and their components. This sector plays a key role in the economic development of countries and influences many related industries such as engineering, electronics, chemicals and services.
The automotive industry has a high proportion of capital expenditure as well as labor costs. This is why this industry is striving to automate production processes.
The global automotive industry has been using 3D printing for many years, not only in prototyping, for which many have their own additive manufacturing centers, but also in mass production, with giants such as Volkswagen and BMW using 3D printing on a regular basis. Every BMW car has parts produced using 3D printing.

Thanks to 3D technology, automobile manufacturers around the world are optimizing their development and production cycles.
- geometry control
- reverse engineering
- prototyping
- master modeling
- tooling production
- functional parts manufacturing
- development of complex structures, including monolithic structures that were previously formed from many individual components