isn’t just for supercars...

Aug 13, 2023 1 Replies

Hi,



Interesting article on 3d printing. Especially the shape of the parts they're coming up with:



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=== Additive manufacturing, or 3D printing as it's more commonly known, is more a tool for rapid prototyping in the auto industry than manufacturing actual parts to be used on actual cars. Well, mostly. An interesting company working in this space is Divergent 3D, which has already been supplying 3D-printed parts like subframes for low-volume cars for several car companies, including Aston Martin and Mercedes-AMG...



Hi,

Interesting article on 3d printing. Especially the shape of the parts they're coming up with:

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=== Additive manufacturing, or 3D printing as it's more commonly known, is more a tool for rapid prototyping in the auto industry than manufacturing actual parts to be used on actual cars. Well, mostly. An interesting company working in this space is Divergent 3D, which has already been supplying 3D-printed parts like subframes for low-volume cars for several car companies, including Aston Martin and Mercedes-AMG... Leon Fisk Grand Rapids MI

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It's certainly come far since we were jetting piles of molten plastic ink droplets at Howtek in the mid 80's.

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