Ford begins large-scale 3D printing trial

Posted on 9 Mar 2017 by Michael Cruickshank

US automotive manufacturer Ford Motor Company this week announced plans to begin testing the production of large-scale parts using 3D-printing.

To do this, Ford is partnering with Stratasys, one of the US’s largest 3D printing manufacturers. Ford will use a Stratasys Infinite Build 3D-printer in order to print a large number of parts, some more than a meter in size. The printer itself is designed for commercial and industrial use, able to print objects of…

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