“Ford Motor Company, which recently celebrated the production of their 500,000th 3D-printed industrial part.”
I remain skeptical because of surface finish, speed, strength, and materials property limitations. But that item above caught my eye. Anybody know what part Ford is making and why they selected 3D printing?
I consulted to a printed electronics startup company about ten years ago and that has proven to be a real tough nut to crack.
Things are moving really fast now. Ten years ago might as well be 100. When I search for these articles I’m amazed at what they’re up to. Metals, human cells, food, meat from animal cells, buildings and on and on.
Probably most of their nuts and bolts and clamps. The little odds and ends that you can’t build anything without and over the long haul probably cost a company a lot of money to have shipped in, especially when you find out one load was out of spec. 3D printing that kind of stuff straight to the line probably saves a lot of nuisance.