Hi,

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

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/08/3d-printing-isnt-just-for-supercars-now-its-for-drone-wings-too/

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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...


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Leon Fisk
Grand Rapids MI

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"Leon Fisk" wrote in message news:ubbi91$1ucu6$3@dont-email.me...

Hi,

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

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/08/3d-printing-isnt-just-for-supercars-now-its-for-drone-wings-too/

===
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

---------------------------- https://www.nasa.gov/feature/glenn/2023/3d-printed-rocket-launched-using-innovative-nasa-alloy

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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