Something from Nothing? GM Using "Additive Printing" for Prototype and Even Production Parts
Something from Nothing? GM Using “Additive Printing” for Prototype and Even Production Parts A GM engineer works with a 3D printer at the automaker’s new Additive Industrialization Center. At a clip too rapid for the human eye to discern, a laser beam fires into a pool of liquid polymer. Each time it does, it causes a tiny droplet of the goo to harden. Eventually, these little “pixels” start to come together, forming a solid part. The process goes by a variety of names, including both...
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