If you suspect the major auto manufacturers are interested in the role 3D printing could play in their production process, you're right. But at this point, the relationship between the big OEMs and 3D printing is still deep in the getting-to-know-you phase. Example: Ellen Lee, technical leader for additive manufacturing research at Ford, is the company's resident 3D printing expert. In August, she and representatives from Boeing and Siemens attended a demonstration at Stratasys, a Minnesota company deeply involved in 3D. Stratasys' Robotic Composite 3D Demonstrator and Infinite-Build 3D Demonstrator are billed as being capable of making bigger, stronger parts than before.
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