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Ford produces the largest ever 3D printed metal automotive part
Largest 3D Printed Metal Automotive Part in History Ford Performance, the high-performance division of Ford Motor Company, 3D printed what they claim to be the largest metal automotive part for a working vehicle in automotive history. The metal part was…
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Largest 3D Printed Metal Automotive Part in History
Ford Performance, the high-performance division of Ford Motor Company, 3D printed what they claim to be the largest metal automotive part for a working vehicle in automotive history. The metal part was installed in the Hoonitruck, a 1977 Ford F-150 with a twin-turbo 3.5-litre V6 EcoBoost engine owned by Ken Block, star of popular YouTube series, Gymkhama.
Apart from revealing that the part is 6kg in weight and took five days to print, Ford did not reveal the exact measurements of the part. We know that it is an aluminium manifold inlet, printed by the XXL printer from GE Additive: the Concept Laser X LINE 2000R.
If it is in fact the largest metal additively manufactured part, then it must be bigger than Bugatti’s 3D printed brake caliper. Bugatti also claimed their part to be the largest functional titanium component when it was printed; it measured 41 x 21 x 13.6 cm.
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