Top 5 Videos: Ford Motor Company Large-Format 3D Printing

In this week’s compilation of 3D printing videos, discover how the Ford Motor Company is using large-format 3D printing, resulting in the company saving over 90% manufacturing time! Next, you will go behind the scenes of Mighty Buildings, an American company that uses concrete 3D printing to build the walls of its houses and provide more sustainable and affordable housing. Finally, go on an imaginative adventure where you get to 3D print anything you’ll ever need—from food to housing and transportation. In any case, we wish you a very good Sunday!

Top 1: Ford’s Large-format 3D Printing

The American car manufacturer has been using additive manufacturing for 30 years for different applications. One of them is the creation of more functional tools. For this, the company has invested in a large-format machine from BigRep, the BigRep One. This allows the company to design tools of all kinds and adapt them to its cars. For example, Ford has 3D printed a whole series of handy tools to put your hands-on when it comes to positioning parts on typical vehicles such as hatchbacks. One of the main advantages of large-format 3D printing for Ford is the ability to produce large parts in one go, without going through more cumbersome assembly steps. In any case, the manufacturer has reduced by 94% its production times for tooling in the factory thanks to its 3D printer!