#TOP5 videos: Automotive 3D printing, RepRap founders testimony and more!

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Top 1: Automotive 3D printing

Ford has implemented Automotive 3D printing at their Cologne factory by using 3D FDM printing. This process includes Ultimaker machines to manufacture fasteners and tools. The company explains that thanks to this new production method, they can possibly save up to 1,000 € per tool. So far, the American company has created fifty tools to use for its new Ford Focus. 3D technologies also allow them to choose between a wide range of materials, thus testing the resistance of different prototypes. Learn more about how Ford is implementing automotive 3D printing in the video below.

Top 2: The testimony of Adrian Bowyer

Adrian Bowyer, the man at the origin of the RepRap movement, explains the origins of his project of accessible and self-replicating 3D printers through this unpublished testimony. In 2000 he bought his first two machines, at the time such machines were still very expensive as there were no low-cost 3D printers yet. He quickly realised that he could use these 3D printers to replicate some of their pieces. This is the moment his RepRap project began to take shape. The RepRap movement is used both to develop self-replicating machines but also to manufacture a tool that can print all kinds of parts as needed.