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A modern assembly line can boil out a new fomite every few minutes , but when automaker want to build up and test a paradigm , it takes weeks to produce the dies and moulds needed to stamp out a custom one - off part . So Ford hasdeveloped a fantastic unexampled prototyping machinethat subprogram kind of like a 3D printer in that it can bring about a custom part in mere hours . Except that instead of credit card , it works its magic on sheet metal .
Three - dimensional models from a house decorator ’s modeling software are sent to the automobile , which uses a pair of machinelike arm mounted above and below a unconditional piece of canvass metal . The robotic arms feature very exact points at their ends , which are used to heave , bend , and form the 2D plane of metallic element into a 3D object . And depending on the complexity and sizing of the part being prototyped , it can do this in simple hours .
It allows designers and engineers to refine , produce , and test a novel or custom part again and again in a way of day , without having to only rely on package pretending . And while in its infancy the machine is n’t quite tight enough to connect an forum line , it ’s the staring puppet for crafting one - off construct vehicle , or share for particular edition vehicles that are n’t intended for aggregate production . [ YouTubeviaSlashGear ]
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