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Old Jul 3, 2013 | 01:12 PM
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Ford's New Prototyping Machine Turns Sheet Metal Into Custom Parts

A cool new technology Ford is developing:

Ford has developed a fantastic new prototyping machine that functions kind of like a 3D printer in that it can produce a custom part in mere hours. Except that instead of plastic, it works its magic on sheet metal.

http://gizmodo.com/fords-new-prototy...to-c-659217381


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Old Jul 3, 2013 | 04:01 PM
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That is very cool!
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Old Jul 3, 2013 | 09:02 PM
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Impressive!!!
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Old Jul 3, 2013 | 09:07 PM
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Innovation


A beautiful thing
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Old Jul 4, 2013 | 01:01 AM
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The funny thing is that this is basically the great great grandson of the English Wheel which fabricators have used forever and ever.
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