The company published the Local Motors car in just 6 days

3D printing is increasingly permeates all spheres of our life. Type toys, printed rocket motors and gold jewelry, prints even cars. Habré already wrote once about the printed car, but then mentioned that the process takes several weeks.

Now everything has changed: the company Local Motors printed a fully functional car that took only 6 days. And the work was not in the lab, and the sights of the cameras at the international show International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) .

Work began on a Sunday and it was completed on Saturday. As a result - was born avtomobilchik «Strati». Details for him were created from the ABC-reinforced plastic carbon fiber.




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Creating a car was conducted using Big Area Additive Manufacturing - 3D-printer, capable of operating with a capacity of 4 to 5 kg of plastic per hour .



Needless to say, the car is and functional elements that are not yet possible to create a 3D printer. This battery («Strati» - electric), electric motors, wiring, suspension.



Immediately after completion of the work avtomobilchik started off, and went to demonstrate their own capabilities and design. Already this year, the developers hope to establish a commercial release «Strati».

Source: habrahabr.ru/post/236815/