3D printing technology strikes, the first printed car comes out

The world's first "3D printed" car

3D printing technology can print many products. For example, Urbee uses 3D printing technology to "print" a car Urbee 2. The car was "printed" by a 3D printer and is currently mainly used for assembly.

According to reports, the car is currently classified as a motorcycle in the United States: only 3 wheels (front 2 rear 1), most of its materials are plastic, the engine and chassis are metal, the total weight of the car is 1200 pounds, the car model costs At around US $ 50,000, 14 orders have been received.

3D printed car

Since a standard design car requires hundreds or thousands of parts, and a 3D car only needs about 50 parts, this greatly reduces the raw materials needed to produce a car; once 3D printing technology is used in large numbers, the traditional production process The process of making molds can be completely replaced, and the production cycle and costs are expected to decrease significantly. In addition, for low-cost cars, 3D printed cars can achieve "customized" production.

In view of the above points, automobile manufacturing may make room for "3D printing" in the future. 3D printing staggered forward, the media and the government waved their flags, and the driving force behind it depends on whether its concept can maintain the confidence of investors. Whether an industry that has just started can go on healthily depends on whether it can outperform time and grow as soon as possible, so as to prevent investors from tolerating and exiting one after another. Wall Street and investors' market share may be disgusting, but it is also a cruel reality that the tech world can't look straight at. As for the future, everything has to pass the test of time.