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Originally Posted by kppolich
3d printing short, limited runs saves on the tooling and molds that would otherwise make up for speed/delivery on mass produced numbers
3D printing, great for concepts, prototypes, and one off works. Then use the models you have to make the molds for mass produced products rather than investing hand over fist for tooling and molds up front.
Overall, it really expedites the first few iteration turn around process.
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I think it will also be used for high precision components al la No22. 3d printing the dropouts significantly increases the accuracy of the brake mounts and decreases skilled labor of a welder purging and welding the same.