Technical Rapid Prototyping

[FB]

Found this article on the use of rapid prototyping in F1 and thought I'd share it.

http://www.3dprintingnews.co.uk/ste...achieve-pole-position-with-rapid-prototyping/

Red Bull bring 3D printers to the circuit to make new parts to go on the car during the weekend and Aston Martin made a rapid prototype of an engine!

 

[chreden]

Pretty clever stuff. Also nice that someone seems to be doing something with 3D printers that isn't printing more 3D printers (this seems to be the goal of 90% of the 3D printing community).

 

[gethinceri]

What if the 3d printers were programmed to do nothing but print more printers? It's like the Dracliar terrors I used to suffer as a child. I'm going back to bed now, to hide under the duvet.

 

[Josephiah]

Rapid prototyping is now pretty much a misnomer, as the quality is now such that its replacing/complimenting other more "traditional" workshop techniques.

 

[Olivier]

Something related.http://printrbot.com/