Rapid Sheet Metal Prototyping at Ford

By on July 12th, 2013 in Usage

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Over the last 100 years or so, the Ford Motor Company has gotten really good at stamping sheet metal parts. Sadly, stamping can take up to 6-8 weeks from the time the design leaves the CAD station, so it’s not great for prototyping. 
 
To speed up prototyping, Ford has created a rapid process they call the Ford Freeform Fabrication Technology, F3T for short.
 
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