This article provides an overview of some of the technologies used for rp and low volume production of sheet metal.
Ford rapid prototyping sheet metal.
Ford reveals new rapid prototyping and low volume production techniques w video.
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To speed up prototyping ford has created a rapid process they call the ford freeform fabrication technology f3t for short.
Rapid prototyping for sheet metal parts posted in the technical forum.
See how ford does it with this short video video.
Allowing them to fabricate a three dimensional part from a two dimensional sheet of metal in just hours.
Over the last 100 years or so the ford motor company has gotten really good at stamping sheet metal parts.
Ford engineers are developing a highly flexible first of its kind patented technology to rapidly form sheet metal parts for low volume production applicati.
Ford calls this ford freeform fabrication technology f3t.