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3-D Printing
Carbon makes 3-D printed parts for Ford
by Alexander H. Tullo
January 27, 2019
| A version of this story appeared in
Volume 97, Issue 4
Credit: Carbon
A ventilation system lever made using Carbon's 3-D printing process.
Carbon, a Redwood City, California-based 3-D printing specialist, has unveiled parts that it is manufacturing for Ford Motor. They include a Ford Focus ventilation system lever arm, Ford F-150 Raptor auxiliary plugs, and Ford Mustang GT500 electric parking brake brackets. Made from an epoxy-based material, the parts are a substitute for traditional components that are injection molded out of engineering thermoplastics, Carbon says.
Chemical & Engineering News
ISSN 0009-2347
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