Thanks to 3D printing, auto manufacturing demands and regulations could more easily be met.
The movie Back to the Future showed us cars hovering in air in an idea of what 2015 would look like. Now in 2016, we see our cars still bound to the earth. However, when the movie was made, in 1985, most of the materials in modern vehicles didn’t exist.
“About half the steel in cars being used today didn’t exist even 15 to 20 years ago,” says Dave Paratore, president and CEO for NanoSteel. New high-strength steels, along with composites and adhesives, are helping to reduce weight and increase strength in modern vehicles. While that might not seem extremely futuristic, it does show how innovation continues steadily—albeit sometime in the background—in the automotive arena. Today, for example, 3D printing is advancing the automotive industry and making vehicles stronger and lighter.
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