Manufacturing

GM takes 3D printing beyond prototypes

General Motors employees work with 3D printers at GM’s Additive Industrialization Center in Warren, Mich., which is due to begin operations this year.
June 22, 2020 04:00 AM

DETROIT — General Motors has used 3D printing since 1989 to help build prototypes faster, but the technology wasn't ready to go much beyond that. Now, GM is 3D-printing tools for medical device production and says it soon will start printing parts for vehicles in production.

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