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Ford is turning 3D printer waste into production-quality auto parts

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By:
Michael Martinez
March 25, 2021 01:00 PM

DETROIT — Instead of putting mounds of powdered waste from its 3D printers in a landfill, Ford Motor Co. is putting it in F-250 trucks.

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