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