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BMW GROUP PRINTED ITS FIRST PROTOTYPE PARTS USING AN IN-HOUSE STEREOLITHOGRAPHY MACHINE
METAL AND POLYMER 3D PRINTING WAS INTRODUCED FOR SMALL-SERIES PRODUCTION OF RACE CAR COMPONENTS
LASER SINTERING TECHNOLOGY WAS ADOPTED TO MANUFACTURE CUSTOM COMPONENTS FOR THE LUXURY ROLLS-ROYCE PHANTOM
ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
AT BMW GROUP
1991
BMW GROUP PRINTED ITS FIRST PROTOTYPE PARTS USING AN IN-HOUSE STEREOLITHOGRAPHY MACHINE
METAL AND POLYMER 3D PRINTING WAS INTRODUCED FOR SMALL-SERIES PRODUCTION OF RACE CAR COMPONENTS
2010
2012
LASER SINTERING TECHNOLOGY WAS ADOPTED TO MANUFACTURE CUSTOM COMPONENTS FOR THE LUXURY ROLLS-ROYCE PHANTOM
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