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BMW GROUP ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING CAMPUS
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BMW GROUP ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING CAMPUS

REVENUE : US $ 171BN EMPLOYEES : 155,000 CEO : OLIVER ZIPSE FOUNDED : 1916
Group ’ s Additive Manufacturing Campus , located in Oberschleissheim , Germany , is a central hub for training , research and production in 3D printing .
The centre unites the production of prototype and series parts and drives research and training in the realm of toolless manufacturing .
Costing around US $ 16.5m , the facility ’ s centre of excellence currently has more than 80 associates . The BMW Group is a renowned leader in industrial-scale 3D printing , producing and fitting in excess of 300,000 3D printed components last year .
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