Now THAT is cool to see. Practical and cheaper.
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>What do a fan wheel for overhead line revision railcars, a bracket for a 1st class train reading lamp, and a diffusion grille for a reading lamp have in common? They all come from the 3D printer at Deutsche Bahn as spare parts. DB has been relying on 3D printing for ten years now. For its anniversary, the state-owned company drew a balance sheet.
Over 200,000 components from the 3D printer are already in use. The fast and efficient availability of spare parts has saved over 20 million euros. In many cases, the 3D printers helped the railway to obtain spare parts at all, for example for components in the ICE 1 that are no longer manufactured. Or, for example, templates and covers were created that helped to install new luggage racks without accidentally scratching other parts – in a fraction of the usual time.
Now THAT is cool to see. Practical and cheaper.
Archive: https://archive.today/ivyUn
From the post:
>>What do a fan wheel for overhead line revision railcars, a bracket for a 1st class train reading lamp, and a diffusion grille for a reading lamp have in common? They all come from the 3D printer at Deutsche Bahn as spare parts. DB has been relying on 3D printing for ten years now. For its anniversary, the state-owned company drew a balance sheet.
Over 200,000 components from the 3D printer are already in use. The fast and efficient availability of spare parts has saved over 20 million euros. In many cases, the 3D printers helped the railway to obtain spare parts at all, for example for components in the ICE 1 that are no longer manufactured. Or, for example, templates and covers were created that helped to install new luggage racks without accidentally scratching other parts – in a fraction of the usual time.
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