Ford and Rivian are expanding 3D printing in manufacturing to cut costs and shorten production times. Rivian has spent more than $5 million on 3D-printing machines, with annual material costs of about $1.7 million, and says the machines typically pay for themselves within a year by lowering supplier tooling costs and cutting part production times from weeks to days, if not hours. The company is adding machines that print flexible silicone parts and installing a bay of machines at its Normal, Illinois plant so employees can print parts on demand. Ford operates additive manufacturing departments at many plants, has a vending machine for 3D-printed parts for F-150 production near its Dearborn, Michigan headquarters, and expects 3D labs at more than 23 plants by the end of this year, with over 200 machines in its program. GM also uses 3D-printed parts for low-volume products and R&D, and has recently expanded its use of industrial Stratasys printers.
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