{"id":119,"date":"2015-12-08T10:24:20","date_gmt":"2015-12-08T10:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mklmotors.com\/mklmercedessprinterengines\/?p=119"},"modified":"2015-12-08T10:24:20","modified_gmt":"2015-12-08T10:24:20","slug":"local-motors-unveiled-3d-printed-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mklmotors.com\/mklmercedessprinterengines\/2015\/12\/08\/local-motors-unveiled-3d-printed-car\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Motors Unveiled its 3D-Printed Car"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Arizona-based Local Motors has unveiled its 3D-printed car\u2014LM3D\u2014at the SEMA automotive trade show. According to the company, 3D-printed is made of a thermoplastic. The company\u2014Local Motors\u2014uses a controversial car building process in order to build the 3D vehicles.<br \/>\nThe construction process involves direct digital manufacturing (DDM) to produce fully-homologated vehicles, CEO Jay Rogers explained to the crowd at the motor vehicle aftermarket show organized by the Speciality Equipment Market Association (SEMA). The vehicle is still to being tested.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the past few months our engineers have moved from only a rendering to the car you see in front of you today,&#8221; Rogers said. &#8220;We are using the power of DDM to create new vehicles at a pace unparalleled in the auto industry, and we\u2019re thrilled to begin taking orders on 3D-printed cars next year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As far as printing process is concerned, it looks like toothpaste spilling out of the tube when the machine shoots out ribbons of carbon-fibre reinforced thermoplastics.<\/p>\n<p>The car\u2014LM3D Swim\u2014looks like a red dune buggy when it is viewed closely. The lower-speed electric car cannot exceed 35 miles per hour, mandated by law. The company is planning to put the car on sale as soon as late next year for $53,000.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arizona-based Local Motors has unveiled its 3D-printed car\u2014LM3D\u2014at the SEMA automotive trade show. According to the company, 3D-printed is made of a thermoplastic. The company\u2014Local Motors\u2014uses a controversial car building process in order to build the 3D vehicles. The construction process involves direct digital manufacturing (DDM) to produce fully-homologated vehicles, CEO Jay Rogers explained to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":120,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7],"tags":[11,9,10,8],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mklmotors.com\/mklmercedessprinterengines\/2015\/12\/08\/local-motors-unveiled-3d-printed-car\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Local Motors Unveiled its 3D-Printed Car - MKL Mercedes Sprinter Engines\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Arizona-based Local Motors has unveiled its 3D-printed car\u2014LM3D\u2014at the SEMA automotive trade show. 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