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3D-printed car brings hope of a car industry revolution

3D-printed car brings hope of a car industry revolution | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
US firm hopes that by 2017, buyers will be able to go online, customise their car and have it printed in just 44 hours.
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WIKISPEED enters Local Motors ARPA-E LITECAR Challenge - Wikispeed

WIKISPEED enters Local Motors ARPA-E LITECAR Challenge - Wikispeed | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
This challenge, with $60,000 in prize money for first place and $150,000 over all, has just been announced and closes March 5th.
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Local Motors to open Knoxville microfactory, storefront

Local Motors to open Knoxville microfactory, storefront | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Jay Rogers aims for the company he co-founded to build at a Knoxville microfactory an attractive, electric-powered vehicle designed for staff at the University of Tennessee and Oak Ridge National Laboratory to get around campus.
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Local Motors Opening Two New Micro-Factories For 3D Printed Car - Gas 2.0

Local Motors Opening Two New Micro-Factories For 3D Printed Car - Gas 2.0 | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Local Motors was on hand at the Detroit Auto Show to announce the opening of two new “micro-factories” and to show off their 3D printed car, the Strati.
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Help 3D Print Cars At Local Motor's East Coast Micro-Factory - TechSmash

Help 3D Print Cars At Local Motor's East Coast Micro-Factory - TechSmash | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Local Motors to establish a Micro-Factory for 3D printing vehicles in Maryland.
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3-D printed car maker Local Motors coming to National Harbor - Washington Business Journal

3-D printed car maker Local Motors coming to National Harbor - Washington Business Journal | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
National Harbor's newest tenant will be Local Motors, a vehicle designer and manufacturer that just unveiled its first 3-D printed car.
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Local Motors plans Hardin Valley factory - Knoxville News Sentinel

Local Motors plans Hardin Valley factory - Knoxville News Sentinel | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
A development plan for a research, development and manufacturing facility in West Knox County is headed to the Metropolitan Planning Commission on Thursday.
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See Local Motors’ 3D Printed ‘Strati’ Car in action

See Local Motors’ 3D Printed ‘Strati’ Car in action | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Earlier on this month at the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) in Chicago, Arizona-based automobile manufacturer Local shown it's Strati 3dprinter car for the first time.
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Founder Who Printed a Car (and Drove It) Speaks

Meet Jay Rogers. His company, Local Motors, promises to produce collaboratively designed cars at microfactories. Is this the future of auto manufacturing?
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Local Motors 3D Prints a Car Live at IMTS - 3D Printing Industry

Local Motors 3D Prints a Car Live at IMTS - 3D Printing Industry | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
This past week, open source car manufacturer, Local Motors, 3D printed a car and drove it live in front of audiences at the IMTS trade show in Chicago.
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Building a Tumbler Refinishing Tool for Micro Factory

The Local Motors Phoenix micro-factory has been looking for other options to create a nice finish on smaller metal products like the LM keychains. Typically achieved by grinding the metal surfaces manually, Corey Renner, mechatronics engineer, is designing and building a tumbler using cost-effective materials to make the finishing process more convenient and efficient. Check out his plan in this video.

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Building Cars With Crowdsourced Intelligence - eWeek

Building Cars With Crowdsourced Intelligence - eWeek | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it

CHICAGO—When Jay Rogers left the U.S. Marine Corps in 2004, he made a promise to his fallen soldier friends that he would go out into the world and make a difference. Speaking at the LinuxCon conference here, Rogers detailed how he has delivered on that promise with Local Motors, a startup that is set to enable a new era of automobiles.



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GE’s Micro-Factory Fit for Global Economy

GE’s Micro-Factory Fit for Global Economy | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it

In conjunction with Local Motors, GE also partnered with the company Quirky. Of the partnership,CNET notes, “GE provided Quirky with a collection of patents to develop its library and in turn, Quirky puts a GE logo on whatever inventions make it to market from that shared patent cache. The earliest products from the duo — a plastic carton that lets you know if your eggs have gone bad.”

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Local Motors to 3D Print Cars in 12 Hours, Recycle Old Cars, & Research Printing with Graphene & Metals

Local Motors to 3D Print Cars in 12 Hours, Recycle Old Cars, & Research Printing with Graphene & Metals | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
When it comes to 3D printing there are few, if any, companies that are making as big of a splash, at least from a media standpoint, as Phoenix, Arizona-based Local Motors. The company that surprised us all...
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3D Printing News: World's First 3D Printing Car Factory Plus Showroom Coming to the Washington, D.C., Area

3D Printing News: World's First 3D Printing Car Factory Plus Showroom Coming to the Washington, D.C., Area | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it

If you live in the Mid-Atlantic region, you should soon be able to buy a 3D-printed car -- or at least see one made. Developers at National Harbor -- a 350-acre waterfront property in Prince George's County, Maryland -- announced their plans earlier this month to open a facility for Local Motors by year's end. The facility, which is expected to be approximately 40,000 square feet, will include a 3D printing microfactory, lab, and showroom.

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Help 3D Print Cars At Local Motor's East Coast Micro-Factory - TechSmash

Help 3D Print Cars At Local Motor's East Coast Micro-Factory - TechSmash | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Local Motors to establish a Micro-Factory for 3D printing vehicles in Maryland.
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Local Motors builds Strati, the world's first 3D-printed car, in Detroit - Autoblog (blog)

Local Motors builds Strati, the world's first 3D-printed car, in Detroit - Autoblog (blog) | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Local Motors is 3D printing an entire car at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show. At the end of the week, the car will be driven under its own power.
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3D-Printed Car Company to Open Micro-Factory in Maryland

3D-Printed Car Company to Open Micro-Factory in Maryland | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
A company that intends to build and sell the world's first 3D-printed cars plans to open its first East Coast micro-factory and showroom in Maryland.
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Local Motors "micro-factory" gets OK from MPC - Knoxville News Sentinel

Local Motors "micro-factory" gets OK from MPC - Knoxville News Sentinel | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Local Motors, which specializes in advanced manufacturing, gained MPC approval Thursday for a proposed “micro-factory” off Pellissippi Parkway in West Knox County.
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The art of sideways: Drift-triking with Local Motors

The art of sideways: Drift-triking with Local Motors | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Electric ‘drift trikes’ are taking off, and the Arizona-based, crowd-sourced carmaker startup is leading the charge.
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World’s First 3D Printed Car Took Years to Design, But Only 44 Hours to Print

World’s First 3D Printed Car Took Years to Design, But Only 44 Hours to Print | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
The Strati can drive 120 miles on a single charge.
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Autodesk and Local Motors Collaborate on First Spark 3D Platform Implementation - ENGINEERING.com

Autodesk and Local Motors Collaborate on First Spark 3D Platform Implementation - ENGINEERING.com | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it

Earlier this year, Autodesk announced plans to introduce Spark, a new open platform for 3D printing, aimed at making it simpler and more reliable to print 3D models and easier to control how that model is printed. Now, Autodesk is collaborating with Local Motors, the leader in open-source hardware innovation, to utilize the Spark platform as Local Motors continues to develop the Strati, the world’s first 3D printed car.

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Local Motors Begins Their Six Day Quest to 3D Print the 'Strati' Car Live at IMTS - 3DPrint.com

Local Motors Begins Their Six Day Quest to 3D Print the 'Strati' Car Live at IMTS - 3DPrint.com | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it

As we see a progression within the additive manufacturing space, it’s only natural that boundaries will be pushed and broken, while new innovative uses for the technology emerge. What may be a breakthrough today, could be commonplace tomorrow. The industry is incredibly exciting to watch as visionaries expand the usefulness of 3D printing to areas we could never have even imagined only a few short years ago.



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Local Motors: Cars Should be Open Source Hardware - Linux.com (blog)

Local Motors: Cars Should be Open Source Hardware - Linux.com (blog) | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it


Though Local Motors was the first car company to produce an open source vehicle, Founder Jay Rogers says it is not an open source car company.

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GE, Local Motors Launch FirstBuild Micro-Factory in Louisville - Tech Cocktail

GE, Local Motors Launch FirstBuild Micro-Factory in Louisville - Tech Cocktail | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it


General Electric, Local Motors and University of Louisville have joined forces to open the FirstBuild Micro-factory.

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