{"id":180509,"date":"2021-03-26T02:35:34","date_gmt":"2021-03-26T02:35:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/?p=180509"},"modified":"2021-04-06T03:20:51","modified_gmt":"2021-04-06T03:20:51","slug":"ford-and-hp-reuse-spent-3d-printed-powders-and-parts-sustainability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/ford-and-hp-reuse-spent-3d-printed-powders-and-parts-sustainability\/","title":{"rendered":"Ford and HP Reuse Spent 3D Printed Powders and Parts Sustainability"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ford teamed up with HP to reuse spent 3D printed powders and p<a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/art\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">art<\/a>s, thus closing a supply chain loop and turning them into injection-molded <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/automotive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vehicle<\/a> p<a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/art\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">art<\/a>s. The recycled materials are being used to manufacture injection-molded fuel-line clips installed first on Super Duty F-250 trucks.  The p<a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/art\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">art<\/a>s have better chemical and moisture resistance than conventional versions, are 7% lighter and cost 10% less. The Ford research team has identified 10 other fuel-line clips on existing <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/automotive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vehicle<\/a>s that could benefit from this innovative use of material and are migrating it to future models.<\/p>\n<p>Sustainability is a priority for both companies, which, through joint exploration, led to this unlikely, e<a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/art\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">art<\/a>h-friendly solution. The resulting injection-molded p<a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/art\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">art<\/a>s are better for the <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/environment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">environment<\/a> with no compromise in the durability and quality standards Ford and its customers demand.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFinding new ways to work with sustainable materials, reducing waste and leading the development of the circular economy are passions at Ford,\u201d said Debbie Mielewski, Ford technical fellow, Sustainability.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany companies are finding great uses for <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3D print<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ing<\/a> technologies, but, together with HP, we\u2019re the first to find a high-value <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/insights\/applications\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">application<\/a> for waste powder that likely would have gone to landfill, transforming it into functional and durable auto p<a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/art\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">art<\/a>s.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 340px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/3\/BVf6Zn.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"340\" height=\"191\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ford 3D printed wheel nut<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>HP <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3D print<\/a>ers are already designed for high efficiency, with systems and structures to minimize the excess material they generate and reuse a greater percentage of the materials put into them. Working with Ford, which uses HP\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3D print<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ing<\/a> technology at the company\u2019s Advanced Manufacturing Center, the team created this solution that produces zero waste.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou get more sustainable manufacturing processes with 3D, but we are always striving to do more, driving our industry forward to find new ways to reduce, reuse and recycle powders and p<a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/art\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">art<\/a>s,\u201d said Ellen Jackowski, chief sustainability and social impact officer, HP. \u201cOur collaboration with Ford extends the <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/environment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">environment<\/a>al benefits of <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3D print<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ing<\/a> even further, showcasing how we are bringing entirely different industries together to make better use of spent manufacturing materials, enabling a new circular economy.\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #eaeaea7a; padding: 15px 30px; overflow-wrap: break-word; display: flex; align-items: center; border-radius: 4px; box-shadow: -1px 4px 20px 0px #dedede; margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em;\">\n<div style=\"flex: 1; padding-right: 30px;\">\n<h4 style=\"margin-bottom: 14px;\">Manufacturing on Demand<\/h4>\n<div style=\"display: block;\">Have design to produce? Get professional manufacturing suggestion for free at FacFox!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a style=\"background-color: #0baee8; color: white; padding: 10px 20px; border-radius: 4px;\" href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i class=\"fa-fw auxicon auxicon-cloud-upload\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> Get Quote<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>For its p<a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/art\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">art<\/a>, Ford is developing new <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/insights\/applications\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">application<\/a>s and utilizing a multitude of different processes and materials for <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3D print<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ing<\/a>, including filaments, sand, powders and liquid vat polymerization. The company already employs <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3D print<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ing<\/a> for a variety of low-volume commercial <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/automotive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vehicle<\/a> p<a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/art\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">art<\/a>s, as well as fixtures used by assembly line workers, saving time and enhancing quality.<\/p>\n<p>Companywide, Ford has a goal to achieve 100% sustainable materials in its <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/automotive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vehicle<\/a>s.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA key to achieving our sustainability goals and solving the broader problems of society is working with other like-minded companies. We can\u2019t do it alone,\u201d Mielewski said. \u201cWith HP, we defined the waste problem, solved technical challenges and found a solution in less than one year, which is something in which we all take pride.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Three other companies helped Ford and HP make the project outcome possible.<\/p>\n<p>SmileDirectClub, the next-generation oral care company with the first medtech platform for straightening teeth, operates the largest facility of HP <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3D print<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ing<\/a> systems in the U.S. The company\u2019s fleet of more than 60 HP <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3D print<\/a>ers produces more than 40,000 aligners a day. The resulting used <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3D print<\/a>ed p<a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/art\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">art<\/a>s are collected and recycled with HP to increase volume for Ford.<\/p>\n<p>Resin producer Lavergne, a longtime recycling p<a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/art\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">art<\/a>ner of HP, transforms those molds and discarded powder from Ford\u2019s HP <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3D print<\/a>ers into high-quality recycled plastic pellets, suitable for injection molding. The pellets are then molded into fuel-line clips by Ford supplier ARaymond, who designs, engineers and manufactures assembly systems.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; color: grey;\">* This article is reprinted from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.3dprintingmedia.network\/ford-and-hp-reuse-spent-3d-printed-powders-and-parts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3D Printing Media Network<\/a>. If you are involved in infringement, please contact us to delete it.<\/p>\n<p><i class=\"far fa-fw fa-user\"><\/i> Author: Adam Str\u00f6mbergsson<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ford teamed up with HP to reuse spent 3D-printed powders and parts, thus closing a supply chain loop and turning them into injection-molded vehicle parts. The recycled materials are being used to manufacture injection-molded fuel-line clips installed first on Super Duty F-250 trucks.  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The Ford research team has identified 10 other fuel-line clips on existing vehicles that could benefit from this innovative use of material and are migrating it to future models.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":184766,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/3\/BVf6Zn.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Ford and HP Reuse Spent 3D Printed Powders and Parts Sustainability","footnotes":""},"categories":[324],"tags":[24,227,435,518],"class_list":["post-180509","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-environment","tag-3d-printing","tag-environment","tag-injection-molding","tag-sustainability"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.2 (Yoast SEO v27.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Ford and HP Reuse Spent 3D Printed Powders and Parts Sustainability - FacFox News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Ford teamed up with HP to reuse spent 3D-printed powders and parts, thus closing a supply chain loop and turning them into injection-molded vehicle parts. 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