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 A car manufacturer is attempting to produce a car live at a motoring trade show in the US – using a 3D printer.

Local Motors is printing the motor vehicle called ‘Strati’ in one piece, over a 44-hour period during the six-day International Manufacturing Technology Show 2014 in Chicago.

The car is being created using direct digital manufacturing (DDM) techniques and created layer by layer using 3D data and a 3D printer. This is typically cheaper than conventional manufacturing processes and enables objects to be printed on a smaller scale.

3D car printed live on internet - BT