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Ford Motor Company and Sharrow Engineering Scale Production of the Sharrow Propeller in Detroit
DETROIT, April 09, 2026--Sharrow Engineering announced today it is scaling production of its patented Sharrow™ Propeller through a collaboration with Ford Motor Company’s Advanced Industrial Technology & Platforms (ATP) team, using advanced 3D sand-casting techniques thanks to connections made through the Michigan Central innovation ecosystem.
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