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MacLean-Fogg and Fraunhofer ILT Deliver Game-Changing 3D-Printed Die Casting Tool Insert to Toyota Europe
MacLean-Fogg Company (MFC) and Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT (Fraunhofer ILT) have reached a new milestone in additive manufacturing for the automotive industry: creating the largest 3D-printed nearly solid die casting tooling insert in the world, 156 kg (350 lbs), for Toyota Europe's Yaris hybrid transmission housing.
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