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FE Technical Forum / Re: End of the Line for FE Power Cast Aluminum Products
« on: April 14, 2026, 12:00:59 PM »I take it 3D printing is not a viable option for making the parts? I'm aware that some very intricate parts like the one in this video can be made, but I have no knowledge of the costs involved.
So I did a small amount of searching. Appears to be well beyond EXTREMELY cost prohibitive. I'm still trying to wrap my head around how manufacturing facilities are justifying something like this (probably still too small for some of Jay's parts) versus having a part cast at a foundry. Both options require final machining.
Aerospace and prototype have moved deep into this. Low volume or first run stuff where speed of delivery outweighs costs, and/or where the full cost of tooling has to be amortized over a very few parts.
