Amazon plans to create and
patent 3D-printing delivery trucks. The patent, called 'Providing
Services Related to Item Delivery via 3D Manufacturing on Demand',
describes an effort to deliver 3D printed items manufactured on a
truck to customers.
3D printing is a process, which three dimensional objects can be
printed on demand.
The 3D printing trucks that Amazon is proposing will double as
delivery trucks. The patent lays out a sequential series of steps in
regards to how this process will likely happen: first, a customer
places an order, the 3D printable order is sent to the delivery
truck closest to the customer, and the item is produced en route and
delivered once complete.
The patent also covers subtractive printing, which is the process of
taking a block of material, usually metal and removing pieces in
order to obtain the desired shape.
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