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UPS is to offer on-demand 3D printing network
UPS plans to integrate 3D printing services into its global logistics network, starting this summer when customers will be able to access and utilise 3D printers installed in 60 UPS stores, with additional access to Fast Radius' 3D printing factory in Louisville, Kentucky, for larger-scale projects.
UPS has also partnered with software solutions provider SAP in order to link existing supply-chain software with UPS' additive manufacturing solutions. In practice, SAP customers will be able to digitise blueprints for production parts and route their order to a UPS location for printing and delivery, reported New York's Air Cargo World.
"By building this disruptive technology into our supply chain models, we also bring new value to our manufacturing customers of all sizes,"said president, UPS global distribution and logistics, Stan Deans.
Rather than placing an order directly through the logistics company's website, customers will have their orders routed from Fast Radius' website, (formerly CloudDDM) to the most geographically sensible printer. From the UPS store printer, orders are then shipped according to the chosen speed of service.
UPS has also partnered with software solutions provider SAP in order to link existing supply-chain software with UPS' additive manufacturing solutions. In practice, SAP customers will be able to digitise blueprints for production parts and route their order to a UPS location for printing and delivery, reported New York's Air Cargo World.
"By building this disruptive technology into our supply chain models, we also bring new value to our manufacturing customers of all sizes,"said president, UPS global distribution and logistics, Stan Deans.
Rather than placing an order directly through the logistics company's website, customers will have their orders routed from Fast Radius' website, (formerly CloudDDM) to the most geographically sensible printer. From the UPS store printer, orders are then shipped according to the chosen speed of service.
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