3D-Printed Motorcycles, Propellers—Even Bridges—Are in the Works

May 5, 2017
3D printing is still finding new ways to integrate with production, as evidenced at this year’s Hannover Messe.

Innovation and invention continue to define 3D printing, as this year’s turnout of promising new applications at Hannover Messe proves. Among those featured in this gallery of images from the show are the Light Rider electric motorcycle, a first-responder aerial drone, and, yes, a bridge over a canal in Amsterdam.

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