A 3D printed Effect Skin is placed on the bumper of the Daihatsu Copen, a convertible.
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The Effect Skin can be customized for different colors and patterns.
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This is one of the only on the market to print in multiple colors and multiple materials in one print. Daihatsu is using the Fortus machine, but the J750 is the next wave of innovation from Stratasys.
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The Effect Skins will be offered in multiple textures, as seen here.
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Effects Skins can be applied to the front or rear bumper of the Copen.
The headquarters of the Daihatsu Motor company is located in Ikeda, Osaka.
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An engineer takes a 3D printed Effect Skin out of a Stratasys 3D printer.
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The manufacturing warehouse for Daihatsu Motor company.
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In the Daihatsu showroom, potential customers can see what the Effect Skins look like on an actual car.
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The Daihatsu Motor company produces small cars.
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Chief engineer of the product planning division for the Daihatsu Motor Company.
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Manufacturing warehouse for Daihatsu Motor company.
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Hope Reese is a writer based in Louisville, Kentucky, currently living in Budapest. Her work has appeared in the Atlantic, the Boston Globe, Vox, Vice and other publications.
