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OTR Engineered Solutions (OTR) has launched OTR3DLab, a service that uses large-format additive manufacturing (LFAM) to produce full-scale prototypes of off-the-road tires, wheels, tracks, and related components. The company says prototypes can be delivered in a few weeks instead of months, so customers can review a design before paying for production tooling. More broadly, the service brings LFAM into the concept stage of off-the-road product development, where physical review has typically depended on tooling.
Prototyping Ahead of Production Tooling
Developing a new off-the-road tire, wheel, or track concept has long required significant tooling investment and extended lead times, with limited chances to evaluate the part at full scale before production. OTR3DLab is intended to address