UPS Tests a 3-D Printing Service and Delivery Business - NASDAQ
At its hub in Louisville, Ky., United Parcel Service Inc. recently rolled out 100 industrial-grade 3-D printers to make everything from iPhone gizmos to airplane parts.
UPS wants to find out if 3-D printing centers could shorten supply chains and cut into its $58 billion-a-year transportation business--or give it a leg up in a potentially emerging market for local production and delivery.
At its hub in Louisville, Ky., United Parcel Service Inc. recently rolled out 100 industrial-grade 3-D printers to make everything from iPhone gizmos to airplane parts.
UPS wants to find out if 3-D printing centers could shorten supply chains and cut into its $58 billion-a-year transportation business--or give it a leg up in a potentially emerging market for local production and delivery.