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Logistics company TNT Germany says they plan to take advantage of what they believe will be a boom in 3D printing technology, and as part of that strategy, the company is discussing the potential for the technology with various key customers.
The idea is that, working with those customers, the company will begin to develop innovative logistical processes to prepare for "the 3D printing era."
TNT has set up a number of 3D printing stations at logistics sites around Germany to research how to best implement the technology. They see a future where items such as spare parts will be manufactured locally where engineers and consumers need them.
According to TNT, the process means customers will have the opportunity to discuss the process with
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their experts and examine all the conceivable scenarios as to how 3D printing logistics might play out in the transport and logistics market.
"In the coming years, the needs of our customers will change thanks to 3D printing," TNT Germany CEO Willem Prinsen says. "We want to help shape this future, and are therefore already in intensive dialogue with our customers."
TNT Express is one of those global companies. The company now operates in some 200 countries and first began in Australia in the 1940s with a single truck. By the early 1960s, the company found enough success to be listed on the Australian stock exchange. In April of this year, FedEx announced its intention to acquire TNT Express.
For more of the 3D Print story: 3dprint.com
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