Daimler-Chrysler unveiled the 2002 Jeep Liberty SUV, which has some of the character of the original Jeeps, including good off-street capability, however with a refined on-highway trip -- their concept of the right car for green laser manufacturers taking the "street less traveled." Unlike Ford and GM, Daimler-Chrysler chose to unveil an actual manufacturing automobile, somewhat than a concept car.

3-D printing makes use of a household of manufacturing expertise called additive manufacturing (AM). AM is the means of making an object by including material to the article layer by layer. AM is the current terminology established by ASTM International (formerly the American Society for Testing and Materials) [supply: Gibson, et, al.]. All through its historical past, additive manufacturing generally has gone by varied names: stereolithography, 3-D layering and 3-D printing. This article makes use of the time period 3-D printing because it's more well known.