General Motors / HPAutomotivesince 2021
General Motors / HP Metal Jet Seat Bracket
Seat bracket — first high-volume metal binder jet automotive part
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Challenge
Traditional metal binder jetting couldn't produce production-quality automotive parts at cost and volume. GM and HP set out to prove the technology.
Solution
GM and HP collaborated on a seat bracket produced via HP Metal Jet — achieving 40% weight reduction and consolidating multiple parts. Demonstrated that binder jetting can reach automotive production scale.
Outcomes
- 0140% weight reduction
Technologies
Binder Jetting
Source
Pilot demonstrated at HP and GM; signalled next step toward high-volume metal binder jet automotive adoption
Cite this page
APA
AM Roadmap. (2021). General Motors / HP Metal Jet Seat Bracket. AM Roadmap (v0.4.2-fixes-deployed). Retrieved 2026-05-17, from https://amroadmap.com/success-stories/gm-hp-metal-jet-2021
BibTeX
@misc{amroadmap_general_motors_hp_metal_jet_seat_bracket_2021,
title = {General Motors / HP Metal Jet Seat Bracket},
author = {{AM Roadmap}},
year = {2021},
url = {https://amroadmap.com/success-stories/gm-hp-metal-jet-2021},
note = {AM Roadmap dataset v0.4.2-fixes-deployed, accessed 2026-05-17}
}Canonical URL: https://amroadmap.com/success-stories/gm-hp-metal-jet-2021