Bringing you up to speed with the week that went by in the world of Additive Manufacturing.
Including Habitat to Humanity’s first 3D-printed home in U.S., development of largest hybrid 3d printed rockets and invention of healable 3D plastics. In addition, technology to freeze 3d printed tissues, inauguration of additive manufacturing center by Primaeam in Chennai and Intech Additive Solutions selling its printer at IIT Madras.
Habitat for Humanity builds its first 3D-printed home in the U.S
Habitat for Humanity Central Arizona is developing the world’s first 3D-printed home in the United States, leading the charge toward an innovative and sustainable solution to create affordable housing. The home’s construction, which began in May, blends 3D printing with traditional processes to produce a groundbreaking model for the future. The home was built utilising a Build on Demand Printer (BOD 2) shipped from Germany-based PERI Group.
Intech Additive Solutions installs its Metal 3D Printing system at IIT Madras
Intech emerged as the front-runner over stiff competition from competitors and successfully sold its powerful high-precision Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) Metal 3D Printing System, iFusion SF1, to the prestigious IIT Madras.
Skyrora develops Skyprint 2, the ‘largest hybrid 3d printer in Europe for rocket parts
Skyrora has developed Skyprint 2, Europe’s largest hybrid printer, to improve the speed and efficiency of rocket part manufacture. When compared to other printers, allowing printing and machining on the same bed reduces process complexity, cost, and printing time by roughly 30%.
Australian scientist’s discovery healable 3D plastic
In a huge commercial breakthrough, Sydney scientists have demonstrated a way to help 3D printed plastic “repair itself” rapidly and cheaply. According to University of NSW experts, a specific powder added to the liquid resin used in the printing process can aid in the repair of damaged components. The repairs may be done at room temperature and only require LED lights to activate a chemical reaction that causes the fractured fragments to fuse together.
AddiFab 3D-printer develops mold tooling
Moldmakers can build tools more rapidly and cheaply using the Toolmaker 3D printer than they could with traditional methods. AddiFab, a Danish business, developed the system, which is based on its unique Freeform Injection Molding (FIM) technology.
BIG’s concept of life on Mars, inspired by the film “The Martian,” is printed in 3D by ICON.
ICON announces the award of a subcontract to deliver a 3D-printed habitat, known as mars dune alpha, at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, inspired by the 2015 Hollywood film “The Martian.” As part of NASA’s ‘the crew health and performance exploration analogue,’ the team will assist the space technology mission directorate (STMD) (CHAPEA). A 1,700 square-foot structure designed by Bjarke Ingels group will be built using ICON’s next-generation vulcan construction technique (BIG). Long-duration, exploration-class space missions will benefit from the work, which will recreate a genuine mars habitat.
Tissues that have been 3D bioprinted can now be stored in the freezer until they are needed.
The limited shelf-life of 3D tissues, which can range from a few hours to a few days, is a major impediment to widespread research and clinical usage. A bioprinted tissue must be transferred quickly to the region where it is needed, just like an organ transplant, or it will not be viable. Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School present their work in the journal Matter on December 21st, combining 3D bioprinting with cryopreservative techniques to make tissues that can be frozen at -196°C and thawed in minutes for immediate use.
Primaeam Opens Chennai’s First-Of-Its-Kind Additive Manufacturing Center
In Chennai, Primaeam Solutions Pvt. Ltd., a firm that makes additive parts, opened its new Additive Manufacturing Customer Experience Centre, Innovation & Incubation Centre for Healthcare. In the presence of Dr. S. Christopher, Former Chairman – DRDO, Dr. N. Vivek, MDS, Dean- SRM Dental College, and Dr. Rita Christopher, Dean – NIMHANS, Mr. S. Pankaj Kumar Bansal, IAS, Chairman & Managing Director, TIDCO, inaugurated the centre.
At the Elevator Pitch Competition 2021, a start-use up’s of 3D printing to repair coral reefs takes first place.
Vriko Yu, CEO of archiREEF, was inspired to create her company after witnessing the destructive effects of climate change on marine life, making her one of an increasing number of women working in the I&T field. The start-up creates artificial reef structures with 3D printing, which are designed using an algorithm developed by Yu and her colleagues. To improve coral growth, the tiles incorporate biomimicry, which is the design and fabrication of materials and structures based on biological entities and processes.
Emirati engineers are trained in additive manufacturing at SRTI Park.
The Sharjah Research, Technology, and Innovation Park (SRTI Park) has announced the graduation of the first group of young Emirati engineers who finished a three-month additive manufacturing training and qualifying programme.
