2012
Mataerial
MATAERIAL is a brand new method of additive manufacturing. This patent-pending method allows for creating 3D objects on any given working surface, independently of its inclination and smoothness, and without a need for additional support structures.
Year:
- 2012
IAAC Team
Main Researchers
- Saša Joki?
- Petr Novikov
Advisors
- Areti Markopoulou
- Luis Fraguada
- Javier Peña
- Fabian Scheurer
- Mette Ramsgaard Thomsen
Joris Laarman Lab Team
- Joris Laarman
- Tim Geurtjens
- Rasmus Frankel
- Stefanie Riegman
- Gijs van der Velden
ANTI GRAVITY ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING:
Conventional methods of additive manufacturing have been affected both by gravity and the printing environment: The creation of 3D objects on irregular or non-horizontal surfaces has, so far, been treated as being impossible. By using innovation extrusion technology we are now able to neutralise the effect of gravity during the course of the printing process. This method gives us the flexibility to create truly natural objects by making 3D curves inside of 2D layers.
Unlike 2D layers that are ignorant of the structure of the object, the 3D curves can follow exact stress lines of a custom shape. Finally, our new out of the box printing method can help manufacture structures of almost any size and shape.