3D printing technology is always innovating and bringing values for human benefits. In recent years, it has brought new value in construction and technology.
3D printed steel bridge
Introduced at Dutch Design Week, the 3D-printed pedestrian bridge by MX3D will be built in Amsterdam in 2019. The entire project takes up to four years to implement, but MX3D This steel bridge production process could be completed in six months, according to the report. The bridge is 12 meters long, originally planned to be built on site and printed right on the water.
3D printing house
Startup Icon claims that it 3D printed a 60 square meter house in 12-24 hours. This is the first house made of Icon’s technology, introduced in Texas (USA). Eindhoven University of Technology will open the first of the five planned 3D homes.
Rebuilding tool
The new 3D printing system has just been introduced to the International Space Station (ISS) via a missile launch in November, and this system has a special change. Instead of requiring new materials, it can turn old plastic objects into filament, the plastic material needed to make new parts. During the testing phase, most of the printer’s operation will be controlled from Earth.
Testing can see if using a printer offers great value for space travel. If the astronauts could reuse the 3D-printed material many times, they would limit the amount of material needed in space, making it possible for many long-term missions in space.
Items send information
Researchers at the University of Washington use 3D printing technology to create objects such as medicine bottles or prosthetic limbs that can send information about how they are being used without the need for batteries. Antennas embedded in an object are activated when the object moves in a specific way, such as when the pill bottle is opened or closed.
3D printed BMW motorcycle details
Although 3D printing is still struggling to find a foothold in the manufacturing industry, some automakers and aerospace companies have embraced it. For example, BMW. The automaker makes its millionth component since 2010 by 3D printing. This is the window guide for the BMW i8 Roadster model, made with an HP 3D printer. BMW has used technology since 1990 to model and develop, but its use in production has only grown in the past eight years. The company estimates it will complete more than 200,000 3D printing parts this year.
