Rapid Liquid Printing Opens New Printing Possibilities

Rapid Liquid Printing Opens New Printing Possibilities
Jul-22-18
The innovative rapid liquid printing technique from MIT could open the door to a new generation of 3D-printed objects.

Rapid liquid printing differs from traditional 3D-printing in that it relies on drawing the object in a liquid gel suspension rather than laying it down by layers. Not only is the process faster than conventional methods, it can also be used with different types of materials—such as elastic silicon that can be inflated to take on their shape after printing.

According to Swiss designer Christoph Guberan, who collaborated with the MIT team, “As a designer, people usually expect that we turn out one design, a perfect final masterpiece—but with this technology, the outcome is much more flexible, less definite. Once it’s printed, the object has the ability to take on another life of its own.”

Image: The gel-filled tank used for rapid liquid printing.

Rapid Liquid Printing Opens New Printing Possibilities


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Can images be air printed except in the sky or using fogscreens?
Posted by Uolevi Kattun on July 24, 2018

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