CloudFab. Immersive Cocoon : FUTURE DESIGN : NAU | Design for Architecture & Exhibition. Engineers fly world's first 'printed' aircraft. Engineers at the University of Southampton have designed and flown the world's first 'printed' aircraft, which could revolutionise the economics of aircraft design. The SULSA (Southampton University Laser Sintered Aircraft) plane is an unmanned air vehicle (UAV) whose entire structure has been printed, including wings, integral control surfaces and access hatches.
It was printed on an EOS EOSINT P730 nylon laser sintering machine, which fabricates plastic or metal objects, building up the item layer by layer. No fasteners were used and all equipment was attached using 'snap fit' techniques so that the entire aircraft can be put together without tools in minutes. The electric powered vehicle aircraft, with a 2-metres wingspan, has a top speed of nearly 100 miles per hour, but when in cruise mode is almost silent. Laser sintering allows the designer to create shapes and structures that would normally involve costly traditional manufacturing techniques. PNAAN161.pdf (application/pdf-Objekt)
Gruppe Angepasste Technologie. Innovation Highlights. Wind-Powered Knitting Machine. Michael Pawlyn: Using nature's genius in architecture. 100kGarages. Flexible Stream • Digital Wood Joints. Wood Joints are fascinating! They embellish old furniture and wood constructions of ancient Japanese temples alike. Everytime we come across them, we are filled with admiration: Admiration for the skill of the master craftsman, as their creator, but also admiration for the balance between function and beauty, which turns the furniture or temple into a work of art. With the onset of industrialisation, the traditional wood joints have been banned more and more to the background. Manufacturing has to be above all efficient, so there is no more room for traditional wood joints. Or is there? As computer-controlled wood processing machines move into the cabinet-makers' workshops, the way two pieces of wood are joined together in a construction needs to be reconsidered.
The result of this research are 50 digital wood joints, divided into frame joints, board joints and carcass joints. We are looking forward for the submission of your modifications and pictures of implementation. Passionate about creating. Personal Factory (tm) - design, make & build your own custom products. Crowdsourcing Examples / Individual businesses, sites or forums. List of Open Innovation & Crowdsourcing Examples - Best practice.
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