Posts Tagged ‘process’

Photo-Engraved Aluminum

The focus of Intaglio Composites is the art of photographic transfer to materials. The company has developed a new, recyclable process that allows the permanent engraving of images, graphics, and text into aluminum. Unlike laser engraving, there is no restriction on size, the etching depth may be varied,...

August 13th, 2010 | feature, metals | Read More

No-Limit Panels

Rubber pad–based metal forming is a technique developed by the aerospace industry. Metaalwarenfabriek Phoenix applies this technique to manufacture double curved sheet metal products for a variety of markets and industries. The advantage of rubber-pad forming is that only one mold is required, since...

June 25th, 2010 | feature, metals | Read More

Laser-Sintered Textiles

Laser-Sintered Textiles, based on a concept by designer Jiri Evenhuis, have opened a new frontier of possibilities for the production of future textiles. Instead of creating textiles by the meter, then cutting and sewing them together into final products, Laser-Sintered Textiles could one day make needle...

June 4th, 2010 | digifab, feature | Read More

Symbiosis

A course at the Department of Microbiology at the University of Wageningen taught Jelte van Abbema how to handle bacteria and their surroundings. Armed with this new knowledge and with the help of a microscope, Abbema began experiments in living font manipulation. According to Abbema, “the page...

May 21st, 2010 | coatings, feature | Read More

Based Upon Surfaces

Based Upon has developed a series of multi-layered textured surfaces in metals, resins, and lacquers that are available to be specified as surface finishes within architectural and interiors projects. Taking inspiration from elements as diverse as stingray skin, laburnum leaves, or the fine lines within...

April 2nd, 2010 | feature, metals | Read More

Kebony

Kebony is a high performance wood that is modified by a process called Kebonization, which is an environmentally friendly procedure that enhances the properties of wood using biowaste from the sugar industry. Kebony is a durable alternative to impregnated surface-treated and tropical timber. The process,...

March 5th, 2010 | feature, wood | Read More

Monocoque

Monocoque stands for a construction technique that supports structural load using an object’s external skin. Contradictory to the traditional design of building skins that distinguishes between internal structural frameworks and non-bearing skin elements, this approach promotes the heterogeneity...

January 8th, 2010 | digifab, feature | Read More

AlgoRhythms

Milgo/Bufkin can bend complex shapes in metal, providing solutions to the most demanding problems. These shapes are economical alternatives to extrusions and roll forming. Just as our genetic code permits each of us to be unique, so too AlgoRhythm technology generates a wide range of unique forms from...

November 26th, 2009 | feature, metals | Read More

Gouged Collection

Architectural Systems offers a collection of wood and integral-color MDF panels with a striking 3D-milled surface effect. A variety of milling surface patterns, wood veneers, and specialty finishes, such as matte velour, stains, and pearlescent colors, are available. The panels may be hung, affixed,...

November 24th, 2009 | wood | Read More

TiColor

Titanium and its alloys are widely used based on their chemical resistance and high mechanical performance related to relative low specific weight. While titanium has traditionally been finished in dark gray wrought or silver polished states, the material can actually exhibit a spectrum of colors when...

November 19th, 2009 | metals | Read More