Posts Tagged ‘process’

Pulp-Based Computing

Pulp-Based Computing is a fabrication technique for creating paper composites, which can function as sensors, actuators and circuit boards while retaining the physical and aesthetic qualities of paper. Papermaking allows for an inclusion process, where a physical object can be permanently embedded in...

January 7th, 2011 | feature, paper | Read More

Shelf Space

The result of an experimental four-month collaboration with an aerospace machinery manufacturer, the fluid form of Paul Loebach’s Shelf Space pushes the limits of wood engineering and advanced machining technology. There have been vast developments in the evolution of CNC-machining technology in the...

October 15th, 2010 | feature, wood | Read More

NanoSphere

NanoSphere is a self-cleaning finish technology composed of nanoparticles that form a fine structure on textile surfaces. Water or substances such as oil or ketchup simply run off the NanoSphere surface, and any residue can easily be rinsed off with a little water. Textiles with NanoSphere treatment...

October 8th, 2010 | feature, textile | Read More

Vault-Structured Metal

Numerous phenomena can be observed in nature that are the result of controlled self-organization. Bionic vault-structuring is a method to generate a three-dimensional pattern in metallic sheets. Thanks to the controlled self-organization arrangement, a minimum of plastic deformation is required for forming...

September 24th, 2010 | feature, metals | Read More

Kaynemaile

Kaynemaile is a seamless mesh composed of polymer rings. The advantage of the Kaynemaile process is its ability to create multiple elements and assemble them into a three-dimensional structured mesh at the same time, as opposed to molding components first and assembling them later. Every single component...

September 17th, 2010 | feature, plastic | Read More

Unrepeatable Carpets

A collaboration between visual artist Marcel Kronenburg and software engineer Marten Teitsma, Unrepeatable Carpets are the result of a process designed to create unique carpet patterns throughout buildings. A reaction against the repetitive monotony of standard carpet tiles, Unrepeatable Carpets apply...

September 5th, 2010 | digifab, feature | Read More

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