3D copy machine
Three-dimensional printing has accelerated the material embodiment of architectural ideas at a small scale. However, due to the limitations of the printing bed size, this method is not yet suitable for constructing material details at full or enlarged scales.
The Industrial Polymers Corporation offers a solution in the form of an expanding resin called HydroSpan 100. The material enables a process akin to using a three-dimensional copy machine to fabricate near-perfect enlargements. Appropriate for small material details, objects, foundry molds, and castings, HydroSpan 100 is a flexible urethane casting resin that expands to 60% larger than its original size when soaked in water.
IPC has tested the accuracy of the resin in three-dimensional enlargements of objects such as coins, insects, and human hands with remarkable results. The company also offers a shrinking casting resin, which may be used to create miniature models from physical building materials and details.
Contact: Industrial Polymers Corporation, Houston, TX, USA.
