What is the future of home construction when huge 3D printers can now print a full house in less time than it currently takes to build using conventional framing?
The metalworking machine, dubbed internally as the M400, weighs 51 tons (103,000 pounds) and is mounted on a special isolated, double steel reinforced concrete pad.
A 3D printable wood has been announced by the Materialise. The Belgium-based 3D technology and software company, withoffices in Plymouth, MI, has released the product for beta test, which it is doing through a design competition.
Part of an ongoing effort to produce furniture and other products from solid wood, without cutting machinery, technology start-up 4 AXYZ has posted an investment solicitation for $1 million at website Indiegogo.com
3D printing of real wood furniture is in the offing, says 4 AXYZ, a start-up that has developed a proprietary process for producing high quality, real-wood products formed from solid wood.
Oakland-based Emerging Objects has developed wood-based material for 3D object printing, replacing plastic with recycled hardwood and softwood fiber sources.