A\u00a0new Italian company is demonstrating a\u00a0super-tall, portable\u00a0machine that will bring 3D-printed dwellings to impoverished regions. The project comes from the 3D printer company WASP, which\u00a0demonstrated the technology at Maker Faire Rome. Their building-making printer, a gargantuan 20\u2032 tall, three-armed delta machine, can be assembled on site\u00a0in two hours, according to WASP CEO Massimo Moretti, then filled with native mud and fiber, and used to cheaply construct dwellings. He explains that this gives the ability to work more closely with natural forms\u00a0rather than the square-shaped block homes that common brick dwellings are made from. He also passionately explains how this\u00a0will help people express the power of their mind, rather than just of constructing something by hand.<\/p>\n
During the event, the printer was laying down layers of treated mud, although time and material constraints kept a full unit from being completed. Regardless, the demonstration of the custom extruders to work with a variety of materials shows the promise of\u00a0the endeavor.<\/p>\n
3D printed dwellings have\u00a0been demonstrated\u00a0for a couple years now, with companies like D-Shape showing renderings and mock-ups\u00a0of giant truss-built cartesian printers creating oversized, organic-looking structures. But the ability to move and assemble the WASP machine quickly (it is largely held together with ratcheting straps), and to utilize native\u00a0materials, reveals the\u00a0advantages for quickly-deployable purposes.<\/p>\n
The company has financed their project using revenue from the sales of their consumer\u00a0printers \u2014 high quality machines that have helped boost them to become the second-largest 3D printer company in their native country. Their original\u00a0machine, the WASP Evo, is an X-Y-Z 3D printer that has a swappable mill (for carving) and syringe (for adhesives or food) options. Their subsequent\u00a0machines are all delta-style printers, ranging from desktop to closet-sized. And while they print plastics, as 3D printers do, the WASP team has also created a ceramic option to let designers generate\u00a0creations that can be glazed and fired.<\/p>\n
Moretti, with an Italian\u00a0designer\u2019s enthusiasm, sees these ceramic creations\u00a0as the true value\u00a0of 3D printing.<\/p>\n
While no plans are officially in place, Moretti states that\u00a0the first WASP house may occur next year in Sardinia, due to the availability of wool, used as a fibrous binder in the printer\u2019s mud, for the project.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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