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Start-Up Unveils 3D Printer that can Build Carbon Fiber, Kevlar, Fiberglass Parts

posted by martyb on Friday May 12 2017, @10:26PM   Printer-friendly
from the can-it-print-an-ITS? dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

Start-up Impossible Objects on Tuesday unveiled its Model One 3D printer, which it claims is the first such printer that can build parts from composite materials including carbon fiber, Kevlar and fiberglass.

The Northbrook, Ill.-based company said its technology can compete with injection molding "in terms of speed and price" to create production parts.

Because of the composite makeup, customers will be able to customize a part's properties, so parts can have heat and/or chemical resistant properties, the company said.

Along with the ability to print with non-traditional composite materials, Impossible Objects said its printer sports faster build speeds -- up to 100X faster -- than other additive manufacturing (3D printing) technologies, as well as traditional composite "lay-up" techniques. "Lay up" manufacturing involves placing sheets of woven fabrics, such as fiber glass, atop another in a mold, painting each successive sheet with resin to bond them together.

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  • (Score: 2) by looorg on Friday May 12 2017, @11:20PM (3 children)

    by looorg (578) on Friday May 12 2017, @11:20PM (#508900)

    So you can now print your own body armor? That could in theory fit perfectly. Which in general would be a big step up.

    I wonder if that is going to go the way of the print-your-own-gun, I guess in theory nobody should care if you want to wear body armor or not. But then most normal folks don't walk around in body armor so if you are that could be highly suspicious on its own.

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  • (Score: 3, Funny) by c0lo on Friday May 12 2017, @11:25PM (2 children)

    by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Friday May 12 2017, @11:25PM (#508902) Journal

    But then most normal folks don't walk around in body armor

    Shhh... don't get hipsters an idea.

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    • (Score: 4, Interesting) by edIII on Saturday May 13 2017, @12:00AM (1 child)

      by edIII (791) on Saturday May 13 2017, @12:00AM (#508909)

      Too late. Can't remember where I saw it, but there is a fashion designer in South America that was making high end fashions with bullet proof materials. Full length trench coats that looked like nice leather (quite fashionable actually) on models that were then literally shot on camera. Whatever rich Owning Class person that owns one is wrapped up in a bullet proof robe basically.

      If you were a major drug dealer in Mexico I would imagine you had one of these.

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