Shape-Memory Alloy in 3D printing: Make 3D prints come into motion

In this project, the opportunities were investigated when combining shape-memory alloy material with 3D printing technology. This combination has the potential to create objects that are able to move on their own. Shape-memory alloys are as the name suggests material with a Shape-Memory this unique quality makes it possible to program a shape...

Explore meaningful applications for self-healing polymers through additive manufacturing

Nowadays lots of smart materials have been developed and are looking for meaningful applications that would benefit people’s life in the future. These emerging materials need to be materialised and realized through the manufacturing process. On the other hand, looking at the trend of manufacturing, the development of additive manufacturing has...

Design of a 3D printed prosthetic socket that accommodates pediatric growth

Inability to adapt to growth is a problem in the field of pediatric prostheses. Current prostheses do not adapt to the normal growth of children’s limbs and require constant visits to health care providers for adjustment or replacement. To solve this issue a new socket was designed making use of auxetic metamaterials. The residual limb of the...

Additive manufacturing with Mycelium-based Materials for Product Design: Toward New Design Territories

Mycelium-based materials are still fairly unknown to society, which offers a great testing ground for design research in order to explore the ways in which these materials can be introduced to society. This research project aims to explore what advantages and challenges additive manufacturing (AM) and mycelium-based materials might bring each...

From bottle to educational game: Upcycling plastic waste for educational purposes in Colombia

Within the scope of ‘circular economy in emerging markets’ the aim of this exploratory graduation project is to design a local application for educational purposes with the recycled PET filament that will be developed by Urban Mining in Colombia. A major issue in Colombia is the problem of plastic waste that often ends up in landfill as well as...

Ulticast: Designing an add-on that creates new material benefi ts and increases the printing speed for FDM printed parts

Ultimaker produces desktop Fused Deposit Modelling (FDM) 3D printers. One downfall of the FDM technology is that it is relatively slow in producing solid parts, compared to other rapid prototyping techniques. Larger volumes increase the printing time exponentially. This project started off with a unique idea to replace the internal volume with a...

A Helping hand for e-NABLE: Multi-material applications for the Ultimaker 3

This report discusses the project in 3 main parts: Part 1 discussed the initial detailed analysis and synthesis of 3D printing and Prosthetics, and subsequent definition of a design goal. In Part 2, the conceptual design, and prototyping and development of a new prosthetic hand platform along with multi-material functionality enhancements on the...

MI-TP Cast

The goal is to develop a 3D printed wrist orthesis to replace the traditional plaster type and increases wearing comfort for the patients. It should be a class 1 category medical tool, with limited restrictions. The design should be clean, easy to fit and remove, light, and solid. The result should be a reflection of a clear understanding of 3D...