What Are You Printing Today?

With the advance in 3D printing technology some of the most unlikely things have ended up being printed. A sample of a fossil, fake one of course. Parts of the body that can be attached for the handicapped and a whole lot more interesting stuff.

Now if you got to thinking about what was the largest thing that had ever been printed, you may be pleased to know that it is actually a full room in a Canal House in Amsterdam. The printer which made the room possible is called “Kamermaker” which literally translates in Dutch into room maker.

The printing device is a scaled up version of the Ultimaker 3D printer. It is 6 meters high and is capable of fabricating entire sections for the room up to 3 meters high and 2 meters thick. It essentially uses melted plastic for its basic building block and layers the components by squeezing them together to form the final product.

Another large scale 3D printer is the Tennessee firm Branch Technology. They use a 3.5 meter robotic arm loaded on a 10 meter rail to attach the printer head to conduct their printing. This printer uses carbon fiber and plastic as its raw material. With more science projects coming out of the 3D printing stables, it will be interesting to see what you are printing next!