TOP 5 Videos: 3D printed meat, a hybrid chair and much more!

This week we found the top 5 videos about 3D printing and the way additive manufacturing is shaping our society. The technology has infiltrated many sectors, from medical to automotive! Check out our selection of the week to keep up with the innovations! This week we touch on 3D-printed food, a hybrid chair and much more! If you enjoy these, you can view even more 3D printing videos on our Youtube channel. Hope you’ll enjoy and have a great Sunday!

TOP 1: Concrete 3D printing

The project Concrete Choreography from students of ETH Zurich comprises 9 3D-printed concrete columns for a dance festival in Switzerland. The video follows the whole project, from CAD modelling to 3D printing with a robot arm. The result? 9 concrete structures 2.7 meters high, with various complex shapes. Once again, additive manufacturing impacts the architectural field!

TOP 2: A chair designed with hybrid manufacturing

The Institute of Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) has a specific goal: the integration of new technologies, especially additive manufacturing, into the architectural field. This time it presents a new project of a chair that was developed with the help of hybrid manufacturing, i.e. subtractive and additive methods. The chair prototype can carry the weight of a person of 100 kg while only weighing 2.5 kg. Compared to other plastic chairs (5 mm thick), the hybrid chair is only 3 mm thick in some areas.