london-based markus kayser, a masters candidate in design products at the royal college of art, converts the raw resources
of sunlight and sand into glass products with his fully automated, solar-powered 'solar sinter' 3D printer.
the device works from the same technique of sintering that is common to most 3D printer processes,
heating a powder (here silicia sand) to its melting point and letting it cool and solidify (here into glass).
'solar sinter' utilizes the sun's rays in place of a laser to selectively heat parts of the sand.
the device moves automatically, positioning itself in proper focus relative to the sun's rays;
and by continually sweeping new layers of fresh sand over the selectively melted down parts,
kayser builds up a 3-dimensional product.
kayser created and tested a manually operated 'solar sinter' in february 2011, before producing the fully automated,
computer-driven version depicted here during two weeks of testing in the sahara desert. the machine utilizes replicatorG
opensource software. - From DesignBoom
of sunlight and sand into glass products with his fully automated, solar-powered 'solar sinter' 3D printer.
the device works from the same technique of sintering that is common to most 3D printer processes,
heating a powder (here silicia sand) to its melting point and letting it cool and solidify (here into glass).
'solar sinter' utilizes the sun's rays in place of a laser to selectively heat parts of the sand.
the device moves automatically, positioning itself in proper focus relative to the sun's rays;
and by continually sweeping new layers of fresh sand over the selectively melted down parts,
kayser builds up a 3-dimensional product.
kayser created and tested a manually operated 'solar sinter' in february 2011, before producing the fully automated,
computer-driven version depicted here during two weeks of testing in the sahara desert. the machine utilizes replicatorG
opensource software. - From DesignBoom
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