Muchas empresas solicitan imprimir materiales que ofrezcan alta flexibilidad, propiedades antideslizantes o características que eviten vibraciones. Hasta la aparición de las impresoras 3D de pellets, imprimir materiales flexibles era toda una odisea, pero gracias a este nuevo formato para imprimir y modificar la composición del material TPU, podemos llegar a simular diversos materiales tales como la silicona.
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Tumaker has collaborated in the GRASP (Gravitational References for Sensorimotor Performance: Reaching and Grasping) project sponsored by the European Space Agency (ESA). The main objective of the experiment was to understand the functioning of the central nervous system and how it integrates information from different sensations (sight or hearing, for example) into different frames of reference, in order to coordinate hand movements with the visual environment. That is, if - and how - gravity acts as a frame of reference for controlling the reach of the hand.
You won’t imagine how many times have we heard companies say they want a professional 3D printer that can print with ABS. ABS? Why ABS? They never find an answer. At best, they will say that ABS is a highly used polymer in industry. In plastic injection to be precise. And that it has some very good properties. And they are right. It is a hard and rigid material. Besides, it barely absorbs any water and is resistant to high temperatures. It is used to manufacture toys, automotive pieces, pipes, carcasses for electronics and an infinity of other different things. It is indeed one of the most used and know materials.