Thursday, October 24, 2019
University of Maine creates the world's largest 3D printed boat
A team of researchers from the University of Maine revealed a few days ago the world's largest 3D printed part. It is a boat, the 3Dirigo, designed on a large format polymer 3D printer developed by the UMaine Advanced Structures and Composites Center. The piece is 7.62 metres long and weighs 2.2 tonnes! The project teams have been awarded three world records: the largest solid 3D printed part, the largest 3D printed boat and the largest 3D printer. An initiative full of promise for the maritime sector, which can benefit from the advantages of additive manufacturing.
More and more players in additive manufacturing are turning to large-format 3D printing, hoping to create large structures in one go and avoid time-consuming assembly or post-processing steps.
Source : 3Dnatives