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Stereolithography
Reviving Pier Luigi Nervi’s art forms with additive manufacturing technology
Twelve scale models of Italian artist, Pier Luigi Nervi’s architectural masterpieces are constructed in stereolithography on Materialise Mammoth machines.
The first Sprite prototypes have been made with the help of Materialise
Gérard Périssel, a 63-year-old designer, came up with the idea, and after four years of research, the Sprite has come to life, exists and can get you from A to B. It’s a small car for urban use, available in two versions, for drivers with or without a licence. It is a successor to the legendary 2CV, the extremely famous Méhari and the unforgettable Austin Mini Moke.
Waste compactor invention presented in Norwegian TV show by means of Materialise prototypes
Arvid Johannesen, Vik-Sandvik IDE and Materialise partnered up for the development of a waste compactor that compresses the contents of a standard-sized trash bin and was one of the inventions presented in the Norwegian “Skaperen” show.
Materialise contributes to Pininfarina Sintesi concept car
At the 78th International Motor Show in Geneva, Pininfarina presented the Sintesi, a new concept car that explores ideas and solutions for the car of the future. It is the first time in history that additive technologies play such a prominent role in a concept car project.
Impressive material range: A solution for each application
Puzzled which material you should choose? Materialise has such an extensive material & technology range that we can imagine you sometimes can’t see the wood for the trees. Let’s go through the benefits of each material once again in an overview of our primary material range.
The Brani® of OrangTiga
Mostly made of brown or black leather, with a medieval buckle closure system with pin and holes... probably the least exciting consumer product you can think of is the traditional belt. The Orang Tiga company now introduces the Brani®, a revolution in the waistware category. A unique product, resulting from a successful collaboration with Materialise which supported the entire development process.
Materialise OnSite helps Tupperware to save time and money
Materialise OnSite helps Tupperware to save time and money. Tupperware uses prototypes to test their designs before they release their products in the market and count on Materialise for that. They order all their prototypes via Materialise OnSite, the online ordering system.
A custom-made solution: you have an idea, we realise it
Agecom is a Belgian company dealing with guest amenities and specialised in the development of hotel accessories. Founder and Managing Director, Mr. Philippe Debnicki, in 2005, designed a clever dispensing system for shower gel, in the form of a handy device that would be fixed into hotel showers.
Fatspanner and Materialise Slash NPD cycles
Fatspanner are a young, fresh and innovative company that combines product design and gaming design experience to produce the complete modern gaming machine package, incorporating both the machine terminals and the software content. We worked with Fatspanner to help them gain a competitive advantage by further speeding up their rapid gaming machine development cycle.
From CAD file over Next Day concept model to Injection Mould Tooling production part
Materialise and EIA Electronics joined forces for the realisation of the EIA Electronics Virtual Terminal - an electronic control unit with graphical colour display for agriculture vehicles.
EIA Electronics handle for harvester
EIA Electronics develops intelligent applications for the automotive industry, specialising in the agricultural equipment. Recently the company designed a multi-functional lever for a new type of combine. Materialise manufactured the prototypes.
A Refreshing Spa Retreat: designed by Archi.des, printed by Materialise.
Archi.des, a design and consulting firm based in Belgium, has an innovative, dynamic vision of architecture and design which shines through in their projects. Their team of architects, designers and engineers keep track of new innovations and technology, using them in order to deliver the highest-quality result possible for their clients. One of the technologies they have already embraced is 3D printing (additive manufacturing), and they have made Materialise their partner of choice in putting this technology to use.
