3D Print Laboratory
3D printing lab: from prototype to small series production
The 3D printing laboratory was put into operation in 2021 by the System Development and Project Office (RY-SPB) and System Analysis Space Segment (RY-SRS) departments.
As part of the EDEN initiative, rockwool holders and complex filter structures are produced in the 3D printing laboratory, for example for the MEPA project (mobile deployable plant cultivation system). This means that individual components for the project can be modeled independently on the CAD program and printed in-house.
The 3D printing lab is also welcomed by cooperation partners, such as the CUBES Circle (Closed Urban Modular Energy- and Resource-efficient Agricultural Systems) project from Berlin. More than 100 CUBES were produced in a small series for this project.
The 3D Print Farm uses 3D printers with fused deposition modeling (FDM). Two different models are currently in use: 5x Ultimaker 3 Extended with a build volume of 21.5 x 21.5 x 30 cm and 1x large-format 3D printer called Modix Big Meter with a build volume of 100 x 100 x 100 cm. All printers offer the option of dual extrusion so that even complex 3D models can be printed with the help of water-soluble support material (PVA).
Contact
Prof. Dr. Daniel Schubert