
The University of Maine in the United States introduced the world's largest polymer 3D printer. The new printer called Factory of the Future 1.0 (FoF 1.0) can print objects up to 30 meters long, 10 meters wide and 5.5 meters high.
It is also fast because it can produce up to 226 kilograms per hour.
Printing techniques change dynamically to suit different aspects of complex jobs.
This printer is the last word of technology and is unique in the way it adapts to industries starting from the construction of houses, of infrastructures or the development of military machines.
FoF 1.0 has a sister printer on the University of Maine campus that held the record as the world's largest 3D printer. It was used to build a 55 square meter house.
The University of Maine challenged itself to break the world record by creating the largest polymer 3D printer.
The remarkable invention unveiled at the University of Maine is four times larger than the first and capable of printing increasingly powerful objects. This involves scaling the 3D printed technology using natural materials to finally demonstrate how the printed neighborhoods will look when finished.
According to the authorities, the goal is to build a house in which people would like to live.
Thermoplastic polymers are extracted from this "Factory of the Future". Experts have combined robotics operations with new sensors, high-performance computing and artificial intelligence.
Present at the official unveiling of the FoF 1.0 were representatives from the US Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, the Maine State Housing Authority, as well as other stakeholders who plan to use this 3D printer.