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Driving
efforts in Sustainability through 3D Printing
By National
Additive Manufacturing Innovation Cluster, featuring
Assoc.
Prof Javier G. Fernandez (Chitonous/SUTD)
Assoc
Prof Carlos Banon (AirLab/SUTD)
ChopValue
Singapore
Molyworks
Singapore
Reify3D
/ Fillamentum / Philips / Fishy Filaments
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Dear
Students,
 Have you ever wondered how our
manufacturing sectors can drive efforts in Sustainability? In line with the UN
The Sustainable Development Goals, Singapore’s Manufacturing sector is
accelerating efforts in Sustainability through 3D Printing.
Let us look at these initiatives led by the partners
of National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Cluster (NAMIC) in using
3D Printing to drive efforts in Sustainability!
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Hydra – The World’s Largest fully biodegradable object ever printed by Chitonous / SUTD
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Prof Javier and Hydra
installation at SUTD Library
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Inspired
by the wonders of nature, A/Prof Javier’s Fernandez Team at Chitonous
(SUTD) made use of nature’s most abundant biomaterials, Chitin and Cellulose to develop FLAM 3D,
the leading technology to 3D print the world’s tallest 3D-printed
structure, Hydra. By developing the FLAM (Fungus Like Adhesive
Materials), Chitonous enabled manufacturers to fill the missing piece in
the circular economy, enabling the production, fabrication, and degradation
of materials and products in closed urban environments. https://www.chitonous.com/
[Source: https://3dprint.com/258923/exclusive-interview-chitonous-hopes-to-use-ubiquitous-biological-polymers-for-manufacturing/]
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Infusing Design, Creativity with 3D printing technologies by
Prof Carlos Banon (AirLab / SUTD)
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AirMesh – both
a meeting space and a lighted sculpture
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AirMesh, an award-winning structure 3D
printed using stainless steel was installed in Gardens by the Bay. By
infusing design principles with innovating technologies, AirMesh was the first 3D printed structure in Singapore
by Prof Carlos Banon’s Architectural Intelligence Research Lab (AirLab),
producing an excellent architecture of aesthetic and functional value.
This project was one of the first collaborative projects between Building
& Construction Authority (BCA) and AirLab to realise the
vision of 3D printed architectures in Singapore.
[Source:
https://de51gn.com/prof-carlos-banon-on-why-singapore-is-at-the-forefront-of-3d-printing-and-other-innovative-tech-in-the-built-environment/]
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Sustainable practices to minimise the
carbon footprint on the Environment by ChopValue Singapore
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A
functional cutting board made from recycled wooden chopsticks
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Fancy
sitting on a chair or using a study table made of used
wooden chopsticks? ChopValue Singapore has started up an island wide
business franchise recycling programme to collect used chopsticks and
reengineer them into beautiful furniture and consumer products.
Do
visit ChopValue at their site to see how their efforts  reduce the impact of carbon footprint!
[Source:
https://chopvalue.com.sg/pages/our-story]
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Changing the way the world supplies by
eliminating the reliance on traditional supply chains – Molyworks upcycling
scrap metals
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A
prototype printed from the high quality recycled
metal powders
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Having developed the proprietary ‘The
Greyhound’ Metal Recycling System, Molyworks converts scrap
metals into high quality metal powders for Industrial uses.
Being the most flexible system on Earth, Molyworks
is harnessing The Greyhound’s powerful functionalities to change the way
the world supplies by accelerating sustainability and circular economics
around the world.
[Source: https://www.molyworks.co/]
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