Do you know 3D printing technology? If you don't know 3D printing technology today, then you are really OUT. The so-called 3D printing technology is a kind of rapid prototyping technology. It is based on digital model files, using powder metal or plastic. Bondable materials, etc. The technique of constructing objects by layer-by-layer printing.

Japan, a big country in science and technology, will not naturally fall behind people in 3D printing. In Japan, 3D printing technology has been used in all walks of life as soon as possible. Let’s take a look at the brain holes in island countries and 3D printing will collide with it. What kind of spark!

3D Printing Fashion

Japanese trend technology company STARted, in cooperation with Masaharu Ono, also a designer of IT fashion circles, has launched a 3D printed women's vest that resembles textile lines.

This vest uses a thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer TPU material, thin, warm, wear-resistant, and traditional manual or mechanical textile common cotton, wool, polyester and other traditional materials completely different. More importantly, its style and lines bring a different style.

The costume is called AMIMONO and it was designed in collaboration with Free-D, a Japanese technology design brand run by 3D designer Masaharu Ono. Masaharu Ono is known for its popular 3D jewelry and fashion accessories.

This garment looks a bit like a chain camouflage of the moment because its surface consists of a knit or braided texture. In other words, AMIMONO does not print out the different parts of the 3D and then assemble them again. Instead, it uses a 3D printer to compose the TPU wires together as silk yarns. This is achieved by combining the digital design with the weaving texture. In other words, the garment was digitally constructed using an algorithm that generates a knit pattern.

Does it sound complicated? This is indeed the case. According to STARted, the effect of knitting this garment is very challenging because it involves not only the composition of the design but also the more practical question is how to treat the TPU material as a braided thread. In the end, they overcame many of these challenges because the costume is truly amazing.

Although this simple white vest may not be as complex and dazzling as the 3D printing fashion that we often see on the catwalk, AMIMONO may be one of the most suitable 3D printed garments to wear on the body. This is not only because of the low-key and simple style of this dress, but also because of the performance of the materials used. It is said that due to the elastic properties of the TPU, this 3D printed vest can be stretched and shrunk like a sweater. Due to the durability and rubber-like properties of the TPU, this garment can even be folded up.

3D printed prosthesis

In addition to clothing, Japan has also applied 3D printing technology to the medical field. A Japanese company named exiii has launched such an amazing performance 3D printed biomimetic prosthetics HACKberry, which can be controlled by smart phones and rely on intelligence. With the computing power of mobile phones, users can make different private customizations according to their own needs, and at the same time they have broken the traditional high selling price of artificial limbs.

The Japanese company exiii was founded by a young generation of software engineers, genta kondo, mechanical engineer hiroshi yamaura, and industrial designer tetsuya konishi. They each developed their expertise in the professional field, making full use of 3D printers, and developed this very specifically for the disabled. Flexible, durable and powerful HACKberry biomimetic prosthesis that can lift a heavy object.

The Exiii company's three-person design team created an incredibly intuitive and adaptable software platform and announced open-source design files and data, allowing developers from all over the world to collaborate with users of artificial arms to create this ultimate Bionic muscle prosthesis HACKberry. This project has thus won the most authoritative and influential design award in the Asian region and is known as the "Austrian Design Award" for the 2015 Japan Excellent Design Award.

3D printing organ

In addition to prosthetics that can help people with disabilities, the use of 3D printing technology knows that the internal organs of human models can help more people learn more convenient and intuitive! The Fasotec company in Chiba Prefecture scans real human organs to print out vivid organ models.

Currently, Shimizu Corporation is conducting joint research with Japanese universities, research institutes, and ocean experts to try to further develop this conceptual solution into a viable practical solution. The initial budget of the entire program is as high as 26 billion U.S. dollars, including the world’s first and largest floatable 3D printer.

With the development of technology, 3D printing technology will one day be popularized.

Millions of households, Japan Station Jun here is to let everyone know more about this technology in advance, in order to facilitate the future acceptance, and the use of 3D printing technology, whether it is the process of design or the final results, are more convenient and feasible. I believe in the near future, you may also pick up your own 3D printing pen to build your own world!