Below you find the project Cobra, an LED table lamp explained in a 7 min tutorial I made on SLS (Selective Laser Sintering) a rapid prototyping process which builds models up in layers by lasering only the parts that need to be solidified. It is an affordable process to model up prototypes or forms which would be difficult to produce with standard manufacturing processes. SLS builds up your model in Nylon which results in a fairly strong object which leaves many possibilities for post processing and finishes such as lacquering or metal plating. The dimensions for an SLS build depends on the capacity of the machine that will build it so make sure you check these dimensions first.
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For more technical information on the process you can try these following links:
This movie (4 min) shows a wood mill in operation. The process that happens from when the tree trunk arrives until it is ready to go to the wholesaler.
In mass-producing for the furniture and interior market, High Frequency forming is a commonly used method for bending wood. Typical examples are chair seats and backs.
The following is a short 50 seconds movie of an industrial plant in Spain supplying many of the local chair and interior decoration manufactures with components.
A question often asked by students but also by veteran trades people and interior designers who rose in times when computers where not widely available and used is, which is the best design software on the market. This article hopes to give some guidelines in the world of design software and help you formulate and answer the right questions one needs in order to make a correct choice in the variety of offers on the market. This article is oriented at the uninitiated. (more…)
This movie / pod cast will provide some information about the characteristics of particle board, also know as chipboard in some countries.
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