Freeform Padding
- Additive Companion
- Sport, Consumer Goods
- Protective
- 2024
- United States
Summary
Using computational design principles, Slicelab have produced a customised protective thigh pad for American football players.
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Technology Details
- DLS (Clip)
- Vat Photopolymerisation
- EPU 45
- Resin
- Liquid
Process Steps
Printer category: Vat Photopolymerisation
- 1
Step 1Design
- CAD Design Type
- Generative
- Design Software
- Carbon Design Engine
- 2
Application Profile
€€€
€50–€99.99
Indicative single unit production cost at time of manufacture.
Complex
Requires specialised knowledge and deeper analysis.
On Demand
Commercial
★☆☆
Can depend heavily on virgin fossil fuels, produce harmful emissions, and yield non-recyclable materials. Involves high energy consumption during material manufacturing. As an AM material, requires some re-processing after use. This rating relates to the technology type only. The design, purpose and longevity of the entire object can offset any of the technology type's negative sustainability credentials.
Carbon Design Engine
Generative
Professional
Customisation
Recognition
Providers Involved
- CarbonHardware Manufacturer
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