Kappe Fold
- Additive Companion
- Construction
- 2025
- Germany
- TU Dresden
Summary
Kappe Fold is an innovative ceiling system that advances large-scale 3D printing of earth-based materials through superimposed form-finding methods, achieving a 35% increase in printable module size and build height.
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Technology Details
- FFF (Large Format)
- Material Extrusion
- Earth
- Slurry
Process Steps
Printer category: Material Extrusion
- 1
Step 1Printing
- Technology
- Material
Application Profile
€€€
€50–€99.99
Indicative single unit production cost at time of manufacture.
Moderate
Requires basic problem-solving and routine skills.
On Demand
Component
Research
★★★
Uses naturally abundant, bio-based, or fully recycled materials that process efficiently with low energy, minimising environmental impact and long-term waste. 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.
Academic
Sustainability
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