MX3D Dragon Bench (Prototype)
- Additive Companion
- JLJoris Laarman
- Product Design and engineering
- 2014
- Netherlands
- High Museum of Art
Summary
To fabricate the Dragon Bench, Joris Laarman developed his own 3D-printing robot (the MX3D), which draws molten metal lines in the air to create a form.
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Technology Details
- WAAM
- Directed Energy Deposition
- Stainless Steel Wire
- Stainless Steel
- Wire
Process Steps
Printer category: Directed Energy Deposition
- 1
Application Profile
€€€€€
€500 plus
Indicative single unit production cost at time of manufacture.
Complex
Requires specialised knowledge and deeper analysis.
Prototypes / Samples / One-Offs
Furniture
Arts
★★☆
Can depend on fossil fuels and high energy use, but allows unconsumed material to be directly reused for printing without reprocessing, significantly reducing manufacturing 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.
Professional
Scale
Recognition
Providers Involved
- MX3DHardware Manufacturer
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