3D printing flat-to-foldable structures (IMAGE)

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

3D printing flat-to-foldable structures

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ORNL's Steven Guzorek demonstrates the lab's hybrid 3D printing method, which deposits an integration layer and composite material directly onto flexible nylon fabric, creating a mold-free, flat-to-foldable structure that reduces production costs and increases design flexibility.

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Amy Smotherman Burgess/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy

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