Emerging Objects

Ronald Raelwww.emergingobjects.com

a pioneering design and research company that specializes in 3D printed materials and objects for the built environment

CAN DURABLE AND INEXPENSIVE ARCHITECTURAL COMPONENTS BE PRODUCED USING 3D PRINTING TECHNOLOGIES?

CERAMIC, CEMENT, PAPER, WOOD & SALT

CEMENT

Fiber-reinforced Cement Binder1 liter = $5.50

COST COMPARISON

Proprietary Powder Materials100 lbs = $2,800

Fiber-reinforced Cement100 lbs = $102

Proprietary Binder1 liter = $152

TYPICAL CONCRETE = 3,000psi

FIBER REINFORCED CEMENT POLYMER= 4,700spi

OUTCOMES

EXPENSEmaterial costs up to 90% less than commercially available rapid prototyping materials

structural materials as strong as concrete using water-based epoxies

DURABILITY

several times stronger than concrete and high tensile strengths possible using more advanced epoxies

create complex objects without formwork, which can cost up to 60% of the cost of casting

www.emergingobjects.com