Nikos Karagiannis, Author at lino.gr

ΚΡΑΤΗΣΤΕ ΤΗΝ ΗΜΕΡΟΜΗΝΙΑ & ΕΓΓΡΑΦΕΙΤΕ!

10/03/2022

ΚΡΑΤΗΣΤΕ ΤΗΝ ΗΜΕΡΟΜΗΝΙΑ & ΕΓΓΡΑΦΕΙΤΕ!

DURST EXPO 2022: LABEL,

26 – 29 ΑΠΡΙΛΙΟΥ 2022,

ΚΕΝΤΡΙΚΑ ΓΡΑΦΕΙΑ ΤΗΣ DURST, BRIXEN, ΙΤΑΛΙΑ

ΔΕΛΤΙΟ ΤΥΠΟΥ

Μαζί με τις εταιρίες AB Graphics, Actega, Avery Dennison, Fedrigoni, OMET, UPM Raflatac και άλλες κορυφαίες εταιρείες του κλάδου, θα παρουσιάσουμε ζωντανά τις τελευταίες μας καινοτομίες και το δοκιμασμένο χαρτοφυλάκιο των εκτυπωτών Tau RSC.

Brixen, Ιταλία – 04.03.2022: Ο Όμιλος Durst, ο Νο. 1 στην εκτύπωση ετικετών inkjet, σας προσκαλεί μαζί με τις AB Graphics, Actega, Avery Dennison, Fedrigoni, OMET, UPM Raflatac και άλλες κορυφαίες εταιρείες του κλάδου σε μια διεθνή εσωτερική εκδήλωση από 26 έως 29 Απριλίου στα κεντρικά γραφεία της Durst, στο Brixen της Ιταλίας.

Οι ετικετοποιοί, οι εκπρόσωποι του Τύπου και όσοι ενδιαφέρονται για την παραγωγή ετικετών υψηλής ποιότητας θα έχουν την ευκαιρία να γνωρίσουν τις τελευταίες καινοτομίες από τις συμμετέχουσες εταιρείες και το δοκιμασμένο χαρτοφυλάκιο των εκτυπωτών Tau RSC.

«Μετά την ακύρωση της Labelexpo Europe 2022, συμφωνήσαμε αμέσως να προσφέρουμε στους υφιστάμενους και μελλοντικούς πελάτες μας την ευκαιρία να βιώσουν ζωντανά την πλήρη γκάμα των παγκοσμίως καθιερωμένων λύσεων εκτύπωσης ετικετών και όλες τις καινοτομίες μας κατά τη διάρκεια αυτής της περιόδου. Γι’ αυτό διοργανώνουμε την Durst Expo 2022: Label μαζί με πολλές κορυφαίες εταιρείες του κλάδου στα κεντρικά γραφεία της Durst στο Brixen της Ιταλίας», δήλωσε ο Martin Leitner, υπεύθυνος προϊόντων της Durst στο τμήμα Ετικέτας & Εύκαμπτης Συσκευασίας.

Για τρεισήμισι ημέρες, η εκδήλωση θα περιλαμβάνει ένα ποικίλο πρόγραμμα ζωντανών επιδείξεων των εκτυπωτών Tau RSC, συζητήσεις σε πάνελ, εμπνευσμένες βασικές ομιλίες και παρουσιάσεις από εταιρείες και πελάτες που συμμετέχουν. Το ιταλικό καφέ μπαρ στο Durst Lounge προσκαλεί επίσης σε μια έντονη ανταλλαγή ιδεών σε χαλαρή ατμόσφαιρα.

Δεδομένου ότι οι καλύτερες ιδέες και έργα συχνά γεννιούνται «έξω από το κουτί», το πρόγραμμα θα το ολοκληρώνουν ξεναγήσεις με ηλεκτρονικό ποδήλατο στα γύρω βουνά και ξεναγήσεις στο ιστορικό κέντρο της πόλης του Brixen με γευσιγνωσίες τοπικών προϊόντων.

«Η εκδήλωση είναι ανοιχτή σε όλους τους ετικετοποιούς από όλο τον κόσμο. Ανυπομονούμε να σας γνωρίσουμε στην όμορφη πόλη του Brixen», προσθέτει ο Thomas Macina, Διευθυντής Πωλήσεων του τμήματος Ετικέτας & Εύκαμπτης Συσκευασίας.

Εγγραφείτε εδώ: www.durst-group.com/durstexpo

DURST, 26 – 29 NİSAN 2022 TARİHLERİNDE BRIXEN-İTALYA’DAKİ GENEL MERKEZİNDE “DURSTEXPO-LABEL” ETKİNLİĞİNİ DÜZENLİYOR

09/03/2022

Basın Duyurusu

Ziyaretçilerimiz AB Graphics, Actega, Avery Dennison, Fedrigoni, OMET, UPM Raflatac ve diğer sektör lideri şirketlerle birlikte en son yeniliklerimizi ve kendini ispatlamış Tau RSC UV InkJet Dijital Baskı Sistem portföyünü canlı olarak, yerinde izleme olanağı bulacaktır.

InkJet Etiket baskısında 1 numara olan Durst Group, AB Graphics, Actega, Avery Dennison, Fedrigoni, OMET, UPM Raflatac ve daha bir çok sektör lideri firmalarla birlikte sizleri genel merkezinde düzenlediği uluslararası etkinliğe davet ediyor. 26-29 Nisan tarihleri arasında Durst/Brixen-İtalya’da düzenlenecek etkinliğe etiket üreticileri, basın temsilcileri ve yüksek kaliteli etiket üretimiyle ilgilenenler, katılımcı firmaların çözümleri ve kendini ispatlamış Tau RSC UV InkJet Dijital Baskı Sistemleri üzerinden en son yenilikleri yerinde gözlemleme fırsatına sahip olacaklar.

“Labelexpo Europe 2022’nin iptal edilmesinden sonra, var olan ve ürünlerimizle ilgilenen firmalara, bu süre zarfında, dünya çapında kendini ispatlamış etiket baskı çözümlerimizin tamamını ve tüm yenilikleri canlı olarak deneyimleme fırsatı sunmaya karar verdik. “Bu nedenle endüstri lideri birçok firma ile birlikte =Durst Expo 2022:Label= etkinliğini Brixen-İtalya’daki merkezimizde düzenliyoruz” diyor Durst Etiket ve Esnek Ambalaj Ürün Müdürü Martin Leitner.

Bu üç buçuk gün boyunca etkinlik, Tau RSC canlı gösterileri, panel tartışmaları, ilham verici açılış konuşmaları ve katılımcı firmalar ve müşterilerin deneyim sunumlarından oluşan çeşitli bir program içerecektir. Katılımcılar ve ziyaretçiler Durst Merkezde bulunan Lounge’daki İtalyan Cape’nin rahat ve huzurlu ortamında yoğun bir fikir alışverişi olanağı bulacaktır.

En iyi fikirler ve projeler genellikle anlık olarak ortaya çıktığı için, çevredeki dağlara rehberli e-bisiklet turları ve Brixen’in tarihi şehir merkezinde rehberli kültür turları ve bölgesel ürünlerin tadımı ile programımız tamamlanacaktır.

Etiket ve Esnek Ambalaj Global Satış Direktörü Thomas Macina, “Etkinlik, dünyanın her yerinden tüm etiket üreticilerine açıktır. Güzel Brixen şehrimizde sizinle tanışmayı dört gözle bekliyoruz,” diye ekliyor.

REȚINEȚI DATA EVENTULUI & ÎNREGISTRAȚI-VĂ!

09/03/2022

REȚINEȚI DATA EVENTULUI & ÎNREGISTRAȚI-VĂ!

DURST EXPO 2022: LABEL,

26 – 29 APRILIE 2022,

DURST HEADQUARTERS

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Impreună cu producători consacrați din domeniul imprimării: AB Graphics, Actega, Avery Dennison, Fedrigoni, OMET, UPM Raflatac și alte companii reprezentative pentru acest domeniu, vom prezenta cele mai recente dezvoltări, inovații și portofoliul solid al echipamentelor bazate pe platforma Tau RSC.

Brixen, Italia – 04.03.2022: Durst Group, numărul 1 în imprimarea etichetelor cu tehnologia inkjet, vă invită, împreună cu AB Graphics, Actega, Avery Dennison, Fedrigoni, OMET, UPM Raflatac și alte companii lideri în industrie, la un eveniment internațional intern.

Din 26 până în 29 Aprilie, la sediul Durst, producătorii de etichete, reprezentanții presei și cei interesați de producția de etichete de înaltă calitate vor avea ocazia de a experimenta cele mai recente inovații ale companiilor participante și portofoliul solid de prese digitale bazate pe platforma Tau RSC.

„După anularea Labelexpo Europe 2022, am convenit imediat să oferim în continuare clienților noștri existenți și viitori oportunitatea de a experimenta în direct întreaga gamă a soluțiilor noastre de imprimare a etichetelor, bine cunoscute la nivel global și inovațiile recente . De aceea organizăm Durst Expo 2022: Label împreună cu multe companii lideri în industrie, la sediul general al Durst din Brixen, Italia”, a declarat Martin Leitner, Manager de produs Durst Label & Flexible Packaging.

Pe parcursul a trei zile și jumătate, evenimentul va include un program variat de demonstrații live cu presele digitale Tau RSC, discuții, discursuri și prezentări ale companiilor și clienților participanti.

Savurati o cafea italiană la Durst Lounge și va invităm la un schimb intens de idei într-o atmosferă relaxată.

Pentru că, uneori, cele mai bune idei și proiecte se nasc in locuri si circumstanțe din cele mai variate, vă veti putea bucura de tururi cu bicicleta în munții din jur, insoțiți de un ghid și tururi ghidate prin centrul istoric al orașului Brixen cu degustări de produse regionale.

„Evenimentul este deschis tuturor producătorilor de etichete din întreaga lume. Așteptăm cu nerăbdare să vă întâlnim în frumosul oraș Brixen”, adaugă Thomas Macina, Global Sales Director Label & Flexible Packaging.

Registration: www.durst-group.com/durstexpo

Αποχαιρετισμος στη Μαρουσα

11/01/2022

Με αβάσταχτη οδύνη και ανείπωτο πόνο η οικογένεια της LINOGROUP αποχαιρετά την δημιουργό, φίλη και συνάδελφο Μαρούσα Κωνσταντινίδου.

Η Μαρούσα μας που δεν θα είναι πια κοντά μας, στάθηκε πάντοτε με ανυπόκριτο και πραγματικό ενδιαφέρον συμπαραστάτης και στήριγμα σε όλους μας και σε χαρές και σε λύπες.
Διακρίθηκε, εκτός από την καλοσύνη της, την θετική της σκέψη και το χιούμορ της, για την αποτελεσματικότητά της σε ό,τι και εάν εμπλεκόταν, δίνοντάς μας πολλές φορές με ένα δικό της ανεπανάληπτο και άμεσο τρόπο λύσεις που εμείς οι υπόλοιποι δυσκολευόμαστε να βρούμε.
Πάλεψε γενναία με τον καρκίνο, αντιμετωπίζοντας θαρραλέα και με απίστευτη αξιοπρέπεια το άδικο χτύπημα της μοίρας ως μαχήτρια.

Είναι δυσαναπλήρωτο το κενό που αφήνει η Μαρούσα μας σε όλους μας.

Για μας είναι κομμάτι της ζωής μας.
Στο καλό Μαρούσα μας.
Με συντριβή σε αποχαιρετούμε.
Θα σε θυμόμαστε πάντα.

Οι συνάδελφοι σου στην LINOGROUP

Maroussa Farewell Announcement

11/01/2022

It is with unbearable grief and unspeakable pain that the LINOGROUP family bids farewell to our creator, friend and colleague Maroussa Konstantinidou.

Our Maroussa, who will no longer be with us, has always been an uncompromising and genuine supporter and support for all of us, both in joys and sorrows.
She was distinguished, apart from her kindness, her positive thinking and her humor, for her effectiveness in whatever she was involved in, giving us many times in her own inimitable and direct way solutions that the rest of us find difficult to find.
She fought bravely with cancer, bravely and with incredible dignity facing the unfair blow of fate as a fighter.

It is hard to fill the void that our Maroussa leaves in all of us.

For us she is a part of our lives.
Goodbye to our Maroussa.
We bid you a crushing farewell.
We will always remember you.

Your colleagues at LINOGROUP

„Thanks to the inline fixation iSUB, we have a great saving in time”

20/12/2021

Success Stories
The Dutch customer API-4-BRANDS is the first customer in Europe, who invested in the new Durst dye-sublimation printer P5 TEX iSUB. Raymond De Wild, owner API-4-BRANDS, highlights in the interview the smooth installation process with the machine. Only a few days after the installation production jobs run already without problems. Thanks to the integrated inline fixation iSUB, the P5 TEX iSUB gives a great saving in time. A job can now be completed in one hour (compared to 4 hours when using an external heat press) and delivered very quickly.

This amazing guitar was 3D printed in real wood

04/12/2021

This article comes from 3D Printind Media Network

We’ve seen guitars 3D printed in plastics and then 3D printed in metal (many of these were done by Olaf Diegel, Professor of Additive Manufacturing at the University of Auckland). But we had yet to see a working guitar 3D printed in real wood. For that, we needed Forust technology.

The company was founded on the experience with binder jetting of wood powder conducted by Emerging Objects over the years. Its technology has been combined with the creativity of Desktop Metal’s marketing team (led by Ilya Myrman, also a guitar enthusiast) after acquiring Forust in the recent shopping spree, and the DfAM capabilities of Professor Diegel.

The result looks stunning and, according to Prof. Diegel, who also plays the guitar very well, it sounds great. The Forust process leverages a binder jetting additive manufacturing process with wood sawdust and bio-epoxy resin as a binder. If optimized for high productivity, it could represent a more sustainable future for the manufacture of high-end wooden products.

The design was done using a combination of Solidworks and nTopology. According to Prof. Diegel, it contains a diamond TPMS lattice structure (an improved version of a gyroid). The guitar is fitted with Seymour Duncan hot-rodded humbuckers, Schaller bridge and switch, Gotoh tuners, and a Warmoth maple/rosewood neck.

“The on-demand 3D printing of wood using waste natural materials is a gamechanger,” commented William McDonough, Architect, Author of Cradle to Cradle [….] We have only begun to explore its beneficial potentials, but it is clear they are immense.”

The best part of this project is that the material cost is almost null. For now, there are costs associated with the machines and software used, and especially the time and skills required to design it. As these become more widely established, though, the cost of digital wooden products could be drastically reduced. The future of 3D printed wood looks and sounds great.

Please read the original article by Davide Sher at 3D Printing Media Network by clicking below

Durst Tau 330 RSC-E για την DIGI PRINT AL στα Τιρανα, Αλβανια

01/12/2021

Η DIGI PRINT – AL SH.P.K. ιδρύθηκε το 2007, με έδρα τα ΤΙΡΑΝΑ της Αλβανίας και είναι ένας κορυφαίος πάροχος υπηρεσιών εκτύπωσης.
Το όραμά τους είναι να προσφέρουν στους πελάτες τους προϊόντα στην καλύτερη ποιότητα, στην ώρα τους, στην καλύτερη τιμή και καινοτομία.
Η DIGI PRINT AL προσφέρει ένα τεράστιο χαρτοφυλάκιο εφαρμογών, όπως banners, εκτύπωση υφασμάτων και χαρτιών, αυτοκόλλητες και φωτιζόμενες επιγραφές, πίνακες και πάνελ, διακόσμηση βιτρινών, εκτυπώσεις εσωτερικού χώρου, branding αυτοκινήτων και διακόσμηση εκδηλώσεων.

Πρόσφατα η εταιρεία αποφάσισε να προσθέσει μια νέα τεχνολογία για να διευρύνει τις προσφορές προς τους πελάτες της στο τμήμα της αγοράς της ετικέτας και της συσκευασίας. Μετά από σύγκριση των υφιστάμενων τεχνολογιών αποφάσισαν να επενδύσουν στo ψηφιακό πιεστήριο παραγωγής ετικετών inkjet Durst Tau 330 RSC E.

Ο κ. Juland Mustafaj δήλωσε σχετικά με την απόφαση αυτή: “Γνωρίζουμε την Durst εδώ και μερικά χρόνια, καθώς διαθέτουμε ήδη Durst UV inkjet εκτυπωτές (Durst P5 350 Hybrid – επίπεδος & ρολο-σε-ρολό και Durst Rho 500R ρολό-σε-ρολό) για εκτυπώσεις ευρείας μορφής. Η αγορά ετικετών και συσκευασιών αναπτύσσεται στην Αλβανία και την Ευρώπη και ήδη είχαμε αιτήματα από τους πελάτες μας. Η έρευνα που κάναμε πριν αποφασίσουμε την επένδυση έδειξε ότι το ψηφιακό πιεστήριο της Durst έχει όλα όσα αναζητούσαμε: ποιότητα, ταχύτητα, ευελιξία και χαμηλό κόστος παραγωγής.
Το Tau 330 RSC E προσφέρει εξαιρετική ποιότητα εκτύπωσης σε μια τεράστια ποικιλία υλικών εκτύπωσης και θα εισέλθουμε σε αυτή τη νέα για εμάς αγορά σίγουρα με το κατάλληλο πιεστήριο ετικετών”.

Το πιεστήριο έχει πλάτος εκτύπωσης 330 χιλιοστά, εξοπλισμένο με 7 χρώματα, με τις επιλογές πορτοκαλί, μωβ και λευκού, σε λειτουργία πλήρους ταχύτητας.
Με την εγγενή του ανάλυση 1200 x 1200 dpi σε συνδυασμό με το μικρότερο μέγεθος σταγόνας των 2pl και με τα πρόσφατα ανεπτυγμένα, υψηλής περιεκτικότητας σε χρωστικές ουσίες μελάνια Durst Tau RSC, το πιεστήριο παράγει εξαιρετική ποιότητα εκτύπωσης.
Τα πιεστήρια Durst RSC είναι εξοπλισμένα με το προηγμένο λογισμικό Durst Workflow Label και το λογισμικό Εκτύπωσης Μεταβλητών Δεδομένων, ώστε οι πελάτες να μπορούν να προετοιμάζουν γρήγορα τις εργασίες εκτύπωσης για την απαιτητική αγορά ετικετών.

Μια νέα λειτουργία Ink Save Mode επιτρέπει στους χρήστες της πλατφόρμας Tau RSC να μειώσουν το κόστος μελανιού κατά μέσο όρο 12%. Το λογισμικό Durst Analytics αναφέρει λεπτομερώς τα δεδομένα παραγωγής για την απόδοση της λειτουργίας.
Τα πιεστήρια RSC περιλαμβάνουν μια νέα λειτουργία αυτόματης συντήρησης για την αποφυγή διακοπών λειτουργίας και τη μείωση του κόστους σέρβις. Ο αυτόματος καθαρισμός των κεφαλών εκτύπωσης πραγματοποιείται χωρίς επαφή από την ενσωματωμένη μονάδα συντήρησης, για καλύτερη και σταθερή ποιότητα εκτύπωσης.
Η παραγωγική ικανότητα των 1.020 τετραγωνικών μέτρων/ώρα είναι εφικτή με ταχύτητα εκτύπωσης 52 μέτρων/λεπτό με όλα τα χρώματα, συμπεριλαμβανομένου του λευκού. Όλες οι προαιρετικές επιλογές από το Tau 330 RSC μπορούν να τοποθετηθούν στο νέο μοντέλο, οι οποίες περιλαμβάνουν τον κύλινδρο ψύξης, την εκτύπωση μεταβλητών δεδομένων ή τους εξωτερικούς ρολοφορείς για την διαχείριση πολύ μεγάλων (jumbo) ρολών.
Το μηχάνημα μπορεί να διαθέτει έως και 8 χρωματικούς σταθμούς (CMYK-W-OVG) και επιτυγχάνει έως και 95% προσομοίωση του χρωματικού χώρου Pantone. Μπορεί επίσης να αναβαθμιστεί ώστε να τρέχει με ταχύτητα παραγωγής 80m/min με όλα τα χρώματα.
Τα νέα μελάνια Durst RSC UV Inks έχουν πιστοποιηθεί από την Greenguard με τα πιστοποιητικά UL Greenguard και UL Greenguard Gold.

Το πιεστήριο Durst Tau 330 RSC E λειτουργεί ως αυτόνομος εκτυπωτής ή ως υβριδική λύση με την προσθήκη συμβατικών επιλογών φινιρίσματος. Αυτό παρέχει στον χρήστη απεριόριστη ευελιξία όσον αφορά τα υλικά και ένα ευρύ φάσμα εφαρμογών.

Durst Tau 330 RSC-E for DIGI PRINT in Tirana, AL

01/12/2021

DIGI PRINT – AL SH.P.K. established in 2007, based in TIRANA, Albania is a leading service print provider.
Their vision is to offer to their customers products at the best quality, on time, at the best price and innovation. DIGI PRINT AL offers a vast portfolio of applications, including banners, textile and papers, adhesive and illuminated signs, boards and panels, frame and display, interior printing, car branding and events decoration.

Recently the company decided to add a new technology to expand the offers to their customers in the market segment of label and packaging. After a comparison of existing technologies they decided to invest in Durst Tau RSC 330 E inkjet label production press.

Mr. Juland Mustafaj stated about this decision: “We know Durst for some years now as we already have Durst UV ikjet printers (Durst P5 350 Hybrid – flatbed & rool-to-roll printer and Durst Rho 500R roll-to-roll printer) for wide format printing. The market of label and packaging is growing in Albania and Europe and we already had requests from our customers. The research we made before deciding the investment showed that Durst’s digital press had everything we were looking for: quality, speed, flexibility and low production costs.
The Tau RSC E offers excellent print quality on a vast variety media and we will enter into this new for us market definitely with suitable label press.”

The press is available in 330mm print width, offering 7 colors, including Orange, Violet and white option, in full-speed mode. With Its native resolution of 1200 x 1200 dpi combined with its smallest drop size of 2pl and with newly developed, highly pigmented Durst Tau RSC inks the printer produces outstanding print quality.
Durst RSC is equipped with advanced Durst Workflow Label software and Variable Data Printing software to enable the customers to prepare fast the printing jobs for the demanding label market.
A new Ink Save Mode allows Tau RSC platform users to reduce ink costs at an average of 12%. Durst Analytics software reports production data in detail for the operation performance.

RSC presses include a new automatic maintenance feature to avoid downtime and reduce service costs. Automatic cleaning of the print heads is carried out contact-free by the integrated maintenance unit, for better and stable print quality.
Production capacity of 1,020 m²/hour is achievable with a printing speed of 52 m/m at full color including white. All options from the Tau 330 RSC can be fitted to the new model, which include the chill roller, variable data printing or the external jumbo winders.
The machine can have up to 8 color stations (CMYK-W-OVG) and achieves up to 95% simulation of the Pantone color space. It can also be upgraded to run 80m/min production speed with all colors.

The Durst Tau 330 RSC E works as a stand-alone printer or as a hybrid solution with the addition of conventional finishing options. This gives the user unlimited flexibility in terms of materials and a broad range of applications.

These gorgeous bowls were made out of 3D-printed sawdust

13/11/2021

One man’s trash is another man’s treasure, and the old saying couldn’t be truer of the waste industry. From food to packaging to the construction industry, waste is everywhere—but sometimes it can be turned into something more.

Take sawdust, something most companies consider waste. Not Forust. In May, the startup launched a technology that uses upcycled sawdust and other byproducts from the wood industry to make 3D-printed objects that look like traditional wood. A winner in the Materials category of Fast Company’s 2021 Innovation by Design Awards, Forust can create virtually any item, from home goods to intricate architectural detailing. It can also replicate any kind of wood, from ash to mahogany, making it a viable, sustainable replacement to traditional wood.

“There is so much wood in architecture,” says Virginia San Fratello, chair of the design department at San Jose State University and cofounder of Forust. “How could we create a 3D-printed wood product out of this material that is otherwise headed to landfill?” While sawdust is biodegradable, when it decomposes in large quantities in landfills, it releases high concentrations of lignin and fatty acids, which then contaminates water supplies.

Forust is a subsidiary of Desktop Metal, a company that has been 3D printing metal since 2015. The process goes something like this: Thin layers of sawdust are spread onto the bed of Desktop Metal’s 3D printers, which have been modified to print with wood products. San Fratello says the parts that come out of the printer are delicate, so they’re treated with a non-toxic binder like lignin (a natural polymer found in the cell walls of woody plants) to make the material more durable. For an object the size of a small vase, the process takes about two hours, and is finished with traditional wood treatments such as sanding, staining, or dyeing.

As proof of concept, Forust collaborated with Yves Béhar’s Fuseproject, which designed a homeware collection including a pear-shaped vessel, a bowl, a basket, and a tray, all using the Forust technology. “We developed an algorithm that will lay down a pattern onto each layer as it’s being 3D-printed,” San Fratello says, “we build a faux wood grain that looks natural.”

The team has done early experiments with color, but the biggest challenge remains the scale. Due to the limited size of the printing bed, objects that are larger than around 8 inches have to be made in parts, but San Fratello says they’re finalizing work on a robotic arm that will facilitate much larger-sized objects.

Soon, the possibilities will be endless, from doorknobs and wood paneling for high-end vehicles, to furniture. Right now, anyone can upload a 3D model and Forust will print it, provided the final product is smaller than 8 inches. But the startup is also developing in-house products, including wall tiles that can hold plants, furniture, and even 3D-printed light fixtures in collaboration with a London designer. “Anywhere that you see wood, we could use 3D-printed sawdust,” says San Fratello.

The team is even working toward 3D-printed wood that’s strong enough to be used in buildings. In a future not so far away, we could see 3D-printed structural columns with ornate, intricate detailing that can otherwise only be carved by hand. “I could 3D print something that might take someone else hundreds of hours to carve,” San Fratello says.

This may sound like a threat to craftsmanship and handmade artifacts, but San Fratello insists the two can coexist. “I don’t think 3D printers and robots are going to take over,” she says. Like a hammer or a table saw, the 3D printer will just be “another tool in the tool kit.”

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