Sunday, January 17, 2010

Mechanical Parts "Grown" By Computers

Jay Leno gives you a tour of the incredible NextEngine 3D scanner, a device/system that can reproduce sophisticated mechanical parts in plastic. Objects are laser-scanned and a highly-detailed digital model is generated. That 3D model is then grown layer-by-layer using a computer-controlled device that deposits molten plastic dots at specific locations. The perfectly copied plastic part can then be converted into metal or some other kind of material using conventional means.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggvzcGdZsTc

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