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WE 3D PRINTED A SENSOR WITH CONDUCTIVE MATERIALS

YOU CAN IMAGINE IT. YOU CAN DESIGN IT. YOU CAN PRINT IT

Industrial designers often dream up new products and then explore ways to manufacture them. Every now and again a highly innovative product emerges the other way around.
Daniel Büning and Jörg Petri, the founders of NOWlab@BigRep, were inspired by the potential of 3D printing. As Büning recalls, “We saw immediately that it would be a really nice idea to print modules that could be stacked together to create a space divider for an office space or a living room.” To properly test the capabilities of the technology, they added three extra requirements to their brief: incorporation of sound-proofing properties; an integrated lighting system; and a 3D-printed sensor to control the lighting system.