The Craziest 3D Printed Scale Model in the World
When I entered our production facilities a few months ago, I was totally blown away by a small scale replica of a gas plant. This is truly one of the craziest 3D printed scale models I have ever seen. The model has all the details of the actual system and has an overall size of 1300mm x 1000mm. The highest part of the model is 750mm. Because it was so huge, the production team had to build it in 7 segments and then glue it together. All the parts were produced in polyamide using laser sintering and spray painted in silver afterwards.
This project was handled by my German colleagues of our AMS (Additive Manufacturing Solutions) department. The real thing was built by Linde AG in Chile. Linde AG is a world leading gases and engineering company represented by approximately 48,000 employees in 100 countries. The scale model is now located at Linde HQ (Munich, Germany) in the entrance hall of the top managers offices.
Photo courtesy of Materialise
Photo courtesy of Materialise
Photo courtesy of Materialise
Photo courtesy of Materialise
Photo courtesy of Materialise
I wanted to share this with you to put the spotlight on the amazing work of our production team at Materialise. The same production team you can count on when you upload and order your 3D models in more than 100 materials and finishes at i.materialise.
