30 Flemish companies put their hands together to give life to “Family of the Future”, a demonstration project on 3D printing.
The project consists in the realization of three virtual persons whose creation involves 90 3D printed components. The aim of the participants was to bring out the context of the family (but also the factory) of the future using the 3D printing technology.
Flam3D’s perspective
The independent flemish platform aims to unite, represent and support companies, research institutions, governments and stakeholders active in the 3D printing industry.
For the Flemish 3D-print ecosystem, the idea is to build a strong network with close links between different organizations. The truth is, it is necessary to build up and benefit from a competitive advantage, since knowledge is becoming increasingly important.
“Organizations that realize this, are working together to achieve more. By bringing the strengths of different organizations together through co-creation, value gets added to the final product. Besides, Flanders is still a top-innovation region when it comes to 3D-printing and co-creation,” Kris Binon General Director of Flam3D, states. This certainly appears true with regards to co-creation: a cooperation of this scale is rarely seen in any sector.
With regards to this project, Kris Binon explains: “Despite all the hype surrounding it, 3D printing is still relatively unknown for many businesses, and they’re missing out on opportunities because of this. Maybe because the designation ‘3D-printing’ is somewhat misleading? At least 15 different techniques of 3D-printing exist already.”
That’s why, collaborating companies are committed to provide an overview of existing 3D-printing technologies and how these can provide real added value across a wide range of sectors. The collaboration will therefore give an overview of a variety of techniques. “We want to inspire companies in a creative way: by demonstrating the technologies in a recognizable setting,” explains Pieter Machtelinckx, Communications Manager at Flam3D. “We especially hope that visitors will be inspired and learn something about the technology.”
Where and when the premiere will take place?
The project will be showcased for the first time on November 8th at the Prototyping trade fair in Kortrijk where Materialise CEO Fried Vancraen will, amongst others, initiate the launch and networking event.
The international premiere will follow a week later with a press conference on November 15th at Formnext in Frankfurt, the largest 3D printing exhibition in Europe. The concept will then continue to travel for a year along various technology events, trade fairs and schools with the purpose of spreading knowledge on 3D-printing.
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