15 Amazing 3D Printed Creations
Get ready to be amazed by these 15 mind-blowing printed creations that will leave you in awe! From intricate designs to jaw-dropping details, this compilation showcases the limitless possibilities of the modern MACHINE! Watch how technology and creativity collide to produce stunning works of art that defy imagination. Whether you're a tech enthusiast, art lover, or simply curious about printed creations, this video is sure to spark your interest. Don't miss out on witnessing these incredible pieces that push the boundaries of what a MACHINE can achieve. Prepare to witness the future of innovation unfolding before your eyes!
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00:00Of all the inventions out there, few are as innovative as the 3D printer.
00:05After all, it's able to bring even the wildest of ideas to life, and some of the pieces that have come out of them have
00:11been absolutely incredible.
00:13Here are the top 15 most amazing 3D printed creations.
00:18Number 15, miniature figures. While you've probably seen a lot of gimmicky miniature figures made by a 3D printer,
00:26none come even close to the ones made by artist Johnny Hurwitz.
00:30That's because with the help of 3D photosynthetic materials, he has made some of the world's smallest sculptures.
00:35Now, when magnified, these sculptures look pretty impressive, as they have all the features you'd expect from full-size statues.
00:42However, the truth is that they're so small that they can fit on the forehead of an ant.
00:47And while Hurwitz admits that these sculptures often go missing due to their small size,
00:51the fact that we can now make sculptures that only can be seen by using a magnifying glass is truly incredible.
00:58Number 14, a cast.
01:01Most casts are rather bland, yet in 2014, designer Denis Karzahin shook things up by creating a cast that is not only 3D printed,
01:09but is also super high-tech.
01:11Known as the osteoid, this rendition sports several ventilation holes.
01:16These holes provide access for a low-intensity pulsed ultrasound system, and this allows fractured bones to heal up to 38%
01:22faster than would in a conventional cast.
01:25Now, this is possible because 3D printing allows for the cast to be custom-made to the wearer, and as a result, the ventilation does
01:31not have to be sacrificed for structural integrity.
01:33When you consider that the osteoid is also a lot more stylish, does not itch, and does not smell,
01:38it becomes clear that this 3D creation is far better than the old-fashioned original.
01:45Number 13, violin.
01:47While violins are typically made using materials such as wood or metal, the 3D Varius takes things up a notch.
01:55Designed in 2012 by Lawrence Bernadac, it co-ops the design of the world-famous line of Stradivarius violins into a plastic 3D printed rendition.
02:04Yet beyond the materials and design, what makes the 3D Varius top of the line is the fact that it's printed as a single piece.
02:12According to the 3D Varius website, this feature allows for smooth, optimal sound wave flow through the instrument,
02:19offering the violinist greater sound control. Thus, if you want an amazing instrument
02:23that's both beautiful and functional, look no further than the 3D Varius.
02:29Number 12, paper airplane gun.
02:32At some point or another, nearly everyone has tried to make a paper airplane. At best,
02:37it likely took you a while to make one that could fly just a few meters.
02:40Yet as far as paper airplanes go, no one has come close to Dieter Michael Krohn.
02:45That's because in 2017, he took an old design from 2014 and created a new gun that could fold and shoot as many as
02:53120 planes per minute.
02:55Now, it should be noted that the gun uses both 3D printed and non-3D printed parts,
03:00yet the fact that it's so functional and efficient shows just how much 3D printing can help in terms of optimizing products.
03:07So, if you're looking for a toy that can't be beat, check out Dieter Krohn's YouTube channel,
03:11Papierflieger, to see this amazing contraption in action.
03:16Number 11, backpack.
03:19If you want to walk around campus in style, then wearing a 3D printed backpack may be the way to go.
03:25Designed by 3D printer company Makex, the backpack is actually designed to carry a Makex Migo 3D printer.
03:31Being fully see-through so that the printer is visible at all times,
03:35it allows you to easily 3D print on the go, and both the futuristic design of the backpack and the printer make the entire
03:41ensemble double as a fashion accessory.
03:44However,
03:44even if you don't want to hold a 3D printer in the backpack Makex created, the backpack can still be used to hold more
03:50run-of-the-mill items.
03:51Yet, while the entire package of both the printer and the backpack sold for just $289 back in 2018, the printer itself now costs a
03:59whopping $599, while the backpack is no longer for sale.
04:05Number 10, Lamborghini Aventador.
04:07Let's face it, Lamborghinis are
04:09expensive, and while most don't have the hundreds of thousands of dollars necessary to purchase one, a father and son duo managed to get
04:16around this by making their own with a 3D printer.
04:19Now, the father behind this operation is a physicist by the name of Sterling Backus, and he decided to undertake this project to show
04:26his son just what 3D printing technology is capable of. In order to do so, he used an array of 3D printers and about
04:33220 spools of thermoplastic filaments, and opted to use PLA for the body panels,
04:38ASA and ABS for the rear light housings and headlights, and carbon fiber filled nylon for the parts that required extra durability.
04:45Now, to be fair, the father and son duo were forced to use a few more traditional manufacturing processes such as CNC machining,
04:52water jet cutting, vacuum infusion, and carbon fiber encapsulation in order to ensure the car was road-ready.
04:58However, when you consider that all of this extra work meant that the car only cost
05:02$20,000 to make, we'd say that the project was clearly a success.
05:07Number 9. Boats.
05:10While the US military generally makes its ships using innovative technology, in October of 2019,
05:16they went above and beyond when they completed one that was made entirely with the help of a 3D printer.
05:21Made in partnership between the Combat Capabilities Development Command, the University of Maine, and Ingersoll Machine Tools.
05:27The first step of the process was to make a printer that was large enough to create a military boat.
05:32The final product of these efforts was a machine that could build something that was 30 by 6.7 by 3 meters at a speed of
05:40227 kilograms per hour.
05:42This printer then used both plastic and wood cellulose to construct the boat, and once completed, it measured in at 7.6 meters in length,
05:50and almost 2 tons.
05:51To top this off, it even broke several world records, as it was the largest 3D printed solid part,
05:57the largest 3D printed boat, and was made using what was at the time the world's largest 3D printer.
06:03Therefore, we think it's fair to say that this boat is nothing if not incredible.
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06:18Number 8. Human organs. Put simply, the world demand for human organs does not match the supply.
06:25After all, there's a thriving black market for these organs, and as such, the creation of affordable synthetic alternatives has become a massive industry.
06:34Yet, while conventional methods of making new limbs have been on the expensive side, 3D printing may be able to disrupt the market.
06:41That's because beyond being rather inexpensive, 3D printers have the ability to make much higher quality organs.
06:47You see, one of the major problems with organ donations is that a receiver's body will often reject the organ.
06:52Therefore, since 3D printed organs can be built from cells that a patient's immune system could recognize as its own,
06:58the chance of immune rejection is very low.
07:01This has led to a lot of progress being made in this department, as 3D printed bones, corneas, and ears are reportedly in clinical testing stages.
07:10However, 3D printers may still need to improve to make these truly viable, as so far they're not intricate enough to fully imitate the real deal.
07:18Regardless, we wouldn't be surprised if this industry is overtaken by 3D renditions in the near future.
07:27Number seven, face masks.
07:29While these face masks will do nothing to combat coronavirus, the luxury masks made by Japanese designer Suhei Okawara are nothing if not creepy.
07:37That's because for about a price of about $950, users can buy a hyper-realistic face mask that makes them look exactly like a random stranger.
07:46Now, Okawara's business model works by first screening the headshots of applicants, and then paying them $350 for the right to use their face.
07:54Once he has this permission, the faces are then 3D scanned to create a high-resolution virtual model.
07:59From there, the full-color 3D scan is manually touched up to prepare it for the 3D printing process,
08:04and at this point, it's printed out onto a base template.
08:07As of now, this high-tech process allows Okawara to produce around a hundred face masks every month,
08:12and he claims that he's even been approached by celebrities who want to have their faces reproduced.
08:18Regardless, we're just curious to see whether or not this business will last long-term.
08:26Number six, office building.
08:28While most office buildings are made out of steel and concrete, few make use of a 3D printer in order to put them together.
08:34Yet, that's exactly what happened in January of 2015 at the Shuzhou Industrial Park in East China's Jiangsu Province.
08:41Coming in at approximately 1,100 square meters in size, this building was constructed with the help of a massive 3D printer.
08:48The printer was able to fabricate the walls and other components of the structure piece by piece by using a specially formulated and patented ink.
08:57This ink was essentially a medley of old construction wastes such as concrete, fiberglass, sand, and a special hardening agent.
09:04This not only put the waste to good use, but was found to be incredibly flexible, self-insulating, and resistant to strong earthquakes.
09:11Now, the walls that the ink helped form were made off-site using a strong diagonal reinforced print pattern.
09:17And once completed, these separate pieces were all put together.
09:20And while a few extra pieces such as steel beams, insulations, pipelines, windows, and doors were made without the use of the printer,
09:27we're sure that in due time, these components could be entirely 3D printed as well.
09:32Number five, clothing.
09:35Generally speaking, most clothing stores stock clothes made of run-of-the-mill materials such as cotton, polyester, and wool.
09:42However, as fashion continues to evolve, we may begin to see clothes made with the help of 3D printers.
09:48Now, there are many reasons why clothing designers are starting to make this shift.
09:52One of the major ones is that the clothing causes almost no waste.
09:56As rather than have to be cut from a larger piece of textile, a 3D printer can instead just use the exact amount of material necessary.
10:03However, beyond the environmental benefits, 3D clothes are often very easy to customize in terms of size,
10:09as just one has to put their measurements into a computer in order for it to pump out the perfect-sized garment.
10:15While regular clothes are what most 3D clothing manufacturers have in mind,
10:19there are some more special renditions that are also being designed.
10:23One of our favorites is a 3D dress made by designer Travis Fitch.
10:27That's because with the help of 30 multicolored pieces,
10:30he essentially constructed a dress that has several layers.
10:33On the other hand, there are some 3D dresses that make the most of the plastic in the printer to make solid pointy spikes,
10:39as seen in this 400-piece dress made by Selective Laser Sintering.
10:43Beyond the dress market, there are even some manufacturers in the business of making menswear.
10:48Of all the brands out there, VipTie3D is one of our favorites,
10:51as it uses the help of 3D printing software to make each of its ties fully customizable.
10:56Yet, regardless of the specifics behind each garment that's made,
11:00what is clear is that 3D printing may very well be the technique of the future.
11:09While Beyond Meat may be the biggest player in the artificial meat game,
11:13an Israeli company by the name of Redefine Meat is currently trying to raise funding
11:18for a meat-making process that's even more innovative.
11:21That's because rather than simply use a special formula,
11:24Redefine Meat is making use of a 3D printer to create steaks that look and taste identical to the real thing.
11:30As you might imagine, creating the ink for a printed steak is quite difficult,
11:35yet engineers have managed to do it by using plant-based materials.
11:39These materials make use of nutrients that are similar to those eaten by cows,
11:43while also utilizing a set of other proteins from grains and legumes to mimic muscle texture,
11:48fats, and other acids that are present in red meat.
11:51This allows them to duplicate the juicy flavor, blood structure, and color of a steak,
11:56and as of February 17th of 2021, they've raised about $29 million to bring these steaks to the mass market.
12:03By all accounts, it seems that the return on this investment will be quite large.
12:08That's because in January of 2021, Redefine Meat announced a strategic agreement
12:12with Israeli meat distributor BestMeister to distribute its products to restaurants and butchers across the country.
12:18As of now, studies have demonstrated that the steaks have a 90% acceptance rate amongst meat eaters,
12:24and if they do well in Israel, the company plans to export the steaks to European, Asian, and North American markets in late 2021.
12:31So, when you consider that the global meat substitute industry is expected to reach $8.1 billion by 2026,
12:38it becomes clear that this company may start making some serious revenue within the next few years.
12:47While 3D printers are generally used to make small to medium-sized objects,
12:52a company by the name of SQ4D has kicked things up a notch by making a home with the help of a 3D printer.
12:58As of now, they have just made one demo, yet the results of this demo have been impressive.
13:03That's because the printing time for the walls took about 48 hours,
13:06and the construction of the entirety of the house took just 8 days.
13:10For reference, this is significantly faster and around 30% cheaper than the time it takes to build a house using traditional methods,
13:17as there's no need to have as many laborers on site.
13:20Now, SQ4D pulled this off thanks to them making use of what is essentially a massive 3D printer.
13:25This printer works by using concrete instead of plastic to fill in molds one scan at a time,
13:31doing so at a speed much faster than that of a human.
13:34As a result, the houses made using this method can be constructed far more efficiently, and this is obvious in the price.
13:40SQ4D is now planning on bringing these houses to market on a per-order basis,
13:45and they're currently setting up to build a 130-square-meter home with a detached garage in the town of Riverhead, Long Island.
13:51What makes the listing incredible is that its price is just $299,000,
13:56putting it at about half of the average price of a similar home in the area.
14:00Now, as you might expect, many traditional tradesmen are put off by the idea of 3D printing a house,
14:06as it both seems impossible and threatens their way of life.
14:09However, this form of house building has seen a lot of positive support from younger generations,
14:13and this is not only because this way of building is superior, but because it's also very environmentally friendly.
14:19Since the building process of a 3D-printed house is very regimented,
14:23it's easy to design it so that it makes almost no waste and uses environmentally friendly materials.
14:28Therefore, as affordable and green housing continues to become more desirable,
14:333D-printed houses will likely become increasingly popular.
14:37Number 2. Firearms.
14:40There are many parts of the world where getting a gun is extremely expensive,
14:45and so in recent years, many have turned to the illegal practice of printing out a 3D gun in order to get their firearm fix.
14:52These guns don't come from a centralized source, but are part of a larger anarchist movement against gun control laws.
14:59One of the most important of these groups is deterrence dispensed,
15:02using catchphrases such as anyone can make it, live free or die, and go ahead, try to stop this, you filthy sadists.
15:09In order to draw people in, their central argument is that no state should be able to impose their will on you,
15:15and that everyone should have a gun in order to protect themselves.
15:19Now, deterrence dispensed makes this easy by uploading free downloads of 3D-printed gun instructions online,
15:25and these include everything from handguns to full-out assault rifles.
15:29The designs are purposely made so that the majority of parts can be made with 3D printer,
15:34and many only require about 15% of their parts to be sourced elsewhere.
15:39In order for them not to be removed, these designs are hosted on speed.ch,
15:43which is a media hosting site underpinned by the Libri blockchain.
15:46Unsurprisingly, due to the availability of these blueprints,
15:49many government officials are worried that this war could undermine years of gun control laws
15:54by allowing even the most unstable people in society to get their hands on a gun.
15:59What makes this organization interesting is that it has no headquarters and no public leader,
16:04and instead operates via several independent members that pump out content onto the internet.
16:09It's nearly impossible to regulate, and the initiative has been steadily growing in numbers.
16:14Thus, it's likely it won't be long until a 3D gun shared by the people on this site leads to some deadly incidents.
16:21Number 1. Shoes.
16:24Shoe companies are always trying to one-up each other,
16:27and 3D printing technology has been a powerful tool in doing so.
16:31That's because, be it for just a small part of a shoe or the entire thing,
16:35companies have begun to make use of 3D printers to make some five-star footwear.
16:40Now, the majority of companies will manufacture most of the shoes in a traditional way,
16:44but use 3D printers to make certain parts.
16:46As an example of this came in 2018 when Adidas crafted 100,000 pairs of 3D-printed shoes.
16:53Known as the Futurecraft 4Ds,
16:55these employed the help of a 3D printing company, Carbon's CLIP process of manufacturing.
17:00These essentially allowed for the creation of a lattice shoe sole that increased performance,
17:05improved the shoe's flexibility, and allowed it to be completely customized at an inexpensive price.
17:10There are some companies that have gone the extra mile by using a 3D printer for their entire manufacturing process.
17:16One such example of this is Prevolve.
17:19This company creates barefoot, minimalist shoes that are in the shape of a human foot.
17:23And thus, after scanning your foot, they can make a custom-fit 3D model.
17:27They then use biofusion technology to create the shoe,
17:30and can even change the sole thickness based on your preferences.
17:33Interestingly enough, there are some that even go a step further
17:36by making pairs of shoes that would be unimaginable with conventional materials.
17:41Such was the case with designer Iris van Herpen,
17:43who worked in collaboration with designer Rem D. Coulas
17:46to make an extra special pair of shoes for Paris' Fashion Week.
17:50Using a species of tree known as the banyan for inspiration,
17:53they used a PolyJet 3D printer to make a shoe that looked like the roots of a tree were around the wearer's foot.
17:59On our end, we think that whether you like these shoes or not,
18:02what they prove is that the possibilities with 3D printing truly are endless.
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