Skip to content

Lariva Business

Lariva Blog

Menu
  • Privacy Policy
  • Tech Sharing
  • animate sharing
  • Science Sharing
  • Happening
Menu

Filter coffee through 3D printed glass

Posted on August 14, 2021 by William

Usually, when we think of 3D printing, we think of viscous melted plastic or UV curable resin. However, there is a lot of research around printing special impregnated filaments with alternative materials. [Ahron Wayne] I have been studying these materials and decided to make my own beer using prototype prints.

Delicious but [Ahron] Note that you should not drink alcohol in the laboratory.

Theme of [Ahron]The experiment was a glass-impregnated filament developed by Virtual Foundry. The filament is filled with tiny glass particles, and the idea is that it can be printed like any ordinary plastic filament. From there, it is heated in a so-called degreasing process, thereby removing the plastic from the print. Then, it is heated again during the sintering process to bind the remaining glass particles together.

This is a complicated process that will cause the size and porosity of the final part to shrink. However, some people may see failure, [Ahron] Saw the opportunity. The porous printed part is used to filter the coffee, with a little vacuum that sounds like a venturi.

[Ahron] Note that this is not a particularly effective method of making coffee, but it does work. We have also seen exciting work on steel impregnated filaments. Video after the break.

Recent Posts

  • F5 About 100 jobs will be cut due to the “current macroeconomic environment”
  • Neoriver decoration lights up Christmas
  • Naveen Jain’s microbiome and diagnostics startup Viome is raising more money
  • Cutting the wearable display in half is more difficult and easier than it looks
  • Oculus Studios acquired Camouflaj, a Seattle regional studio behind “Iron Man VR”
©2023 Lariva Business | Design: Newspaperly WordPress Theme