A Hawaii startup business is 3D printing military boat hulls with a basalt chopped fiber composite. Voltage Vessels has produced a 3D printed rigid hull inflatable boat for evaluation into potential autonomous naval programs.
Video showing Basalt Rebar laid in between two 3D concrete printed layers for reinforced 3D concrete printed beams.
Anisoprint’s basalt fiber composite is available for use with its Composer continuous-fiber 3D printer. The material is said to be 15 times stronger than plastic, five times lighter than steel and 1.5 times stronger and lighter than aluminum. Anisoprint (Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg), a manufacturer of continuous [...]