“We’re not really sure how these materials behave, and how to best use these new methods,” Cyr said in a phone interview. FREDERICTON—New Brunswick researchers are plotting what they call the “factories of the future” by developing 3D-printing technologies they said could pave the way for the next industrial revolution. Cyr intends to take the advantages of this technology to the next level by developing 3D-printing methods capable of introducing new behaviours that cannot be found in conventional materials. Many manufacturers have started adopting 3D-printing methods to improve efficiency and cut back on resource waste, said Cyr. “The beauty of a computer is it has the ability to go through those thousands and thousands of designs.

Source: thestar September 05, 2017 19:30 UTC