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We had a 3D printer up here earlier in Expedition 42. Print jobs were sent from the ground, we only had to remove the printed object and get the tray ready for the next run. That facility, the Microgravity Science Glovebox (MSG), has been used for other experiments in the meantime. You’ll have to ask Terry about the details, though, he’s been our MSG guy so far.
Credits: ESA/NASA
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Europe’s first 3D printer designed for use in weightlessness, printing aerospace-quality plastics, has won the prestigious Aerospace Applications Award from design-to-manufacturing specialist TCT Magazine.
ESA’s Manufacturing of Experimental Layer Technology (MELT) project printer has to be able to operate from any orientation – up, down or sideways – in order to serve in microgravity conditions aboard the International Space Station. Based on the ‘fuse filament fabrication’ process, it has been designed to fit within a standard ISS payload rack, and to meet the Station’s rigorous safety standards.
The MELT printer can print a wide variety of thermoplastics from ABS (Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene), as used in Lego, up to high-melting point engineering thermoplastics such PEEK (Polyether ether ketone), which is robust enough to substitute for metal materials in some cases.
“This printer could be used to make parts on demand for the repair and maintenance of a long-duration orbital habitat,” explains ESA materials and processes engineer Ugo Lafont. “This printer would also benefit human bases on planetary surfaces. Crucially, it can also print using recycled plastics, allowing a whole new maintenance strategy based on closed-loop reuse of materials.”
The printer was produced for ESA by a consortium led by Sonaca Space GmbH together with BeeVeryCreative, Active Space Techologies SA and OHB-System AG.
The MELT project was supported through ESA’s Technology Development Element programme, which identifies promising technologies for space, then demonstrates their workability.
Watch a video of the printer in operation here.
Credits: ESA–G. Porter, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO
Designed in 1912 by George C. Nimmons, 720 South Dearborn Street was built in 1916 by the Franklin Printing Company and housed presses until 1983. It is a fine example of the 'Chicago School' style of architecture. In 1987 the Franklin Building was purchased from the Borg-Warner Corporation for $2.7 million by developer Duncan Henderson who recognized the building’s unusual architectural features and potential. In 1976, Henderson moved to Chicago from New York City where he had lived in a loft in SoHo. He became a pioneer of loft development in Printers Row when he and architect Harry Weese rehabbed the Donohue Building (711 – 727 S. Dearborn Street) in 1977.
The 14-story Franklin Building underwent an extensive $9 million renovation. The structure’s interior was gutted and 65 residential units were created. The restored Franklin Building opened for occupancy in September 1989, the last major renovation of loft space on Printers Row, the two-block area along Dearborn Street, beginning south of the Congress Parkway and ending at the Dearborn Station.
South Dearborn Street-Printing House Row North Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark District
Chicago Landmark
Architect:
Multiple
Architectural style:
Chicago
Governing body:
Private
NRHP Reference#:
76000705
Photo printed with the Polaroid ColorShot printer. Printer only works in Windows 9x, so I created a Virtual Machine and printed!
Sepia faux frame postcard RP-PPC by C.T.C.
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Image courtesy of Glenn Swarbrick and collection of the late Elsie Swarbrick / Preston Past and Present Facebook Group.
i like to keep my printer cozy, that way she knows i love her :)
she had a winter jacket but now is sporting a little springy number
Printer's Alley is a famous alley in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., between Third and Fourth Avenues, running from Union Street to Commerce Street. The portion of the alley between Union and Church Street is the home of a nightclub district that dates back to the 1940s.
~ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printer's_Alley
Party Night, 01/14/2023, Nashville, TN
Olympus E-P2
LUMIX G 14/F2.5
ƒ/4.5 14.0 mm 1/80 6400
Title page for The American Printer, 1882, by Thomas MacKeller
You can obtain your (digital) copy here:
Sinclair ZX80 home computer + ZX printer.
In order to use the printer with the ZX80, the 8KB ROM upgrade was needed.
The computer became commercially available in 1980; the spark printer was released in 1981, intended for use with the ZX81.
Printer's Alley is a famous alley in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., between Third and Fourth Avenues, running from Union Street to Commerce Street. The portion of the alley between Union and Church Street is the home of a nightclub district that dates back to the 1940s.
~ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printer's_Alley
Party Night, 01/14/2023, Nashville, TN
Olympus E-P2
LUMIX G 14/F2.5
ƒ/2.5 14.0 mm 1/80 3200
Printer's Alley is a famous alley in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., between Third and Fourth Avenues, running from Union Street to Commerce Street. The portion of the alley between Union and Church Street is the home of a nightclub district that dates back to the 1940s.
~ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printer's_Alley
Party Night, 01/14/2023, Nashville, TN
Olympus E-P2
LUMIX G 14/F2.5
ƒ/2.5 14.0 mm 1/80 5000
Gary is helping me to get my new printer set up. Here he is supervising while I put in the new ink cartridges. Is was really nice to have his help!
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