3D printed food with a reason

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lana-in-fl

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I have been teaching my students about 3D printing for 8 years. They always ask about 3D printed food, and so far, everything I have found looks seriously yucky.

But this one (in the link) looks as though it is sensible and useful!

http://3dprint.com/4689/3d-food-print-smoothfood/

And though I am presently not eating sugar, I wouldn't be able to resist these if I saw them in a store:

http://cubify.com/en/Store/TheSugarLab

Oh well, back to real life. Next year's parents are coming to school this evening to find out what we offer. I need to round up my little helpers instead of browsing.

http://3dprint.com/4689/3d-food-print-smoothfood/

 
fresh ingredients...with a substance, which Biozoon prefers to keep a secret. - No Thanks.

Interesting, but printer mystery meat is not for me.

"The printers which use 48 nozzles, via a jetting technology, combine puree of fresh ingredients like asparagus, chicken, pork, peas, pasta, and potatoes with a substance, which Biozoon prefers to keep a secret. It then prints those ingredients out in whatever shape the user desires. The secret substance allows for the puree to hold its shape, but at the same time melt in the mouth of whoever takes a bit."

 
3D printing is one of those subjects I just can't *see*. Reading about it

does nothing. I'm going to have to physically SEE one in action.

 
Saw one at SpaceX last year... actually almost two years ago now

... it is pretty amazing, and pretty straightforward once you see it in action

Imagine a little tiny dispenser almost needle-size that pours a any kind of material on a surface according to a tri-dimensional plan. The little dispenser moves back and forth, covering the full area and following the desired design of whatever piece you are trying to make. At SpaceX the material we saw was powdered titanium - you could see the technician operating the machine and several pieces after coming back from the printer - the level of detail is mind-blowing!

the most complex part is the software communicating a 3D image to the dispenser - the precision is incredible.

At SpaceX the goal is to simply take a 3D printer to space or a new colony in Mars and build whatever is needed in place.

 
Marilyn, this video is pretty old, but it knocks my socks off each time I see it

and I watch it several times per year, when I do this lesson with my classes.

Our school is getting a small 3D printer soon - when it arrives and we have it working, you could come and see it. (We're in Longwood, between your work and home.)

It is the most amazing thing, you won't believe what is being printed - shoes, bladders (yes, human), houses, jewellery. I have a gorgeous 3D printed pendant. Recently, NASA emailed a wrench to the ISS. They emailed the program and the 3D printer up there printed out the wrench they needed.

I am a complete enthusiast, and am disgusted that the engineering teachers are getting the printer, and not the robotics teacher.

 
Sure, but if you were unable to eat properly, and were presented with food that tasted almost right,

looked almost right, and literally dissolved in your mouth, I'm sure you would prefer it to baby food.

 
Oh yes please! Video was great. I thought you had to submit drawing specifications and then it

was carved from a solid mass.

Still find it amazing!

 
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