3D Printer

Business and Economy

University of Maine unveils larger, faster 3D printer

Kaitlyn Budion

The University of Maine unveiled its latest large-scale 3D printer Tuesday at the Orono campus.

The University of Maine unveiled the first, bio-based 3D printed home at a ribbon-cutting celebration on Nov. 21, 2022.

Environment and Outdoors

UMaine unveils first 3D-printed home in a bid to mass-produce affordable housing

Nicole Ogrysko

The home is made entirely from a wood-based material, which University of Maine researchers say is an inexpensive, renewable and recyclable building option.

The University of Maine's Advanced Structures and Composites Center has the world's largest polymer 3D printer, which is being used to make test modules for a 3D-printed home.

Environment and Outdoors

Why 3D printing could advance two of Maine's big goals: climate action and affordable housing

Nicole Ogrysko

Maine has a shortage of at least 20,000 affordable homes. But traditional building is expensive, time-consuming and a major contributor of carbon emissions. The University of Maine believes it has a solution that could eventually help.

Maine

VIDEO: UMaine Unveils World's Largest 3D Printer — And The Patrol Boat It Printed

Ed Morin

Researchers at the University of Maine unveiled the world's largest 3D-printer on Thursday and set 3 Guinness World Records: for the largest printer, the…