Biomimicry & Lightweight Design
With energy conservation being a current hot topic, a lot is talked about lightweight construction. Often, nature has already provided us with the solution. Huge material savings can be made by placing structures according to the anticipated mechanical impact, and this is often displayed by many plants, which defy extreme weather conditions. That is one of many biomimcry examples from nature where structures are used to create strength despite low weight.
By means of the Additive Layered Manufacturing, many structural solutions can be copied from nature. Appropriate structures of metal or plastic can be united in lightweight construction with high mechanical demands. By using the concept of biomimicry in structural design, the properties of a product can be tailored to meet the exact optimum characteristics in strength, weight, flexibility, energy absorbtion, durability or whatever is the critical factor of your structure.
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