SHAPEWAVE® 3D PRINTING OF INFLATABLES
From the start, the shapewave® technology is set out as a rapid manufacturing method. Short lead times and software driven, to avoid lengthy and costly tooling cycles.
The wavemaker01 prototype is a fully automated welding robot, built to prove and test the full shapewave toolchain. While still operational at our lab, we learned so much about shapewave building that we decided to re-hash the logic and design the almighty wavemaker1, which is now commercially available.
If your parts are more straigt forward and speed and/or low cost is your thing, check out the setmaker on the Machine page.
Get the full tool chain, from your CAD to the WAM, and on to the CAM!
The shapewave technology can be regarded as a game changer for ultralight membrane wing and kite designs. We are highly interested in jointly developing wings and kites with shapewave.
ROLAND SCHMEHL
Associate Professor @ TU Delft
Shapewave has the potential to be the biggest technological leap in inflatable kite and wing structures of the last decade!
TONY LOGOSZ
Founder Slingshot Sports and wingfoil pioneer
SHAPEWAVE® WAM (WEBBING ALLOCATION MODULE) SOFTWARE
When we embarked on the journey to engineer our wavemaker01 we immediately realized the project depends on good design software to automate the placement of the tape. A good robot can't navigate without a good map! So we created WAM, our proprietary Webbing Allocation Module.
With WAM, you can effortlessly import any 3D design file and witness real-time magic unfold. WAM automatically calculates crucial parameters such as tape positions, tape lengths, tape angles, final built weight and material requirements, simplifying cost calculations. It allows designers to customize the design and adjust parameters to preview the inflated part almost in real time before the materials are loaded on the wavemaker01 for some WAM-CAM!
BRING COLOR TO YOUR DREAMS
The shapewave® membranes can be digitally printed with intricate, full-colour designs to make your designs pop! Pre-printed material will be fed via rollers into the Wavemaker01 while the WAM software takes your CAD drawing, welds the internals and creates the shape of your final design.
As an added benefit our licensees only need to keep white material in stock, which also makes it easier to recycle cutting waste. Other types of material can be used depending on the final product application.
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The below chart provides insight in how Shapewave® constructions compare to other technologies. Contact us to learn more!
