If you watched American TV show grey's Anatomy, then you have to play a doctor using a 3D printer to print out the entire cancer organs, so as to determine where the knife story memories, in fact, not only the medical industry, including the military, construction, manufacturing and other fields, now pay attention to 3D printing brings the meaning of innovation.
But, phase compared these professional or production field, 3D print for general mass of influence in now are also is mediocre, more is far no reached civilian of level, but, in technology constantly development, and threshold constantly declined of today, 3D print technology into people side of that day does not distant, and if can more some actual life angle application words, may this day will to of more early some.
The food industry is considered to be a good breakthrough for 3D printing rapid popularization of, on the one hand it represents the future direction of the food processing industry, on the other hand to eat for the day, tasting through a portal, allowing consumers more direct contact, understanding and acceptance of 3D printing technology. However, 3D printing and food is how to achieve it? Print it out of food can you eat? Want to know all of this, all need principles of 3D printing to begin. VR box helmet
Realization of how 3D printing food?
3D printing technology is also known as "additive manufacturing", is simultaneously involved in integrated computer technology, precision drive technology, CNC technology, and materials science technology and subject of new rapid prototyping technology. Its principle is to use computer software to design the three-dimensional CAD model using wax and powder bonding material such as metal or plastic, and finally through the copy or transmit to a specific equipment (commonly known as 3D printer), produced in a printed layer by layer manner.
A lot of people think 3D printers are the key to this technology, but actually 3D, and traditional printers in general are basically the same, are controlled by components, mechanical components, printing ends, and supplies, such as architecture, which supplies is really is the key to change. Prior to this, common printer supplies are mainly paper and ink, 3D printers can be used including plastic, resin or plaster powder, as well as the aforementioned wax and powder metal, and so on.
3D printed food is in this process, and based on the principle of, material supplies for the food, which prints out the purpose of food. It is worth mentioning that, 3D printing food raw materials can be achieved not only printed form and design, through to different foods, "partitioning", print out the completed higher food, such as pizza, dumplings and so on.
And wants to achieved this is, need first finishing out a food material system, then 3D printer will read file in three dimensional design in the of cross section information, after food powder of, and adjustment ratio and color, basic work Hou, again will different type of food material respectively joined to supplies unit in, according to three dimensional design in the output of data and computer end of control, on each section by layer, and uniform to Jet food material, last again through layer layer overlay and different supplies of tie manufacturing out stereo food, And then bonded to form a whole.
In General, 3D printers type section thickness is generally around 0.1 mm, and more still able to reach the level of more than 10 microns, such precision makes any complex three dimensional structures of food can be printed out, and after the food is bonded into a whole, the printer also some surface finishing work, to further review and improvement model design and requirements.
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3D printing how to redefine food? VR Box headset
Because food production is not as complex as industrial production and research, 3D printing and food programme in the present has reached a very mature stage, the advantage is that it can give the food more value-added and customized space, and because the 3D printing of food raw material powder or liquid, also good for raw material saving.
However, using 3D printing technology to print food and there are still some unanswered questions, for example, may cause food safety problems in the manufacturing process, raw materials are powdered or liquid as a result of poor taste issues and higher household costs, low efficiency, and so on, but this does not prevent it can redefine its status.
And currently in market Shang of 3D print food Enterprise main can was is divided into two a direction, a is sold products, a is sold service, for example Spain venture company Nautral Machines on hope its launched of automation food processing machine Foodini can like microwave, electrical as family essential, and currently this paragraph equipment has can achieved package dumplings such of complex work, the company also intends to in future to 3D printer joined heating and cooking function, to let its can do of more.
3D printing company Cubify was devoted to the opening of a shop selling them at last year's CES show displayed on the 3D printed candy machine prints out the candy, Furthermore, Oreo, jointly MAYA Design, a scientific and technological innovation laboratory to launch a 3D print of Oreo cookies--through vending machines for food companies, which is a very cool way to vending.
And although author no tasting had 3D print out of food, but still not hamper we on it has a relative with as of understand--for example United States odd points University on public had with contains similar meat fiber protein of food material to print out meat and skin of programme, but this food may than pigment meat also let people to accept, how many will feel weird of, also, United States NASA has joint part enterprise, will insects, and grass and algae made of nutrition powder and water, and oil mixed Hou made pizza--due to this food of shelf life can up dozens of years , So it is suitable for space travel, food, but it also tastes not so pleasant.
These kinds of programmes, mainly considering the pursuit of the meaning of human existence more than the food itself caused, and normal businesses don't have to be so extreme, you can still use normal materials, but due to 3D printing has limited itself to the requirements of food, most basic 3D print out the food is mouth or to the crisp taste.
3D printing food chef of unemployment?
A lot of people worry about 3D printing technologies become more available to food, traditional food makers--the chef will disappear, but in reality, this is somewhat unfounded.
First, although compared with traditional food manufacturing, 3D printing food can save a lot of trouble, but now, 3D printing technology cannot be plus for the taste and smell of the food itself, but there will be a certain amount of discount. This is why this technology is now being more used to do some simple food or meal, such as candy and food because, in addition, that look like wedding cake than the meaning of eating more food, using 3D printing technology to be more effective.
But I'm really about cooking, 3D printing technology makes no sense, in particular excellence in Chinese cuisine, 3D printers are devices, but for fast food like KFC, Pizza Hut, or as the food service equipment, 3D printing is a lot of useful.
Worth a mention of is, early in October 2012, Asia manufacturing Association on joint has Huazhong University of science and, and Beihang University and Tsinghua University, authority research institutions and 3D print industry of several leading company common established has China 3D print technology industry Union, and national currently also in promoted 3D print catering of development, but, 3D print in now also is personalized and small production of industry, and food industry is is standardization and big production of industry, Needed for a certain period of time between the two running and localized, in order to really make 3D printing technology has brought us a tasty treat.
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