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- MakerBot "Cupcake" CNC 3D Printer, 2010 -
- 2010
- Collections - Artifact
MakerBot "Cupcake" CNC 3D Printer, 2010
- 3D Systems, Inc. Press Kit, 1991 -
- 1991
- Collections - Artifact
3D Systems, Inc. Press Kit, 1991
- Objects Printed by MakerBot "Cupcake" CNC 3D Printer, 2010-2013 -
- 2010-2013
- Collections - Artifact
Objects Printed by MakerBot "Cupcake" CNC 3D Printer, 2010-2013
- Ford "Mode: Flex" Non-Functional Bicycle Prototype, 2015 - Automakers increasingly considered themselves "mobility providers" in the 2010s. Ford Motor Company's MoDe:Flex bicycle prototype was born of that thinking. The power-assisted bike operated via an Apple iPhone app that controlled the electric motor, monitored the rider's speed and heart rate, and provided navigation assistance and traffic updates. When disassembled, the bike fit neatly into the trunk of a compact car.
- 2015
- Collections - Artifact
Ford "Mode: Flex" Non-Functional Bicycle Prototype, 2015
Automakers increasingly considered themselves "mobility providers" in the 2010s. Ford Motor Company's MoDe:Flex bicycle prototype was born of that thinking. The power-assisted bike operated via an Apple iPhone app that controlled the electric motor, monitored the rider's speed and heart rate, and provided navigation assistance and traffic updates. When disassembled, the bike fit neatly into the trunk of a compact car.
- Face Mask Component Prototype, 2020 - Like other American automakers, Ford Motor Company devoted employees and facilities to producing specialized equipment to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Face masks reduced the risk of spreading the virus through respiratory droplets. This is a prototype part for a particulate respirator -- a type of mask that protected the wearer from exhaling and inhaling droplets.
- 2020
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Face Mask Component Prototype, 2020
Like other American automakers, Ford Motor Company devoted employees and facilities to producing specialized equipment to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Face masks reduced the risk of spreading the virus through respiratory droplets. This is a prototype part for a particulate respirator -- a type of mask that protected the wearer from exhaling and inhaling droplets.
- First Commercially Successful Stereolithography Machine, Model SLA-1, 1987 - In 1986, Chuck Hull received a patent for stereolithography--an early form of 3D printing. His innovation combines optical scanning and laser technologies to print precise physical parts, using liquid polymers. This additive manufacturing process accelerates production design, creating prototype parts and concept models with a quick turnaround time. This is the first machine shipped by Hull's company, 3D Systems.
- 1987
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First Commercially Successful Stereolithography Machine, Model SLA-1, 1987
In 1986, Chuck Hull received a patent for stereolithography--an early form of 3D printing. His innovation combines optical scanning and laser technologies to print precise physical parts, using liquid polymers. This additive manufacturing process accelerates production design, creating prototype parts and concept models with a quick turnaround time. This is the first machine shipped by Hull's company, 3D Systems.
- 3D Systems, Inc. Press Kit, circa 1990 -
- circa 1990
- Collections - Artifact
3D Systems, Inc. Press Kit, circa 1990
- Face Shield Prototype, 2020 - Like other American automakers, Ford Motor Company devoted employees and facilities to producing specialized equipment to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a prototype face shield, to reduce the risk of virus exposure through respiratory droplets. Unlike face masks, which impeded the spread of droplets from the wearer, face shields protected against the spread of droplets to the wearer.
- 2020
- Collections - Artifact
Face Shield Prototype, 2020
Like other American automakers, Ford Motor Company devoted employees and facilities to producing specialized equipment to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a prototype face shield, to reduce the risk of virus exposure through respiratory droplets. Unlike face masks, which impeded the spread of droplets from the wearer, face shields protected against the spread of droplets to the wearer.
- Face Mask Prototype, 2020 - Like other American automakers, Ford Motor Company devoted employees and facilities to producing specialized equipment to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Face masks reduced the risk of spreading the virus through respiratory droplets. This is a prototype part for a particulate respirator -- a type of mask that protected the wearer from exhaling and inhaling droplets.
- 2020
- Collections - Artifact
Face Mask Prototype, 2020
Like other American automakers, Ford Motor Company devoted employees and facilities to producing specialized equipment to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Face masks reduced the risk of spreading the virus through respiratory droplets. This is a prototype part for a particulate respirator -- a type of mask that protected the wearer from exhaling and inhaling droplets.
- Door Pull Prototype, 2020 - Like other American automakers, Ford Motor Company devoted employees and facilities to producing specialized equipment to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a prototype for a door pull that allowed a person to pull on the door with a forearm rather than a hand. The device reduced the risk of virus transmission by reducing contact with contaminated surfaces.
- 2020
- Collections - Artifact
Door Pull Prototype, 2020
Like other American automakers, Ford Motor Company devoted employees and facilities to producing specialized equipment to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a prototype for a door pull that allowed a person to pull on the door with a forearm rather than a hand. The device reduced the risk of virus transmission by reducing contact with contaminated surfaces.