07 — Engineering / Materials2022 — 2024
TREED
RoleLead design engineer
ContextTU/e Honors → student team
TeamDesigners, architects, engineers, data scientists
BuiltOur own paste 3D printer
3D-printing “wood”
from 100% bio-based
paste, instead
of concrete.
The TU/e architecture department asked for a sustainable alternative to concrete printing. We answered by developing our own printable paste from lignin, methylcellulose and fibres, and building the printer to test it.
01 / The machine
We couldn’t buy the printer, so we built it
I led the design engineering of a paste extrusion printer able to push a thick, fibrous bio-paste reliably, and tuned the paste and the machine against each other.
The paste printer — full machine
02 / The team
Leading people who don’t speak the same language
I managed a multidisciplinary team of designers, architects, engineers and data scientists. We found sponsors, competed in innovation contests such as the TU/e contest, and designed housing for our own material with feedback from construction companies.
