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Sweco Architects shares their Architectural design process
One such inspiring story is that of Henrik Bejmar, an architect working for Sweco, the largest architectural and engineering consultancy firm in Europe. Headquartered in the beautiful city of Stockholm, he’s helping a team of architects create a monumental new development in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The project contains over 280 hectares, which will hold over 60.000 to 90.000 apartments and 200.000 office spaces once finished. To help bring their ideas to life they needed a rapid prototyping tool they could rely on every day to create models with tight deadlines. So they turned to 3D printing and started using the...
Free Olsson Block - Ultimaker Limited Promotion.
Between the 9th of November to the 15th of December 2015, Imaginables and Ultimaker are working together to bring you a very special promotion offer for all new purchases of the Ultimaker 2 and the Ultimaker 2 Extended. For a limited time, all new purchases of Ultimaker 2 and Ultimaker 2 Extended will receive a free Olsson Block Kit. Including this Olsson kit means that your printer will come with 6 nozzles in total! (including the one already installed and the spare Hot-end Bundle) This offer will also be available through all our participating reseller in your respective states. **...
Anders Olsson and the Olsson Block
We're proud to say that an essential part of the Ultimaker DNA is our strong community. Not only do they work tirelessly to help new members of the community find their footing, they’ve also helped us create the 3D printers you know and love. Today, we’d like to highlight the work of an ingenious community-member called Anders Olsson, the man who gave us the Olsson block. Anders is a research engineer working on neutron particle experiments. He started using an Ultimaker 3D printer to create sample mounts and holders specifically designed for use during these tests, which were difficult...