“With powder-based printing technologies, you don't need any support material, and you can print almost any desired shape. This gave the algorithm absolute freedom to ascertain the best outcome without any manufacturing constraints.” said Oriol Massanes, artificial intelligence expert at ADDIT•ION.
3D printing also opened the door to redesign other parts of the binding, and most importantly opens the possibility of complete customization.
“To see the result of this knowledge exchange is simply incredible; 3D printing is the way of the future and we already used it for parts confirmation and other R&D projects. One of our machine runs 24/7 and with this newer technology we save time & money and we can get complex parts within 12hrs”. said JF Pelchat, founder of NOW bindings.