Our public space showcases of ongoing collaborations and
projects with and by students, researchers, artists, makers,
entrepreneurs and artists. We hope to inspire our visitors and
successfully highlight some of the creativity and diversity of
Sliperiet, as well as the possibilities afforded by our technical
infrastructure.
+Project Expo
During the summer of 2018 some models and
prototypes from the +Project are on display in Sliperiet's
entrance. They are intended as conversation starters on
the questions asked and on the applied research carried
out within the project. In +Project Sliperiet has
gathered regional SMEs and academic partners to establish a strong
research and innovation cluster in Northern Sweden related to
digital fabrication, sustainability and 3D technology for the
construction industry. The project is cofinanced by the Region of
Västerbotten and European Regional
Development Fund.
Read more about the +Project
Earlier installations
Hang Printer
The Tower of Babylon was probably the world's
highest 3D print of its kind, when it was built in
spring 2017. The prototype was part of an
experiment, created by the innovator Torbjørn
Ludvigsen, who visited us
as part of our innovation project +Project. His invention Hangprinter
allows flexible and large scale 3Dprinting through a spiderlike
setup where the machine is suspended on wires. These wires can be
attached to many different surfaces, or to poles, resulting in the
opportunity to acchieve a large vertical and horizontal print area
tindependent of rails or other special scaffolding.
The hangprinter has been printing a 'tower of Babel', that ended
up measuring 4615 mm tall: we believe this to be the world's
tallest continously 3Dprinted object of its' kind.
Torbjørns development blog here
Build your own 3Dprinter! Source files here
CAD-file for tower here
Symbiotic Interaction
Artist duo Maria Castellanos and Alberto Valverde have spent the
winter with SoftLab and Sliperiet through an artist in residency
programme made possible by the Hakon Swenssons foundation. The
residency resulted in the project Symbiotic
Interaction including two pieces of wearable art that will be
on display at Sliperiet until late spring. More information about
the project can be found on the artists' website.
Earlier larger installations at Sliperiet also
include:
- Ecosystem developed by scientists at Department of Plant
Physiology. The Video The eMulti-Trophic Ecosystem here
