Before we get onto my mini LEGO-printing adventure, it is worth covering why this is even possible from a legal standpoint. You've probably noticed that there are plenty of LEGO "compatible" bricks on the market, and the Danish toy company doesn't seem to be doing anything about it. The...
"We started our Additive Manufacturing (AM) journey nearly two decades ago initially in prototyping to support our product development. During my time here (11+ years!) we’ve continued this journey and most recently, we’ve been looking at producing our iconic LEGO® bricks with AM to achi...
Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, or ABS for short, is the most commonly used plastic in industry. It is the flagship material of Lego bricks and is also widely used in car body, household appliances and many roofing applications. ABS belongs to the thermoplastic family and has a polybutadiene-b...
and even those more familiar with the3D printing processmay be surprised to find out there are other lesser-known printing materials, from chemical elements to precious earth metals to commonplace LEGO® bricks.
“People are generally free to use a term like ‘Lego’ in order to show that a model is compatible with Lego bricks as long as their use does not create confusion that the person’s model actually comes from Lego. This is true even if the model is being sold commercially. Lego a...
3D printing is like making stuff from scratch using a special machine. Instead of cutting away from a big block of stuff, it adds tiny bits of material on top of each other until it forms the thing you want. It’s a bit like building a tower with Lego bricks, but with way more opt...
Behind The Print: An Interview with LEGO Master Eric Williams of Eric’s Legacy Bricks November 19, 2024 Find the latest episode of Behind the Print! Today, I sit down with Eric Williams, a certified LEGO Master Builder to discuss his journey. Behind The Print Books Case Study Podcast ...
3D printing in simple words is the process of starting with nothing and building up material layer by layer until it forms the final 3D object you designed on the computer. Think of it like building with LEGO, but instead of adding bricks, the 3D printer adds melted material instead. ...
Real-world applications of ABS include toys (think LEGO bricks), housings for electronics, automotive parts, household appliances and much more. Tough and resistant to impact to a certain point, ABS has superior mechanical properties to PLA while being lighter and more durable. However, the ...
Using ‘Click-e-Bricks’ to make 3D elastomeric structures. Adv. Mater. 2014, 26, 5991–5999. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] Young, L.J.; Eom, J.; Choi, W.Y.; Cho, K.J. Soft LEGO: Bottom-up design platform for soft robotics. In Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on ...