Concepts
Design Concepts
Aston Design Concepts
Industrial designers at Aston developed a range of product concepts created using Kenyan made AB3D printers. Ten product case studies were produced that demonstrate the depth and diversity of 3D printing. Please select a concept to find out more information and download the digital file.
Water Filter
This retro fitting water filter can be attached onto any tap, the easily removed and cleaned when necessary....
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Room Divider
These decorative room dividers exhibit how 3D printing can be used in furnishing to make them more exciting and...
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STEM Building Kit
Encouraging STEM subjects in school is becoming increasingly important, and inspiring children to use 3D...
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Custom Jewellery
3D printing has the ability to create incredible, unique and memorising shapes and patterns. In this concept these...
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Custom Shoe
With delicate design, a comfortable and durable shoe sole can be 3D printed. This sole is designed to be flexible...
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Lighting Assembly
This simple light chassis is enough to make a beautiful LED light. The outer housing will hang from a wire, whilst...
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Easy-Assemble Table
These luxury tables can be assembles quickly and easily using the 3D printed brackets that secures the legs and...
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Measuring Spoon
There is no need to keep several measuring devices and swapping between whilst cooking with this adjustable...
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Insect Trap
Insect & mosquito traps are requirements in most homes, however they are often unsightly and intrusive. This...
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Custom Pipe Joints
These custom pipe joints allow users to simply enter the diameters of the pipes they would like to connect and...
0Voltarent Engineering
Engineers at Voltarent worked to design new 3D printing hardware. A Kenyan made 3D printer was developed, which reduces production time and improves print quality.
Water Filter
This retro fitting water filter can be attached onto any tap, the easily removed and cleaned when necessary....
0Room Divider
These decorative room dividers exhibit how 3D printing can be used in furnishing to make them more exciting and...
0STEM Building Kit
Encouraging STEM subjects in school is becoming increasingly important, and inspiring children to use 3D...
0Custom Jewellery
3D printing has the ability to create incredible, unique and memorising shapes and patterns. In this concept these...
0Custom Shoe
With delicate design, a comfortable and durable shoe sole can be 3D printed. This sole is designed to be flexible...
0Lighting Assembly
This simple light chassis is enough to make a beautiful LED light. The outer housing will hang from a wire, whilst...
0University of Nairobi
The acquisition of the 3D printer enabled students and staff to gain practical accessible knowledge on its impact on design. In the few months we have had the printer students had staff have undertaken research on other institutions that use them for design and education; the school has had at least 2 training sessions and the third year students were able to make prototypes with the printer. The University has other 3D printers that students have been using for their final year projects but these printers are quite far for students to access. So, students would travel the distances for their final prototypes, and because of lack of expertise, coupled with little time, the technicians ended up executing the designs for them. Now, with early exposure and beginning with simple tasks, the students are able to interact with the printer and undertake more complex designs as they proceed in their education. It has not been without challenges and the developers have made several follow up visits to correct and make necessary adjustments. In many regards the advantage the printer provides is that it is easily accessible to the designers, it is practical and it opens a lot of opportunities for better design and prototypes. With time we shall look for more sophisticated and bigger capacity printers.
