ARCHIBIOFOAM PROJECT
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News
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Meet the Circular Foams team
Circular Foam addresses plastic pollution and environmental issues by offering a sustainable alternative to traditional plastic-based indoor acoustical foams. The acoustic panels are completely bio-based and biodegradable.
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Archibiofoam develops novel techniques for 3D printing bio-based materials
As part of the Archibiofoam project, researchers at Aalto University’s Complex Systems and Materials Research Group have developed novel 3D printing techniques for bio-based foam materials. Under the supervision of Juha Koivisto, the team —Pasi Karppinen, Ammar Hassan, Muhammad Hamza Ali, and Ali Aaraf Gillani—designed a custom 3D printer to handle materials with complex, viscous,…
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Archibiofoam visits Caracol
The archibiofoam team had the opportunity to visit the premises of the additive manufacturing company Caracol, which focuses on developing technological solutions to facilitate the production of advanced, large-scale industrial applications in more efficient and sustainable ways.