shapewave mini demo wing
The proprietary shapewave soft- and hardware tool chain generates customizable tape infills for your part and outputs build code to wavemaker welding robots. These robots apply the tape to the pre-printed - full color if you want - membranes, which are then joined and sealed. Valves, reinforcements and accessories can then be applied. The shapewave technology is available for licensing.
Why and Whom
It can be found in the sketchbook of many designers: an inflatable shape, such as a wing, a fuselage, a mold or another organically shaped part, held in shape by an complex internal structure.
shapewave has taken the step to develop the soft- and hardware to build the shapes of dreams as rigid inflatable parts. Place thousands uniquely sized and positioned tapes internally an inflatable part!
shapewave has taken the step to develop the soft- and hardware to build the shapes of dreams as rigid inflatable parts. Place thousands uniquely sized and positioned tapes internally an inflatable part!
Key Benefits
As a true rapid manufacturing technology, shapewave unlocks the potential of inflatable structures for new and exciting applications. Unlimited in size and complexity, across a wide spectrum of materials and construtions. Play with designs, infill patterns and membrane weight to get the part you need, while maintaining control over weight, smoothness, allowable pressure, costs and build time.