Repli-C: Two-piece Forearm Crutch

This wo-piece forearm crutch is designed for distributed manufacturing in low-resource contexts. It can be fabricated from locally available materials and tools, enabling easy replication of accessible, affordable, and customizable mobility products.

Parametric R&D Thermal Battery Module

This open-source parametric CAD definition enables customizable 3D-printable thermal battery modules for accessible, cost-effective testing in R&D and laboratory settings, and for evaluating thermal energy for sustainable applications.

Parametric Easy-connect Pipe fittings

This open-source parametric definition enables customizable 3D-printable Easy-Connect pipe fittings designed for distributed manufacturing.

RepMat Library (REPlicating MATerials Library)

RepMat Library, REPlicating MATerials Library, is an Open Source Materials Library designed to share circular sustainable practices on new materials and technologies, in particular 3D printing.

Mechanical static loading testing rig for forearm crutches

This testing rig provides an easy static-loading test for forearm crutches, replicating realistic biomedical loading during use. The assembly can be connected to hydraulic presses and follows testing standards, facilitating development and assessment.

3D Printed PC Stained Glass for Energy Efficiency

This open-source product collection presents the simulation datasets, test geometries, and window-scale prototypes to analyze the energy efficiency and economic savings of 3D-printed polycarbonate stained-glass alternatives.

Open Source Technology Readiness Levels

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3D Printable Designs for Alternatives to Stained Glass

This open-source product repository presents a demonstrative application of 3D-printed, customized polycarbonate stained-glass alternatives for potential energy and cost savings in distributed manufacturing contexts.

Open-Source Low-cost Melt Flow Indexer

This open-source material-testing tool, a Melt Flow Index (MFI) tester, provides an accessible and cost-effective system for evaluating the melt-flow behavior of polymer-based feedstocks intended for additive-manufacturing processes.

FiberEUse Library - Website content (virtual library)

FiberEUse Library is the materials library of FiberEUse, which contains recycled materials and product applications using recycled glass and carbon fibers for circular economy. This repository is the offline version of the virtual materials library.

PhD research: Circularity by Design, Materials and AM

This open-source product repository collects 3D-printing modifications, product applications, and material samples developed throughout the doctoral research and in the two materials libraries.

Designs for Recycled PC and PC-ABS feedstock

This open-source product collection presents the demonstrative application parts from the furniture and sports sectors, used to evaluate the printability and performance of recycled PC and PC-ABS blends on a modified large-format pellet-based 3D printer.

FiberEUse Library - Physical structure designs

FiberEUse Library is a materials library focused on recycled materials and applications using recycled glass and carbon fibers for the circular economy. This repository contains the 3D models of the physical structure of the materials library.

GigabotX improvements for pellet extrusion

This open-source redesigned pellet-based extruder for a large-format pellet-based 3D printer is developed to improve the printability of recycled feedstocks within pellet-based 3D printing systems.

Hangprinter with direct screw auger for pellet extrusion

This open-source large-scale 3D printer is developed for accessible and sustainable additive manufacturing using granulate and recycled materials, based on the original concept of Hangprinter, a cable-driven frameless 3D printer.

FFF Finishing test for PVD chromium metallization

This open-source 3D model provides a Torture Test designed to evaluate and compare surface finishing on parts produced through desktop-size FFF 3D printing, assessing the surface finishing performance with 3D printing settings, materials, and finishing.

NNCF - Products for people with rheumatic diseases

NNCF - Noi Non Ci Fermiamo is a research project related to assistive products co-design considering the impact of rheumatic diseases on specific daily needs, developing eight customizable assistive technology products for dailylife use.

IF/THEN - Products for people dealing with treatments

“B.EAUTYlities" focuses on co-designing assistive products that consider the impact of cancer treatment on specific daily needs, developing IF and THEN, two customizable products to manage a central venous catheter during the user’s daily routine.