2024-11-23T18:35:43-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150264163/new-additive-manufacturing-company-aims-to-leverage-3d-printing-technology-by-transforming-the-way-architects-and-designers-can-use-wood-waste Katherine Guimapang 2021-05-18T16:20:00-04:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/00/001d554ca86ec4ef77db89fbfdb83d4b.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/475/3d-printing" target="_blank">3D print applications</a> have revolutionized industries from architecture, construction, furniture design, and fashion. Last year, 3D print fabrication aided in provided medical professionals, patients, and facilities with&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1663160/3d-printing-ppe" target="_blank">PPE during the COVID-19 pandemic</a>. As fabrication continues to develop and expand, a company based in Burlington, MA, has found a way to turn upcycled wood byproducts into a promising new avenue for additive manufacturing.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/32/3280e2a1bb0a0b5480fe95728cea2d21.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/32/3280e2a1bb0a0b5480fe95728cea2d21.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>"With the power of high-speed, high-resolution 3D printing, Forust is giving a new life to a discarded resource - creating strong, beautiful and carbon-friendly wood products from wood waste. For each tree saved, we reduce the CO2 footprint by a metric ton over the tree&rsquo;s life." Image and text courtesy of Forust</figcaption></figure><p><a href="https://www.forust.com/" target="_blank">Forust</a>, an exclusively owned subsidiary of 3D printing and rapid prototyping Massachusetts-based company Desktop Metal creates "high-volume additive manufacturing of end-use wood parts possible." Launched in 2021, Forust's system "upcycles wo...</p>