In recent years, the printers 3D. Thanks to this technology it is possible to create real objects with a few clicks. From key rings to restoration of archaeological assets: everything can be simply "printed". But there are those who have gone further, even printing a whole yacht. We are talking about Livery, the small Sicilian start-up that is assembling an entire boat with a 3D printer.
The Livrea bet
Creating a racing yacht by cutting costs and time: this is the challenge of Daniel Cevola e Francesco Belvisi, co-founders of Livrea. And to do so they decided to rely on the most modern technologies in the sector, namely 3D printers. With the support of the research team Autodesk, they immediately got to work starting from a hand-drawn project.
The drawing was then converted into a multimedia file and loaded into the software Autodesk Fusion 360, latest generation program in the field of 3D design. We then moved on to the “practical” phase, with the printers starting to work non-stop day and night. Within a few days they managed to build one of the largest blocks which usually takes months of work. And in the coming weeks the construction of all the other parts is planned, with the hope of finishing everything in 2019. The goal of Livrea is in fact to participate in the Mini Transat, historic regatta that starts from France and reaches Brazil.
The advantages
But are there any advantages over the classical methods? Obviously yes. As reliable and fascinating as it is, the craftsmanship cannot be as precise as that of a powerful PC. The lines and curves of the yacht signed by Livrea have been created in such a way as to guarantee exceptional performance. In addition, waste due to waste material has been reduced, and especially the times. In the last few months, it has been a few hours, significantly reducing overall costs. Another great advantage was the changes in progress, that is the interventions during the construction phase. Finally, thanks to the software, the engineers were able to experiment with new materials that should make this yacht a small phenomenon of the seas. We just have to wait until 2019, to find out if the work of machines has actually surpassed that of man.
