创意设计工作室城市规模干预措施（USI）使用3D打印和再生灯丝在贝尔法斯特历史悠久的“条目”中创建了沉浸式照明作品和音景。
Made up of 43 suspended ‘ocean orbs’, the lighting piece is the result of a contract won by USI in 2020 to reimagine the city’s central vision to lighting. The orbs were created usingUltimakerS5 3D打印机和回收的PETG细丝Filamentive, and were designed to improve safety in the area and reflect the historic significance of the site.
Lighting up Belfast’s ‘Entries’
贝尔法斯特（Belfast）的“参赛作品”充满了历史，是一系列狭窄的小巷，它们连接了许多主要的市中心街道和地区。今天，这些条目仍被用作酒吧和餐馆户外用餐的剪裁和聚集空间，尽管这些年来，他们经历了反社会问题和不规则照明。
In 2019, the Belfast City Council began a new strategy to establish a ‘placemaking’ approach to lighting the city’s Entries, and worked with USI to develop a co-designed vision for lighting the city. Last year, USI won a contract last year to produce an immersive lighting piece that both celebrates the history of the site and offers a more welcoming environment to visitors.
One of the sites chosen to receive a specialist lighting boost was the square outside Whites Tavern, one of Belfast’s oldest Irish bars. The installation’s 43 large suspended ‘ocean-like’ orbs were influenced by the sites’ history as an oyster market, and change color in line with an ambient soundscape to create a relaxed and reflective atmosphere for visitors.
Prior to the installation of the orb lights, the area was a void space. With Covid restrictions in place, outside drinking and dining was one of the only ways for people to meet with friends and family, and so the new light installation provided visitors with a welcoming space to socialize safely.
用3D打印照明方式
USI turned to 3D printing to bring their immersive lighting installation to life due to the increased flexibility allowed by the technology to design the bespoke orbs and test prototypes. The team leveraged the capabilities of Ultimaker’s S5 3D printer to manufacture their orbs at scale in-house at a reduced cost than they could have hoped using alternative methods.
USI also took advantage of Ultimaker’sMaterial Alliance Program, which allows filament companies to offer their products and print profiles in theUltimakerMarketplace，为了提高材料效率。该公司希望从半透明的再生材料中生产球体，以便对建筑环境中更可持续和可回收的材料的潜力进行设计声明。
USI settled on Filamentive’s clear PETG filament due to its ability to deliver the strength and translucency required for the suspended lighting, and for its sustainability credentials. Filamentive PETG is made from high-percentage recycled plastic that would otherwise go to landfills if not reused.
该材料还具有100％的再生纸板线轴，以最大程度地减少塑料废物，并且丝状也将植树植物承诺，每公斤销售的塑料至少抵消了至少一公斤二氧化碳。
According to USI, since the lighting feature has been installed it has become a focal point of Whites Tavern and has become very “instagramable” among visitors.
Ultimaker首席执行官Jurgen von Hollen最近概述了该公司的意图build a portfolio around flexibilityand the “idea of open innovation”, as it aims to keep pace within the continually shifting production environment.
该公司的S5 3D打印机已由客户利用各个领域的各种应用程序。这S5最初于2018年4月推出对于使用3D打印的专业人员，用于原型，工具和最终用途零件，还被赋予green light for medical 3D printing applications. The following year, Ultimaker launched itsS5 Pro Bundle添加硬件以提高机器的安全性和材料使用情况。
这S5 has enabled international industrial equipment supplierERIKSto scale up its 3D printing capabilities for OEM and MRO customers, helping them to identify, design, and print parts according to specific industry standards, includingthose related to food safety and cleanliness.
在其他地方，在接下来的五年中，将在美国和海外部署多达75台Ultimaker S5打印机，作为美国海军和海外的海洋基地new $5 million contractbetween 3D printer and filament supplierMatterhackersand theNaval Air Systems Command（Navair）。
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Featured image shows贝尔法斯特的正方形外部白人小酒馆上方悬挂的海球灯。通过Ultimaker的照片。
