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The University of Maine is swapping concrete for wood materials to print houses using what it calls the largest polymer 3D printer in the world.

The rough-and-tumble coast of Maine is about to get a renewable energy makeover with an assist from new floating offshore wind technology.

3D printer breaks Guinness World Record

ORONO, Maine — The world’s largest 3D printer has created a house that can cut construction time and labor. An even larger printer unveiled on Tuesday may one day create

The University of Maine (UMaine) looks set for another entry into the Guiness Book of World Records after it revealed Factory of the Future 1.0, the world’s largest polymer 3D printer.

FoF 1.0 can print objects as large as 96 feet long by 32 feet wide by 18 feet high at a rate of up to 500 pounds...

The university that boasts the world’s largest 3D printer developed one even bigger. A printer unveiled Tuesday at the University of Maine is four times larger than the current one and is capable of printing ever mightier objects. That includes scaling up its bio-based 3D-printed home technology to eventually demonstrate how printed neighborhoods can offer affordable housing. The thermoplastic polymer printer was dubbed the “Factory of the Future 1.0.” It can print objects 96 feet long by ...

Factory of the Future 1.0 can construct entire homes out of sustainable polymer materials.

The university that boasts the world’s largest 3D printer developed one even bigger. And it’s poised to help tackle one of America’s biggest problems of all: affordable housing.

The University of Maine has beat its own world record by creating the largest polymer 3D printer. This new model can print up to 500 pounds each hour.