Advanced Structures & Composites Center

The Ingersoll MasterPrint 3x Printer was commissioned by the ASCC and installed in our lab in 2019.
The print-bed dimensions are 60’ (18.3m) long, 22’ (6.7m) wide, and 10’ (3m) high. The printer can print at 500 lbs (227kg)/hour and utilize a 5-axis machine head.
The Ingersoll MasterPrint has enabled groundbreaking advances in large-scale additive manufacturing, including 3Dirigo and BioHome3D.

The ASCC’s Ingersoll Masterprint is the world’s largest thermoplastic 3D printer.
Using bio-based feedstocks, compared to PLA, the Masterprint printed the world’s first 100% bio-based 3D printed house, BioHome3D, in 2022.
The Masterprint printed 3Dirigo, the world’s largest 3D printed boat and world’s largest 3D printed object in 2019. Its print volume is 60 ft wide by 10 ft tall (18.3 m x 3 m), and is expandable to 100 ft (30.5 m) long.
The machine can print up to 150 lb (86 kg) per hour and includes an integrated CNC 5-axis machine for subtractive manufacturing methods including cutting, surface finishing, and part geometry finishing.