UMaine ASCC unveils new world’s largest 3D printer
The University of Maine Advanced Structures & Composites Center (ASCC) unveils the world’s largest 3D printer. Read more here.
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The University of Maine Advanced Structures & Composites Center (ASCC) unveils the world’s largest 3D printer. Read more here.
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Advanced Structures & Composites Center (ASCC) is one of 20 winners of the Phase One prize of the DOE’s Wind Energy Technologies Office to boost recycling for a circular wind energy economy. When a wind blade can no longer be used– because of weathering, damage, or anything in between– the ASCC can shred it, recover […]
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Global Secure Shipping Inc. a spin-off company from the University of Maine Advanced Structures & Composites Center (ASCC), was awarded the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Award from the Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce. The Old Town company is the globe’s sole producer of ISO-certified secure intermodal shipping containers. The one-of-a-kind shipping containers have six-sided intrusion detection, […]
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The University of Maine Advanced Structures & Composites Center’s (ASCC) Founding Executive Director Dr. Habib Dagher and ASCC Floating Offshore Wind Technology has been featured in Sierra Magazine. The article focuses on the LD 1895 bill signed into law last summer by Governor Janet Mills and what this bill could mean for the future of […]
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The University of Maine Advanced Structures & Composites Center’s (ASCC) Pilot-Scale Fiberboard Manufacturing Line and Wood Technologist Benjamin Herzog are featured among the creative projects using innovative wood technology and products to revitalize the forest projects industry in Maine and diversify regional wood markets. This video highlights 13 projects across Northern New England and New […]
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An article by University of Maine Advanced Structures & Composites Center (ASCC) researcher Mehdi Tajvidi and Renewable Bioproducts Institute researcher Matthew J. Realff has been published in the Journal of Advanced Manufacturing and Processing. The publication titled “From circular to elliptical: A useful reformulation of the closed loop economy?” discusses the concept of a circular […]
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The University of Maine Advanced Structures & Composites Center’s (ASCC) Dr. Roberto Lopez-Anido contributed a chapter “Design of Plates and Built-up Members” published in the American Society of Civil Engineers’ new book, “Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) for Pultruded Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Structures” (ASCE Press, 2024) pp. 27-29. Contact: Amy Blanchard amy.i.blanchard@maine.edu
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The University of Maine Advanced Structures & Composites Center’s (ASCC) BioHome3D and Executive Director Dr. Habib Dagher have been featured in an episode of the Living Planet podcast on DW.com. “Maine is one of the US states that has become a magnet for Americans searching for affordable houses in the wake of the pandemic. It’s […]
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A publication by University of Maine Advanced Structures & Composites Center (ASCC) researchers Hathaithep Senkum, Peter V. Kelly, Ahmad A. L. Ahmad, Siamak Shams Es-haghi, and William M. Gramlich has been published in the journal RSC Applied Polymers. The article titled “Strengthening polylactic acid (PLA) composites with poly(methyl methacrylate)-functionalized cellulose nanofibrils created through grafting-through emulsion […]
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The University of Maine Advanced Structures & Composites Center (ASCC) has been featured on Decor Maine’s website. “Some surfaces were left natural to highlight the mesmerizing patterns of the 3D printing, which angle and swirl, neatly mimicking the look of bespoke millwork. Others were finished with sheetrock, to demonstrate the look of a traditional domestic […]
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