3D printing at the WSL tree-ring lab: pushing the boundaries of rapid prototyping
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With 3D printing, the WSL Dendrosciences team develops and manufactures innovative tools for lab work and research.
This video gives an overview of the method an three examples of 3D printed tools:
a storage frame for microtome blades or blade holders
a ring-shaped slide holder to facilitate the scanning of micro-sections under a microscope.
elements of Skippy, our new robot that automatically takes pictures of samples (video in English: • Skippy the photo robot , French: • Skippy le robot photo and German: • Skippy der Foto-Roboter )
For detailed information:
Schneider, L., & Gärtner, H. (2022). Additive manufacturing for lab applications in environmental sciences: pushing the boundaries of rapid prototyping. Dendrochronologia, 76, 126015 (8 pp.).
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dendro.2022...