Pushpull

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pushpull

Adjustable decorative surface

Pushpull aims to combine unique properties of plastique of surface, non-conventional procedure of fabrication via one path, minimal material consumption, and ability to adapt to individual solutions. Pushpull is simultaneously both process and result. Outcome is complex relief surface which made of out thin polished aluminum with possibility of inverse angle curvature.

Panel fabrication consist of two phases.

First one is parametric software allows used several approach for making relief surface: from images, tapes, vector patterns. After that we get chain of command for industrial robots.

Second one is the core of production platform combine two robotic arms which operate simultaneously and coordinated. One of the arms pushes aluminum sheet by means of special changeable head. Another arm makes local support on the back side of sheet, which allows sag down and pull out just necessary parts of surface.

This way allow make organic surface, where shape is accentuated metal glitter of aluminum. At the same time thin aluminum sheet is shaped compound double curved surface which acquire additional strength of panel.

Example of modes:

Mode 0017
Each of two robotic arms can work both as for pushingand as support. By means of point pressures there are making surface withpattern out of protuberances like needles. Obtained surface able operate inboth side. For example, there are making thin partition. This way we can adjustcharacter of surface: in one side is goodwill, in another side is biting.Needles can be use for example as hooks.

Mode 0039
Light-and-shadeidentification of images. Robotic arms making channels so that shading withreflection of surroundings are showing image on the surface. As opposed tocommon way of printing this image continually changes depending on lightposition, reflection objects, hour and point of view.