3D printing got to chocolate

What happens if you combine artsculptures, 3D printing and chocolate? The answer to this question is Brian Began, a visual effects specialist who has developed a new way to print three-dimensional chocolate objects.

Twenty-odd years old Began “provides an opportunitysee impossible things "in the movie. The record of this man includes such paintings as “The Pacific Frontier”, “Star Trek: Retribution” and other works. Deciding to take a break from the entertainment industry, he creates his own startup called Everything’s Made of Chocolate.

It all started with my wedding. My wife and I wanted to treat the guests with designer chocolate. Having discovered that making chocolate to order is too expensive or doesn’t suit us according to some criteria, we decided to do it ourselves. After much thought and research, I came to the conclusion that there should be a better way to give chocolate the desired volumetric shape, ”says the inventor.

Making chocolate molds requirescertain costs and is associated with a complex technological process. The 3D printing method developed by Began allows you to replicate objects without the use of industrial equipment and chemicals that can damage or destroy the sample. Printing molds on scanned images of an object means the possibility of their subsequent modification, which is not applicable to standard forms for casting chocolate.

According to the author of the development, a new method3D printing "expands the boundaries of familiar forms of chocolate." The project page on the Indiegogo website talks about the possibility of creating personalized chocolate products. Began believes that thanks to his technology, the author's design of chocolate will become more accessible to the average consumer.

3D printing opens up new possibilities not only in the manufacture of designer confectionery, but also in weapons and clothing.

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