shapewave industries BV

About shapewave industries BV

Enabling industries to build structural inflatables in any shape.

shapewave industries BV is a Netherlands based startup developing and licensing shapewave technology for design and production of shapewave® inside parts.

A 3D printer for inflatable parts, our patented technology comprises a method for allocating and bonding internal structures. shapewave® inside parts typically have thousands internal tapes, each with unique length, between the top and bottom membrane defining the shape of an inflatable part. Once inflated, the parts take on their precisely defined shape.

shapewave® inside constructions are light, stiff and rugged and can be inflated to well over 1bar - similar in stiffness and smoothness to drop-stich inflatables, yet with a functional shape and much lower weight and packed down volume. Morphing shapewave® inside parts are created by including double skin sections in the membranes to work as pneumatic actuators, highly useful in inverting camber wing sails and in control surfaces in wings.

Available in a wide variation of membrane and webbing materials, shapewave® inside constructions are applied in wings, rotors and sails for energy, lift and propulsion, hulls and nacelles in (leisure) maritime. Other uses include shelters and awnings of all types, and mandrels for composites tooling.

The shapewave technology can be viewed as a new construction material, combining the benefits of inflatable parts – economical, rugged, stowable - with precision shape definition including morphing options. As a rapid manufacturing technology, lead times are short, and construction can start without the use of jigs and molds.

shapewave technology is available for licensing, with our team of designers and engineers ready to lead your application towards success. We keep developing new materials and constructions to cater for an ever-growing market. Get in touch and learn how we can unleash your shape!

Keywords

• Aerofoils
• Awe
• Composite Tooling
• Design
• Economical
• Engineering
• Hulls
• Inflatable Parts
• Lightweight
• Manufacturing
• Rapid Manufacturing
• Re-Shoring
• Social
• Surf Boards
• Sustainable
• Uav
• Unthought Of Applications
• Wasp

Address

• Headquarters

  Netherlands