Private company
D-Shape
Logo: d-shape.com3
3D-printing company1
D-Shape is a large 3-dimensional printer that uses a binder-jetting, a layer-by-layer printing process to bind sand with inorganic seawater and magnesium-based binder to create stone-like objects. Invented by Enrico Dini, founder of Monolite UK Ltd, the first model of the D-Shape printer used epoxy resin—commonly used as an adhesive in the construction of skis, cars, and airplanes, as a binder. Dini patented this model in 2006.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Websitewww.d-shape.com
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D-Shape is a large 3-dimensional printer that uses a binder-jetting, a layer-by-layer printing process to bind sand with inorganic seawater and magnesium-based binder to create stone-like objects. Invented by Enrico Dini, founder of Monolite UK Ltd, the first model of the D-Shape printer used epoxy resin—commonly used as an adhesive in the construction of skis, cars, and airplanes, as a binder. Dini patented this model in 2006. After experiencing problems with the epoxy, Dini changed the binder to the current magnesium-based one and patented the printer again in September 2008.2
Links
- Websitewww.d-shape.com1
- WikipediaD-Shape
- WikidataQ5203283
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- 1WikidataD-Shape on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaD-Shape on Wikipedia
- 3Company websiteD-Shape logo
- 4Wikimedia CommonsD-Shape photo by Greenberry79, CC BY-SA 4.0