Andreas Bastian
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Co-founder @lumafield. Matter compilers, compiled matter, and the art of finding the right shape.
San Francisco, CA
Joined February 2012
RT @lumafield: What’s your go-to charcoal for the 4th of July?. Even if you’re not a pro, you know there’s a difference between a generic b….
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RT @JonBruner: If you’re at #SXSW be sure to catch this cool conversation on AI, X-rays, and brain-computer interfaces, today at 2:30pm! ht….
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SXSW 2025 Schedule | Ever wished you had X-ray vision? Many of us are familiar with CT scans at hospitals, but the same technology is making its way into the world of product development and manufa...
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RT @JonBruner: This looks like an ordinary USB-C connector, but when we CT scan it, we find something sinister inside…🧵 .
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RT @JonBruner: We CT scanned an Apple Vision Pro! We also scanned two Meta headsets. Here’s what we found inside, and what it says about th….
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New scan dropped from @JonBruner!.
We CT scanned a Stanley Quencher cup to look for the lead that’s supposedly inside. Here’s what we found, and what it says about how these cups are made… 🧵
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RT @JonBruner: This is a CT scan of Heinz’s new ketchup cap. It represents a $1.2 million engineering investment over 8 years. Here’s why i….
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RT @JonBruner: The world is full of counterfeit Apple products. We CT scanned two fake AirPods and compared them to the real thing… 🧵 https….
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RT @JonBruner: What’s inside Apple’s $129 Thunderbolt cable? We CT scanned one to find out, and compared it to some cheaper cables… 🧵 https….
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In addition to troubleshooting specific manufacturing problems, it can help at the beginning of the design process and advise on process capabilities, tolerances, and materials
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It can explain in detail how different problems can impact a product
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Atlas automatically scans your parts and looks for defects. It can then run deeper analysis and even highlight specific defects that could compromise part performance.
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Today we're introducing Atlas, @lumafield's AI co-pilot for engineers! Atlas has encyclopedic knowledge of modern engineering, materials, and manufacturing processes and also knows your CT data inside and out. Learn more at 🧵with some 🔥 examples
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Message settings fixed! Please DM away. Nobody's guessed yet. A hint: the green square feature is 30mm across and is extruded aluminum.
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If you are a mechanical engineer, manufacturing engineer, or just generally work on physical products and would be interested in beta testing a new SW tool to make your life easier, please send me a DM with your email. Bonus points if you can ID the scan below!
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You can even see that as the nest gained mass over time, it bent the branch it was anchored to, changing the direction gravity pointed, which in turn changes the angles between the internal tiers.
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Individuals work together to make a complex, resilient structure that is waterproof, holds heat, and can grow over time. Many of the wall cells are actually closed cells, giving them excellent insulation properties.
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Hornets and paper wasps make nests by forming wood fiber pulp between their mandibles into thin sheets that they mold into walls and hexagonal brood cells, like making a pinch pot upside-down.
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Any ideas why the left cable gets hot while in use? It's a off-brand lightning cable, Apple original on the right for comparison, both scanned with @lumafield. You can see really nice strain relief as well as what is likely the c94 MFI chip in the Apple cable.
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