HI-TECH RESEARCH

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RESEARCH

ZIETA Prozessdesign works constantly on the improvement of technologies such as FiDU - therefore one of the fields of activities is research. We test new forms and their behaviour in different complexities of final objects and of single shapes, so FiDU technology can be applied wider in the future. The research is undertaken with CAAD institute, ETH Zurich.
 

FIDU MEANS INFLATING STEEL JUST LIKE RUBBER TOYS!

FIDU means inflating steel just like rubber toys!

With one exception – objects created this way are not necessarily toys.

Inflated steel sheets have a very high weight-capacity, so these funny looking shapes are indeed an innovative construction technology.

Developed as a method of steel sheet stabilization, FIDU opens new possibilities of forming for the design objects and ultra-light constructions.


 

IMAGINE THE SHAPE:

Every shape cut from steel sheet can be inflated into a 3d object. It means that the same technology can be applied to any complexity of form.

The contours of the metal sheets are cut using a laser, welded together by a robot and then inflated at high pressure to form a 3d object.




HISTORY OF FIDU DEVELOPMENT BY OSKAR ZIETA AT THE DEPARTMENT OF CAAD AT ETH:

Oskar Zietaa has been working as a research associate and a teaching assistant at the chair of CAAD at the ETH in Zurich and writing his doctor thesis under supervision of Prof. Dr. Ludger Hovestadt.

Main focus of his thesis is the input of computer-controlled machines in processing of metal sheets in the architecture and design.

During his research at the ETH, Oskar Zieta has developed different methods of enhancing efficiency of technology for steel design, architecture and construction.

Among others, FIDU technology was developed. FIDU means that the two steel sheets, previously welded together around their edges, are inflated under high pressure to create a 3d object.

This method of 3d shaping means better efficiency and very high durability of products.

 

 
 

 

Architonic Concept Space III

The fair installation was made for Architonic to be shown on the main exhibitions and fairs in 2010. Light and durable, easy to transport, easy to assembly construction was built in FiDU technology. The elements of the Pavilion fit to the dimensions limited by the exhibition spaces available during the festivals and design fairs. 

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FIDU II

FIDU II is the next step in the further development of the researched deformation and stabilization process – towards a larger scale. A large self-designed modular construction has been successfully realized using the FIDU-method. The resulting elements feature surprisingly high efficiency in terms of self-weight / load-bearing-capacity ratio, as well as relatively low processing effort. 

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FIDU football

4m high FIDU football construction was made at CAAD to research three-dimensional forming of FIDU elements and different design of joints. The team managed to manufacture precise fidu elements and joints to create a football structure. 

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FIDU rotor

FIDU rotor was developed by CAAD Institute on ETH Zurich and Oskar Zieta in search for possibilities concerning renewable energies. FIDU technology was used for construction as well as to create the unique bionic shape of the fins of a rotor which gives better aerodynamics and lets the rotor turn more easily.

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FIDU bridge

6m long pedestrian FIDU bridge was developed in FiDU technology by CAAD institute under direction of Oskar Zieta. It was tested for weight-capacity and proven that FIDU technology can be used to create very durable constructions and ultra-light constructions.

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