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Efficient Fabrication of Double Curved Surfaces

Research conducted by Elena Vazquez and James Coleman.

The Zahner R&D team recently wrapped a productively spent summer. Intern Elena Vazquez, a Master of Architecture candidate and Fulbright Scholar from Penn State University, joined the team for 10 weeks to conduct research on how to efficiently manufacture double curved metal surfaces. With the uptick in demand for gracefully curving architectural forms, R&D lead engineer and researcher, James Coleman, challenged Vazquez to discover a novel and cost-effective way of fabricating the designs our clients develop.

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