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Move over! Move over! One of the most remarkable and bizarre ideas for using 3D printers comes from the Spanish company Narbon, which has taken on the 3D printing of souvenirs from the ashes of the dead. And who among us does not want to gain immortality by turning into a vase, bracelet or even a bust of ourselves?
“We turn memories into matter,” - José Maria Robisco, the commercial director of Narbon, summarizes the essence of the idea called “3D Memories”. The company has patented a technology that provides for 3D printing with composite materials from ceramic mixtures, plastics or metals with the addition of cremation products. The catalogs with the models available are sent out to the funeral home, who supply the company with the "raw materials". If desired, you can order a customized model. A week later, for a maximum of ten days, the relatives of the deceased receive a commemorative object - a kind of reincarnation of the deceased person.
Of course, printing with pure ash will not work, and therefore composites with various binders are used. Ceramic products are in the greatest demand. As the management of the company assures, the specialists are very careful and respectful with the ashes, making sure that not a single grain was lost in the process.
If there is a surplus, the ashes are returned to relatives for burial. “We are selling emotional experiences, not technology. What may seem like a simple ash to someone is an important person for us, ”explains Mr. Robisco. Additional information is available on the Narbon website. In the meantime, Chinese funeral homes have established their unusual business: for a modest sum, a deceased person who has lost limbs or disfigured during his lifetime will be printed a replica of his hand and or a face mask, and then buried "as if he were alive."
