RE: chocolates

From: Jorge Baquero (jbaquero@sensable.com)
Date: Sat Mar 25 2000 - 01:29:43 EET


Dear List:

These are some answers to e-mails that I got regarding the chocolate molds:
http://www.sensable.com/molds

Why did I make the chocolates?
I made the silicone mold in which I poured chocolate as a way to experiment
with different rapid prototyping processes that use STL files. Our
software (FreeForm) and hardware (Phantom desktop) allows modeling organic
shapes in a way similar to the physical world. You can actually feel the
model as you make it and for this reason it is very easy to model organic
shapes. Later I plan to use FreeForm models to make porcelain and bronze
sculptures among other things.

Did I use any release agents for the chocolate?
No. Silicone Rubber doesn't stick to the thermojet material or the
chocolate.

Was it consumable?
I used silicone E from Dow. As far as I know the FDA has not approved the
process. If you want to do this you should consult Dow first. I don't
recommend making chocolates from silicone for commercial purposes though.
The chocolate takes a long time to cool off. In the future I plan to make
thermoform molds which allows you to make a large quantity of chocolates. I
am not sure which thermoformed plastic is FDA approved though.

Feel free to contact me again if you have more questions.

Thanks,
Jorge
Jbaquero@sensable.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Robin Stoddart [mailto:robin99@home.com]
Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2000 4:55 PM
To: rp-ml@bart.lpt.fi
Subject: RE: chocolates

I was thinking more on the order of sintering the chocolate powder using the
laser, directly :) Not necessarily to eat it, more as a cheap and very
plentiful SLS material. Hehe.

Mmmmm..

Robin

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-rp-ml@bart.lpt.fi [mailto:owner-rp-ml@bart.lpt.fi]On Behalf
> Of Jorge Baquero
> Sent: March 23, 2000 3:22 PM
> To: 'Marshall Burns'; Eifert, Dan; 'Robin Stoddart'; rp-ml@bart.lpt.fi
> Subject: chocolates
>
>
> Dear List,
>
> Recently I experimented making chocolates with organic shapes using the
> FreeForm modeling system. I printed a thermojet master from the STL file,
> made a silicone production mold out of it and casted the chocolate inside.
> In the future I plan to make a thermoform mold instead of the
> silicone. You
> can see the pictures of the process at: http://www.sensable.com/molds
>
> Jorge
> Jbaquero@sensable.com
> Product Quality Specialist
> Sensable Technologies
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marshall Burns [mailto:Marshall@Ennex.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2000 11:30 AM
> To: Eifert, Dan; 'Robin Stoddart'; rp-ml@bart.lpt.fi
> Subject: Fabbing chocolate
>
>
> > I've been listening to this list for the past 10 months and FINALLY
> > someone has REALLY hit on a practical use for this technology!
> > Custom chocolate sculptures!
>
> Dan,
>
> A little over a year ago, there was an extensive debate on the RP-ML
> about fabbing chocolate sculputes and other edible applications. See
> http://www.ennex.com/fabbers/RP-ML/food.sht for a collection of
> the messages
> on this subject.
>
> Best regards,
> Marshall Burns
> President, Ennex Corporation
>
> Marshall@Ennex.com
> Los Angeles, USA, (310) 397-1314
> http://www.Ennex.com
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>
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