3D Food Printing: A New Dimension in Food Production Processes

3D food printing, also known as food layered manufacture (FLM), is an exciting new method of digital food production that applies the process of additive manufacturing to food fabrication. In the 3D food printing process, a food product is first scanned or designed with computer-aided design software and produced by splitting the designed object into thin layers. The layer template directs a digitally controlled XYZ-robotics system to construct the item in consecutive layers from the bottom up. …