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Brian Albright · July 24, 2018 · …low-tech building material – concrete – using a variety of 3D printing innovations. NOWLab, the innovation arm of large-scale 3D print specialist BigRep, has unveiled a “smart concrete” concept that combines 3D-printed concrete molds with printed lights and sensor technology. The initial demonstration of this technology is a…
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DE Editors · December 20, 2019 · …components using 3D printed concrete. Accucode is a leading technology integrator and IT service provider and RCAM Technologies specializes in mega-scale concrete construction methods. This announcement comes after RCAM Technologies secured $250,000 from the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade's (COEDIT) Advanced Industries Accelerator Grant Program.…
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Brian Albright · November 12, 2018 · …are using a “swarm printing” approach for creating concrete structures that use two robotic 3D printers working in unison. Potentially, the technology could be expanded to create teams of mobile robots that print larger concrete forms and structures. According to the researchers, the approach allows companies to print…
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DE Editors · May 22, 2020 · …dimension and its versatility, concrete 3D printer Delta WASP 3MT CONCRETE offers a new option in additive manufacturing of concrete mortars. This concrete 3D printer, Delta WASP 3MT INDUSTRIAL 4.0 LDM is optimized for large 3D printing and can be configured with the following tools: LDM WASP Extruder…
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John Newman · January 21, 2016 · …is in bringing 3D printing to the construction yard.Different groups have taken different approaches to 3D printing for construction, with some seeming less likely than others. Recently, a group of students from the Bartlett School of Architecture developed their own method of leveraging AM for building. The group…
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DE Editors · May 16, 2025 · …E-Forming, an industrial 3D printing solutions manufacturer, has introduced a tabletop concrete 3D printer specifically designed for educational institutions and research laboratories to advance material research, the company shares. This new system addresses barriers such as high investment costs, space requirements, and infrastructure needs that have kept concrete…
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John Newman · August 17, 2015 · …a similarly sized solid concrete beam. Courtesy of WASP.From the website:WASP was born with the dream of printing houses with 100% natural materials, but wisdom teaches that extremism is never a good thing. While trying to find a way to print houses with natural materials and at zero…
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John Newman · January 31, 2012 · …contour crafting, D-Shape and concrete printing.Contour crafting uses a crane-mounted deposition head that extrudes a cement-based paste against a trowel one layer at a time to deliver a smooth finish. This particular technique has been worked on the longest, and can currently produce a structure-bearing cement wall with…
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John Newman · October 28, 2013 · …company began by using concrete structures to replace the reefs. Some of these structures were built to mimic local buildings, while others were formed by stacking rows of so-called Reef Balls in place. The concrete mix used is non-toxic and should last for up to 100 years. Still,…
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Brian Albright · August 24, 2015 · …type of large form printing and construction was the topic of a recent conference at Vanderbilt. Image: Wall Street Journal3D printing is going big — and not just because of the positive sales forecast. Both private sector companies and universities are exploring how to print very large structures…
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DE Editors · May 14, 2021 · …material development and large-format printing. Formwork, the molds used in concrete construction, can make up 40%-60% of a total budget, especially for complex shapes. Without 3D printing, some designs like organic geometries, double-curved surfaces and cavities are simply not feasible to produce. They require highly skilled laborers to…
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Beth Stackpole · December 12, 2023 · …materials for in-space 3D printing-enabled construction in preparation for NASA’s 2025 journey back to the moon for the first time since 1972. The Artemis 3 flight plan is to land two astronauts on the moon’s surface to explore its south pole and begin the process of establishing a…
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John Newman · June 13, 2016 · …in miniature by 3D printing. Courtesy of Universe Architecture.The Dutch architect first unveiled his creation in 2013, and essentially dared some company to figure out a way to make it a reality. Landscape House is based on the visual appeal of a Mobius Strip. Rather than hard edges…
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Beth Stackpole · January 30, 2022 · …is turning to 3D printing technology as a critical tool in its efforts to bring affordable housing to those in need in the United States. In partnership with Alquist, a 3D printing home construction company, and the Greater Williamsburg region, Habitat for Humanity Peninsula just completed its first…
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John Newman · August 27, 2014 · …which had to extrude concrete. The perfect castle in miniature, and built thanks to 3D printing. Courtesy of Andrey Rudenko.“It’s really really difficult to extrude cement mix or concrete,” he told Motherboard. “It doesn’t like to be extruded.” Rudenko worked on perfecting the extruder head design for around…
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John Newman · May 30, 2013 · …shore them up with concrete reinforcements. The reinforcements would be built by the D-Shape machine and transported to the waterfront to be installed. Monolite estimates its plan could save NYC around $2.9 billion in construction costs.The company has come up with a clever solution for getting the concrete…
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John Newman · March 8, 2012 · …any sort of 3D printing. An architect works up a CAD design of a building, then feeds it into a building apparatus. The apparatus in this case is called D-shape.Like with other types of 3D printing, the build object is created a layer at a time. In this…
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Brian Albright · December 17, 2018 · …other large structures using concrete. According to the company, the printer can reduce the time and cost of traditional construction by up to 70%, and is also safer and more environmentally-friendly than other building techniques. The ARCS can build projects that range from 500 sq. ft. to more…
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DE Editors · December 20, 2021 · …will use NEXCON 3D printing technology throughout the property and serve as the North American hub for the assembly and production of its modular NEXCON 3D Construction Printer lineup. This move is in sync with Black Buffalo 3D's commitment to grow its international presence with greater capacity to…
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Brian Albright · June 19, 2015 · …living cells.A new 3D printing technique developed at MIT can produce tough hydrogels that can encapsulate living cells and medications. The hydrogels can be printed into a wide array of structures, and are created with materials that are benign enough to synthesize with living cells like stem cells.The…
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