United Utilities and ChangeMaker3D have achieved a UK first by building a concrete wastewater chamber using 3D printing. Over 12-months, ChangeMaker3D worked with United Utilities to design, 3D-print and install a wastewater chamber at one of the utility company’s test…
And their method is faster, cheaper, and more sustainable. Recently, many projects have been carried out using recyclable materials for sustainability. One of these projects was implemented by the Los Angeles-based architectural startup Azure. Azure is using recycled plastic to 3D print…
Recent articles on 3D printing in construction have sparked a lively debate. Igniting that conversation was a paper on the potential benefits of concrete 3D printing. The co-author of that paper is Mustafa Batikha, an Assistant Professor at Heriot-Watt University. Published last year, the…
Czech industrial automation specialist ICE Industrial Services has announced plans to begin using in-house-developed technology to begin rebuilding parts of war-torn Ukraine. Composed of a novel concrete-depositing printhead, that can be suspended from either a robotic arm or gantry, the firm’s system…
As the technology scales up, it’s being tasked with providing robust new solutions—but it’s also running into some of the same old building problems It seems that every few months the architecture world marvels at the latest 3D-printed prototype or art installation…
3D printed concrete construction is becoming a practice that is being taken more seriously than ever before, as bridges, houses and other structures are being printed and shown to be effective. A new study entitled “Practice-oriented buildability criteria for developing 3D-printable concretes in…
Ultimaker’s North American president discusses the evolution of the desktop 3D printer and how they have immediate cost and time benefits on the factory floor. John Kawola began working in the additive manufacturing space in 1997, a time when decent…
Imagine a printer in the middle of a construction site programmed with a designer’s plans and specifications to build an entire home from scratch. As concrete is fed into the printing device, a technician hits enter on her computer and…
3D printing experts at Eindhoven University of Technology are working with a construction company to create five pebble-like houses using a giant 3D printer. The houses are being printed using a nozzle mounted on a large robotic arm, which follows…
Attendees at this year’s Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show in March are in for a surprise. No, not the usual prize petunias or gigantic geraniums. Natural beauty is two a penny here. Instead lucky ticket-holders will witness the unveiling of…