Greek construction giant Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC) has teamed up with UAE-based Immensa to create a digital warehouse which will 3D-print parts on demand.
Immensa predicts that companies are sitting on $10trn of inventory at any given time, and says that 3D printing as and when parts are needed can greatly reduce supply chain lead times and costs.
Aref Boualwan, Manager M.I.S. & Business Process Re-Engineering at CCC, commented: “If we can get to a point over the next few years whereby a small percentage of our inventory can be digitised the impact will be significant.