At first glimpse, the world of 3D printing does seem magical, as do the projections for the future. This includes every level, from manufacturing to the desktop. It would seem that one day, thanks to many thousands of innovators creating and competing around the world, there will be a 3D printer and a material for meeting our every personal and very customized need. With new processes in manufacturing and production that offer greater quality, speed, and affordability, our lives will become different–and better–due to greater efficiency and the ability to be more independent and self-sustainable. And the bottom line is, we will do a lot less waiting. Continue reading “New Compact Printer Can 3D Print a Building in One Day (Video)”
3D Printing Poised to Transform Building Sector
The rapid development of 3D printing technology is poised to have a paradigm-changing impact upon myriad facets of the modern economy – with the construction and building sectors perhaps chief amongst them given their intensive material and labour requirements. Continue reading “3D Printing Poised to Transform Building Sector”
Schneider, Autodesk Deal To Enhance BIM Practices
Schneider Electric, a leading specialist in energy management, and Autodesk, a leader in 3D design, engineering and entertainment software and services, have signed a deal to collaboratively enhance current practices in building lifecycle management based on building information modelling (BIM). Continue reading “Schneider, Autodesk Deal To Enhance BIM Practices”
Dubai To Build Museum Of The Future Using 3D Printing
Dubai government has embarked on an ambitious plan to build ‘The Museum of the Future’ using 3D printing construction techniques, said a report. The oval ring-shaped facility will be built at an estimated cost of $136 million in the Emirates Towers area near Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai, UAE. Continue reading “Dubai To Build Museum Of The Future Using 3D Printing”
A Room-Sized 3D Printer Will Make Freeform Concrete Design Easy
Concrete is an amazing building material: cheap to create, strong when used correctly, and hard-wearing, too. But turning it into exotic and shapely forms can be prohibitively complex and expensive. Now, a 3D printer capable of producing one-off moulds as large as a phone booth could help turn architectural dreamw into affordable reality. Continue reading “A Room-Sized 3D Printer Will Make Freeform Concrete Design Easy”
ExOne, 3Dealise & Bruil Create Enormous, Complex 3D Printed Concrete Forms (VIDEO)
It’s an enormous 3D printer which can create an object the size of a phone booth. With a build volume of 1800 x 1000 x 700 mm, the ExOne S-Max printer can, within 24 hours, produce parts of complex shapes and large volumes. Continue reading “ExOne, 3Dealise & Bruil Create Enormous, Complex 3D Printed Concrete Forms (VIDEO)”
ExOne, 3Dealise & Bruil Create Enormous, Complex 3D Printed Concrete Forms (VIDEO)
It’s an enormous 3D printer which can create an object the size of a phone booth. With a build volume of 1800 x 1000 x 700 mm, the ExOne S-Max printer can, within 24 hours, produce parts of complex shapes and large volumes. Continue reading “ExOne, 3Dealise & Bruil Create Enormous, Complex 3D Printed Concrete Forms (VIDEO)”
Researchers Develop Minibuilders, Tiny Robots Capable of 3D Printing Large Buildings
One problem with 3D printers today, is that their build envelopes are limited by the size of the actual printer. In order to print a house, you need a 3D printer which is larger than that house. This severely limits the utility of any one device, and equates to substantial costs for any person or company trying to print on a large scale. Continue reading “Researchers Develop Minibuilders, Tiny Robots Capable of 3D Printing Large Buildings”
How 3D Printing Could Transform Building Design
In the early days of 3D printing, there was much talk of how it would transform the construction industry: how this futuristic new tool would enable skyscrapers to be erected without the need for teams of builders, scaffolding and cranes. “Health and safety” would be a thing of the past, in a tech-utopia where robots did all the heavy lifting. Continue reading “How 3D Printing Could Transform Building Design”
3D printed houses built in Shanghai from fiber reinforced cement
It looks like a concrete bunkie, this little building in Shanghai. In fact, it’s a 3D printed house made by WinSun out of glass fiber reinforced cement. Continue reading “3D printed houses built in Shanghai from fiber reinforced cement”