UNIST Uses Ultrasound to Tell When 3D Printed Concrete Can Take the Next Layer
A sensor plate on one side of the print lets UNIST engineers track when fresh 3D printed concrete is strong enough to carry... read more »
3D Printing in Construction
3D printing in the construction industry
Transgulf Readymix Invests in UAE Construction 3D Printing Firm AC3D
Concrete producer Transgulf Readymix has joined AC3D's $3 million late-seed round as a strategic partner to scale construction 3D printing in the Gulf.
Nagami Takes Robotic 3D Printing With Recycled Plastic From the Pompidou to Dior
From a chair for the Centre Pompidou to stores for Dior and Ecoalf, Spain's Nagami prints large recycled plastic parts with its own... read more »
Rowan Engineers Monitor 3D-Printed Concrete by Analyzing Images in Reverse
Rowan engineers start from the finished print and analyze images backward to see how lower layers of 3D-printed concrete deform under new ones.
ETH Zurich Will 3D-Print Sandstone to Study Why Historic Stone Shells Off
ETH Zurich will 3D-print artificial molasse sandstone, with weak layers placed on purpose, to study why historic Swiss stone shells off.
FAMU-FSU Engineers 3D-Print Wave-Shaped Walls That Cut Peak Wind Loads
FAMU-FSU engineers 3D printed wind-tunnel models of wave-shaped walls and roofs that cut peak wind pressure by 40% to 60%.
MIT Spinout 3D Prints Building Trusses From Recycled Plastic
Atlas Building Composites, a spinout of MIT mechanical engineering research, 3D prints structural trusses from shredded single-use plastic fused with fiberglass, including a... read more »
Kansas State Tests Off-Site 3D-Printed Concrete Storm Shelter Modules
A Kansas State researcher is printing full-size 4-by-4-foot concrete modules off-site, then assembling them as storm-shelter blocks meant to take tornado winds and... read more »
TU Graz’s 3D-Printed Ceramic Cubes Drop Nearby Air Temperature by 7 Degrees
Researchers at Graz University of Technology have built a ceramic cooling wall from 3D-printed porous cubes that lowered air temperature by nearly seven... read more »
MIT’s 3D-Printed Concrete Bridge Shows Printer Hardware, Not Concrete, Is the Limiting Factor
MIT researchers have 3D-printed and load-tested a 2.3-meter concrete bridge using a computational framework that bakes a printer's physical limitations directly into the... read more »
Rotterdam Studio Covers Dutch Transformer Station in 322 Custom 3D Printed Ceramic Tiles
A transformer station in Beverwijk, Netherlands now has an 8-by-5-meter ceramic artwork on its facade, made up of 322 individually designed tiles that... read more »
Holcim & COBOD Complete Europe’s Largest Residential Build in 12 Months
A 12-unit social housing building in Bezannes, France has become Europe's largest 3D-printed residential project, completed in just 12 months using Holcim's TectorPrint... read more »
Azure Printed Homes Opens Denver Factory, Backed by $3.9M State Loan
A California-based 3D home printing company opened a 25,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Northeast Denver, backed by a $3.895 million state loan. Azure Printed... read more »
Sunnyday Technologies Announces Open-Source M3-CRETE 3D Concrete Printer
Sunnyday Technologies has released M3-CRETE, an open-source 3D concrete printer designed for field use across various work environments. The system features modular architecture... read more »
Aectual Partners with Lululemon for Global 3D Printed Store Design Rollout
Aectual is collaborating with athletic apparel retailer lululemon to develop and install 3D-printed ceiling and storefront systems across key stores worldwide. The architectural... read more »
MIT Engineers Print Structural Building Components Using Recycled Plastic
MIT researchers have developed a method to 3D print construction-grade structural elements from recycled plastic, creating floor trusses that meet U.S. building standards.... read more »
Cornell Researchers Develop Underwater 3D Concrete Printing for Maritime Construction
Cornell University researchers are developing technology to 3D print concrete underwater for maritime construction and infrastructure repair. The interdisciplinary team, led by assistant... read more »
Shimizu Corporation Develops Spray-Based 3D Concrete Printing System for Large Structural Components
Shimizu Corporation has developed a spray-based 3D concrete printing system designed to construct large, curved reinforced components. The system combines a nine-degree-of-freedom gantry... read more »
Studio RAP Installs Large-Scale 3D Printed Ceramic Walls at Dubai Hotel
Studio RAP has completed a large-scale 3D printed ceramic installation at Dubai's Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab hotel. The project, titled "Blue Voyage," consists... read more »
Spider-Like Robot Combines 3D Printing and Construction for Earth and Lunar Applications
Crest Robotics and Earthbuilt Technology have developed a semi-autonomous robot named Charlotte that combines robotics with 3D printing to construct building structures and... read more »
