U.S.-based concrete specialists QUIKRETE and Contour Crafting Corporation (CC Corp) have announced a collaboration to develop a proprietary concrete to be used with CC Corp’s concrete 3D printing tech…
3D Printing Industry Review of the year June 2017
At the beginning of June 2017 Big Four auditor KPMG published a report debunking myths about Industry 4.0 and urging companies to “be bolder” with digital solutions, including additive man…
TUM cracks construction of free-form 3D printed cement
As projects from the likes of Apis Cor, the IAAC, the U.S. Army and WinSun have proved, 3D printing is ripe for application in construction. In theory, in the future a robotic arm/gantry, water, and c…
“A new house in only 2 days,” Contour Crafting begins manufacture of 3D printer for construction
3D printed buildings made by California’s Contour Crafting have gained a firmer foundation with new investment from concrete formwork specialists, the Doka Group’s investment arm. “Very soon, we’ll ha…
3D printing buildings, a summary of additive manufacturing in construction
Since the early days of 3D printing, marks have been set for the architectural industry to implement additive manufacturing technology into the construction of full-scale buildings. Research into Cont…