I’ve learned of an amazing form of 3D printing usage that I suspect many construction companies don’t yet know.
What innovations in digital construction can we expect in this third decade of the 21st Century?
Construction 3D printing is itself still a new venture; Mighty Buildings has emerged with a new take on this technology, though, surpassing some of the hype of other participants.
Researchers in Austin have developed a method of successfully 3D printing a soil mixture, but it’s not as easy as it sounds.
Construction 3D printing company ICON recently announced a $35 million Series A funding round, underscoring a bright future for the technology.
Construction 3D printing is a relatively new discipline, and we made a list of the current players.
It’s wasn’t too many years ago that inspecting a bridge, evaluating safe passage, or planning a route took a brave soul to volunteer or a less brave soul to draw the short straw.
A company is working on a concept called “Swarm 3D Printing”.
This week’s selection is the Future Tree by a group of researchers at ETH Zurich.
Progress has been updated on a fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) footbridge to be 3D printed in Rotterdam.
A new project in the Czech Republic will produce a small 3D printed house called “Prvok”.
News from COBOD indicates they are to assist in the production of massive wind turbines by 3D printing large tower bases.
News from COBOD indicates the company turned a profit in 2019, meaning there is now a viable construction 3D printer market.
This week’s selection is “3D Concrete Printing Technology” by Jay G. Sanjayan, Ali Nazari and Behzad Nematollahi.
Anisoprint and one of their clients have developed a very unusual method of making self-sensing construction parts using 3D printed continuous carbon fiber.
Researchers are exploring ways to use local soils and materials for 3D printed buildings, but it seems to be quite complex.
Twente Additive Manufacturing has developed a robotic-style concrete 3D printer that is capable of amazing detail and even overhangs.
COBOD’s BOD2 construction 3D printer seems to be catching on as the company has made multiple sales of the new device.
With all the attention being given to construction 3D printers, we thought it wise to see what an actual construction worker thinks of the technology.
This week’s selection is “3D Printing of Concrete: State of the Art and Challenges of the Digital Construction Revolution” by Arnaud Perrot.
There are five myths about 3D printing that just won’t go away. We list and explain all of them.
Mass media continues to be fooled by the fake news of “3D printed homes in 24 hours”. We vent our thoughts on this ongoing debacle.
Charles Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi of R&D Tax Savers review the applications of large-scale construction 3D printing.
The number one material used in the global construction industry is concrete, but how is it being used with recent construction 3D printing ventures?
We just learned a lot more about the COBOD BOD2, the world’s largest construction 3D printer.
Autodesk provides a self-assessment tool for the construction industry; should they also provide one for 3D printing?
Want to stay in a space habitat? One 3D printed space habitat is being offered to the public for short stays, but it’s located on Earth.
Royal HaskoningDHV, DSM, and CEAD have unveiled an interesting 3D printed bridge project that encompasses several aspects of Industry 4.0.
Why do construction 3D printing? It seems that there is a big need for consultants to help architects, builders and others discover concrete 3D printing.
Is it possible to 3D print walls and entire buildings with 3D printers? The concrete part can indeed be 3D printed with equipment from companies like CyBe.
Could concrete ever be 3D printed in complex ways? This may come true according to research on how to reinforce extruded concrete for construction.
Where will concrete 3D printing lead? Will the construction industry undergo a revolution from computer controlled concrete extrusion? What will buildings look like?
Do construction 3D printers offer any type of safety program? What might form a proper safety regime for construction 3D printing?
Charles Goulding and Liam Nixon of R&D Tax Savers examine concrete 3D printing.
Polymaker announced a series of new materials, and offered some dramatic demonstrations of their capabilities.
Autodesk’s stock dropped 10% after their first quarter results were made public.
NASA’s four-year 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge has announced its top prizes.
I’m looking at the equipment provided by Concr3de, which can 3D print in stone.
While we await livable 3D-printed homes and buildings, the field of additive construction is experiencing steady development.
NASA announced three finalists for their ongoing “3D-Printed Habitat Challenge”.
A more sophisticated construction 3D printer has been announced by ICON.
This week’s selection is “3D Concrete Printing Technology: Construction And Building Applications” by Jay G. Sanjayan, Ali Nazari and Behzad Nematollahi
I thought I would do some basic research into residential construction practices to show how 3D printing fits and does not fit.
A construction project in Brooklyn is leveraging 3D printing the very practical way.
I’ve been reading more stories about 3D printed construction projects, and have realized something fundamental.
A recent use case of 3D printing in construction shows a nice use of technology in raising a skyscraper.
After several years of experimental construction 3D printing projects, it may be the time for things to get real.
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at 3D printing as related to Autodesk’s acquisitions in construction software.
Charles Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi explore the potential impact of 3D printing on retaining women in the architecture business.
Today we’re looking at yet another new construction 3D printer, this time from S-Squared.
3D software giant Autodesk made an acquisition of a construction-related company.
I’m seeing an increasing number of media stories talking about 3D knitting.
Well, this is interesting: Autodesk is experimenting with 3D printed construction.
Recently there has been a spate of investment in construction 3D printer manufacturers, but is this wise?
I’m reading a press release about another investment in a construction 3D printing company and had a thought.
Dutch Design Week is in full swing, and Fabbaloo friend Rob Blaauboer shares a look at 3D printing at this year’s event.
ICON, an Austin, TX-based startup, has just raised a US$9M investment round.
New research from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore may signal a shift in how construction 3D printing is done.
I’m reading an interesting case study about an application for 3D printing I’d not seen before: architectural restoration.
3D Printhuset announced the creation of a new construction 3D printing company, COBOD International.
The WASP Project is set to announce a large-scale construction printer.
It appears that construction 3D printer manufacturer Cazza may have disappeared.
After reading yet another wildly exaggerated story about 3D construction printing, I thought I’d make a list of things to do.
NASA’s 3D printed challenge awarded prizes for phase 3.
I’m reading a fascinating report by Joel Simon on his work to “generate” the design of a school.
(Image courtesy of Branch Technology.)Branch Technology has erected what it claims is the world’s largest 3D-printed structure for Nashville, Tenn.’s OneC1TY neighborhood. Unveiled at the
We’re advised that a Belgian organization has selected a large scale 3D construction printer from 3D Printhuset.
News last week that a family is moving into a 3D printed home got me thinking.
Apis Cor says they are the first company to produce a mobile construction 3D printer, and they may in fact be right.
If you thought 3D printing an entire jet engine was a ambitious task, you aren’t thinking big enough… at least as far as size is concerned.
Large construction companies like Caterpillar have learned that additive manufacturing (AM) provides a unique opportunity
I’m fascinated with the evolution of how 3D printing technology is presented to the public.
We’ve learned of a new conference focused on 3D construction printing, but I’m wondering whether it’s too early for such an event.
Netherlands company Heijmans partnered with CyBe Construction to produce prototype concrete formworks. Apparently, they were successful.
Using the latest 3D printing techniques, or more accurately, ‘additive manufacturing’ – the Arup team has produced a design method for critical structural steel elements for use in complex projects.
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Welcome to Fabbaloo, one of the world’s oldest online news sources for 3D printing news. We’ve been in operation since 2007, where we first started examining the state of 3D printers. These devices are now relatively common among some circles in today’s world, but years ago it was extremely rare to see a 3D printer or even a 3D printed object.
At that time it was challenging to find any 3D printing news, so we decided to make our own site that covered 3D printer news, and even associated technologies like 3D scanning and 3D modeling. Today it is common to find 3D printers in schools, workshops and makerspaces, and you probably have been using 3D printed objects without even knowing they were 3D printed.
Today’s industry has finally taken up the challenge by installing thousands of industrial 3D printers, each producing previously impossible 3D printed parts that make today’s society far more efficient. The aerospace industry in particular has been producing many 3D printed parts, some even for flight critical purposes.
If you want to learn about 3D printers, then there’s no better place than Fabbaloo’s 3D printer news to see the latest happenings.
