Huge printer whips designs into shape

摘要

A giant 3D printer capable of producing moulds up to the size of a phone box will allow architects to bring their creativity to life through the creation of freeform concrete designs. Architects have long complained that concrete forces their ideas into flat and angular shapes. However, a partnership of industrial 3D printing and 3D engineering company 3Dealise and Dutch construction company Bruil has resulted in the development of a technology that brings freedom of design and other such benefits of 3D printing to large-scale concrete structures.