World of Concrete 2025

It’s that time of year again! World of Concrete is currently one of the biggest gatherings of 3DCP folks all year so I stopped by to see what they are up to (even though I still think WOC should give 3DCP more attention and priority).

This year I am doing an article instead of a video from the event so I got a picture with every 3DCP group I could find! If you see me there next year make sure to stop me and get a picture so I can include you too! Here are all the groups I interacted and what they were up to at the show.

Printera

These guys have started working with SpecMix on their Vertico printer and they are doing great! Check out the non-planar print they brought to the show, they are also currently fundraising on startengine.com (not investment advice). Personally I always throw some fun coupons into 3DCP crowdfunding any opportunity I get no matter what company it is, I don’t think I have missed one yet! They also let me crash at their AirBnb during the show which was a fun switch up from being by myself with my dog. We hit Area 15 while we were in Vegas, it was quite an unexplainable experience!

RIC

RIC was one of 3 groups printing at the show and the only group printing outside with a large scale system that has permitted units under its belt. They brought along their latest generation of printers featuring both wheels AND rails, quite a combo! In addition to the massive Walmart project I visited, I also just got to see a fire resistant ADU they built in California which is obviously more important than ever.

3D Potter

This is the most affordable printer on the market, we actually have one listed on the used printer marketplace JazariBots.com for just $29,000 you can contact the owner on that website. There is a building underway using this printer in Florida, their CEO Danny who invented this system is in his 70s still working as hard as ever to bring about the future of construction! I got to tour their facility and learn how he made most of the original parts for the first one by hand.

Quikrete

This was the 3rd group printing this year at the show, of course printing is my favorite thing to see so hopefully next year we can get more than just 3 printers in action at the show.

Vertico

Surely you all remember Vertico from my very first podcast episode and my trip to Europe, they are exceptionally skilled at layer quality and parametric design. Volker has been crushing it selling a bunch of printers.

MAI

This was my first time meeting Gervin, the CEO and owner of MAI. They are very passionate about digitalization and data collection making them well positioned for the 3DCP industry. MAI makes one of the most popular mixer pumps used in the 3DCP industry. It’s my second favorite product made in Austria!

Sika

Sika had a cool workshop that they allowed me to attend where they had a panel of 5 experts answering questions from the crowd about 3DCP. Sadly I had to run out early because someone called animal control on me for leaving my dog in the car even though it was a pleasant 69 degrees on dog mode! My dog loves the car and I check in on him often with the cameras. Vegas needs to learn more about how Teslas work with dog mode!

After dealing with animal control I got back to the show and got this great picture with Noah, the champion of 3DCP at Sika. He has fostered Sikas participation in 3DCP from the time it was a very small industry and now they have 4 concrete plants distributing 3DCP material in America alone.

Putzmeister

This team has the Karlos printer which is an adaptation of their concrete pump truck specifically made for extruding 3D printed concrete. I haven’t got to see it in action yet so I can’t speak to it’s capabilities but hopefully that will change soon! It was fun to see Matt who was my second podcast guest of all time.

Alquist

Zach was hanging out at the shared Alquist/ RIC booth when we got this picture, they are the exclusive US distributor of the RIC system and now have a leasing program. Their Walmart project was the best of the year in 2024 and they have another one coming up soon which I look forward to visiting.

Ventures Equipment

This mixer pump company has consistently worked with 3DCP companies customizing their product offering to maximize utility for construction automation. They were my first channel sponsor ever in 2021-2022 and without them I am not sure that year of filming would have even been possible. They bring a strong Texan work ethic to the table and have often been seen going above and beyond to deliver.

Mapei

This group didn’t have 3DCP featured at the show this year but as an early contributor to the industry they certainly deserve an honorable mention. Hopefully they revisit their interest in 3DCP!

Gaudi

This group had the best booth at the show for WOC 2024, but in 2025 they didn’t bring their printer. WOC should be more accommodating of 3DCP companies, I hear they charge by the pound for bringing stuff into the show which is completely unfair to the 3DCP companies who want to do big prints. It was still fun to see them, hopefully I can visit one of their projects in America soon. Gaudi is the USA branch of Winsun 3D, the very first company featured on my youtube channel. If you go all the way back to my first 3 youtube videos you will see my visit to their facility from my trip to China.

Terran

This group prints with adobe, potentially my favorite construction material. Danny in the pink hat is the first founder featured on my channel to actually live in a home partially built with his own technology, an achievement I have looked forward to someone reaching for a long time!

Sunnyday Technologies

Nick is a familiar face in 3DCP to many, and I got to sit next to him at the Sika workshop event (until animal control called). He also works for Oshkosh, a company that has been increasing their robotics activity in the construction realm and getting ever so close to a real building bot that I could some day cover on my channel, although as of now it’s mostly scanning/sensor tech which is just outside my niche.

ICE 3DCP

This team recently completed the first 3D printed restaurant in the world, it was my first time meeting them in person but hopefully not the last.

And that’s all folks!

Sorry if we didn’t get a picture together, I know there were more 3DCP folks at the show I didn’t get to see. What did you think of the picture/blog format from the show this year? I think it’s a much better style for conferences compared to a video because nothing that special happens at the conferences anyway. I like to capture true moments of construction automation history on my youtube channel, not sales demos. That said, I still had a blast at the show! In total across the 3 days I walked a full marathon even though I used the boring loop as much as I could and got a few rides on the golf cart from south to north hall. All in all I had a great time at WOC 2025!