Category Archives: Introductory
The Rise of Geopolymer Buildings | A World First
In the realm of 3D printed construction, geopolymer has long been hailed as an eco-friendly alternative to traditional concrete. However, until now, the world had yet to witness the creation of a 3D printed geopolymer building. In this exciting video, we delve into not only the groundbreaking 3D printed geopolymer building but also explore a …
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A Leader in On Site Automation Has Emerged
Diamond Age: MAKING IMPACT The process of building houses hasn’t changed much in the last 100 years. Like many other 3D startups, Diamond Age set out to solve the problem of housing, but with a fresh spin on 3D printing technology. Co-founders Jack Oslan and Russell Varone identified the housing problem and came up with …
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Omlab is Replacing Cement with Toilet Paper and Calcium
Everyone always asks how can 3D printed concrete be better for the environment? Here is a potential solution! Traditional 3D printed concrete (can I say that yet?) uses a very high portion of cement in the mix compared to regular concrete that would get poured in a formwork. Omlab asks the question, How can we …
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Relativity Space 3D Prints Rocket Engines for Space ($500M Funded)
Relativity space is a 5 year old startup that just closed a $500 million dollar D round of funding. We are going to take a look at their 3D printed rocket engines and hear from CEO Tim Ellis along with critical employees Karin Kuo, David Lemier, Ryan Quinn, and Drew Hess. 3D printing offers a …
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3D Printed Building in Florida by Printed Farms using a COBOD BOD 2 Printer
Printed farms is a construction start up that has recently purchased the first COBOD BOD 2 printer in America. This gantry style system has been seen in Europe and was used by Kamp C to build a 2 story demo house there. The same system is also being used to build another 2 story home …
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Mighty Buildings Modular Prefab Houses Incorporate 3D Printed Synthetic Stone
There is a brand new company with 30 million in funding from silicon valley investors on the scene of Automated Construction that just came out of stealth mode in August 2020 and they’ve already delivered their first 2 units to customers. Anyone who has done construction in California is familiar with the shortage of skilled …
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Introduction to Large Scale 3D Concrete Printing (3DCP)
Like a car has quantifiable specifications like 0 to 60 speed, horsepower or breaking speed, and qualitative qualities like comfort and styling as do different models of 3-D printers in construction. First let’s discuss the quantitative traits. One of the most important factors is how big of a structure can the 3-D printer create. Some …
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