Both United Utilities and Scottish Water have begun to use 3D printing techniques regularly to create infrastructure following a number of innovation trials funded by regulator Ofwat.
A demonstrator footbridge has been successfully built using 3D-printed concrete beams, and could the start of a new era of structure building according to startup minimass.
Innovative 3D printed concrete toilet pods made by ChangeMaker 3D, CyBe and Baily Garner are to be introduced at railway stations in Wales that don’t currently have toilets.
3D printing technology could be deployed for bridge construction, but there are still some factors hindering its adoption.
United Utilities has set up a 3D concrete printing hub that is capable of printing assets for water infrastructure within hours.
A first-of-its-kind 3D-printed concrete masonry bridge has been created by building solutions company Holcim.
A 3D concrete printed drawpit structure has been installed at Yorkshire Water’s second largest wastewater treatment works near Bradford.
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Advances in 3D concrete printing are aimed at remodelling construction into a robotic manufacturing process that is time, cost and carbon efficient – plus cool to kids seeking a career.
Space agency Nasa has unveiled designs for 3D-printed towers that could house humans on Mars.
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