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The current lifting solutions for concrete are made with prefab elements. When compared to the forms, possible to make with 3D concrete printing, the lifting systems out there are rather conservative and meet the reality of this new technology only to a limited extent. The project is aimed at the development of a new systemContinue reading “Lifting solution for 3D concrete prints”

Cement is the component in concrete that causes the mixture to harden into a stone-like material when water is added. Portland cement is the traditional type used. Due to the robustness of the cured concrete, simplicity of use, and versatile applications, concrete is a very widely used building material. However, the production and processing ofContinue reading “Reciprocity”

Introduction The big boys in 3D concrete printing (Bruil, Cybe, Witteveen + Bos, BAM and more) profile themselves with a lot of publicity with “the first printed house”, “the first serial project” and “the first 3D printed bridge”. However, if you take a closer look at this, entire parts of the house are delivered inContinue reading “KONKRETER”

Concrete printing offers many new possibilities in the field of production and material, but requires large investments in knowledge and resources from SMEs and startups to get started. Slicer software in particular, which converts 3D models into printer code, is a bottleneck because these are only available commercially and printer-specifically. In this project Saxion, VerticoContinue reading “On-line slicer”

3D concrete printing is a technique that shows a great potential for the construction sector. The RAAK-mkb KONKREET project, which ended in 2018, provided many insights in the field of 3D concrete printing for the Research Group Industrial Design and the partners involved. (van Beuren & Vrooijink, 2018) One of these insights is that byContinue reading “Tex-Beton”

The freedom of form that the 3D printing process offers, combined with design techniques such as Generative Design (parametric design), gives designers and engineers the ability to make forms and structures that were previously not possible. Now that the development of our own the 3D concrete printer reached a consistent production quality, it is interestingContinue reading “Green Dome”

One of the insights gathered during RAAK-mkb KONKREET project is that a standard concrete recipe is not suitable for 3D printing. The lack of knowledge about concrete mix suitable for 3D concrete printing is one of the barriers to further development of 3D concrete printing. The problem with developing a successful concrete recipe is thatContinue reading “Concrete recipe”

Together with our team, partners from the industry and students of diverse backgrounds, we developed a 3D concrete printer within the framework of the RAAK-MKB project KONKREET. We investigated not only the technical possibilities of the new technology but also applications that could truly take advantage of the new production method and answer real-life needsContinue reading “KONKREET”