Freeform Project Seeks To Create Industrial 3D Concrete Printers

[Brian_Krassenstein]

Loughborough University in the UK has been working since 2007 on the Freeform Project, through their Innovative Manufacturing and Construction Research Centre (IMCRC). This project seeks to create a 3D concrete printer, and they're ready to get it out of the lab, two generations and two successful prototype prints later. They've just signed a collaborative agreement with Skanska and a consortium of partners to develop, build, and commercialize a 3D concrete printing robot. Representatives from Skanska and the IMCRC will be speaking at the 3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing Industrial Applications Global Summit in London next week. Read about the agreement: http://3dprint.com/26130/3d-concrete-printing-agrmt/


Below is a look at the prototype double-curved concrete cladding panel:

[soofle616]

This bodes well for some very interesting architecture to start popping up.