Construction Magazine August 2019 | Page 64

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02 3D

printing

3D printing can cut project costs , environmental impact and provide a solution to the shortage of skilled workers . On larger projects , MEP ( Mechanical , Engineering & Plumbing ) specialists like Newtecnic are using the technology to create complex façades by combining up to 50 machines and processes into a single output to provide a superior technical solution which can deliver both ease of fabrication and construction , allied to long-term durability . The ability to iterate the design and improve it from a manufacturing standpoint , negates the need for a big scale workshop using instead a machine linked to the design itself . Machines like the Concreative Concrete 3D features the world ’ s largest 6-Axis arm 3D Printer , capable of creating elements up to 4.5m in height and up to 6m in length in one shot .
AUGUST 2019