I recently came across an article that gives me confidence that the "state of the art" of 3D printing in construction is truly being advanced. CyBe, the company that was the focus of the article, is taking the 3D printing process from labs and convention/shop demonstrations to sites around the world. CyBe doesn't just sell 3D printers, though. It does everything from architectural and engineering services to robot development, local material sourcing and on site construction using their printers. This might be the secret sauce to its growing success. It uses ABB robots that are tried and true and available globally so that it can focus on the challenges of designing, procuring and building projects faster, safer and cheaper. When asked to describe CyBe's goal, founder Berry Hendriks stated:
"We are always looking to make a business case: we must build faster and cheaper compared to traditional construction."
Time is money and money is the bottom line in business. CyBe appears to understand that just making things fancy or part of a process better isn't actually better unless is delivers better value to the client. You can check out CyBe's website for more info here.
Interested in learning about how to get into 3D printing in construction? An earlier post on The Trailer discussed a newly developed 3D printing college degree program.
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