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Hello all,

May I know if there are resource information or referral of any supplier that are specialized in 3D printing for building construction?

I am not referring to the design modelling or architectural plans but I am looking for giant 3D printing solution for building construction, is there anything related happening in the world? Any related information is welcome.

Thanks in advance.

Cheers,

Anthony

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    DidierKlein

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    Ultimaker is not targetting that field but you can easily find some 3d printing companies who are doing this!

    For example WASP in Italy is working on a giant Delta printer to print houses. And several buildings have already been "printed" in china

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    But I think they need some scientific work to test all of this. Before printing a house some structural test must be made, also materials tests. But I really think this is the future.

    I am sure within 10 years we will have the firsts real results.

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    Thank you for all the useful info.

    I also did a google research. I saw that there is a China company called WinSun Technologies. It had projects for 3D-printed house in Dubai and in China. Is it trustworthy?

    Any of you have an idea how much a construction scale 3D printer cost? Just a rough figure is fine. And it would be great if there are photos on the outlook of such printers.

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