Researchers at IIT Guwahati jointly developed a concrete 3D printer with Belagavi-based Deltasys E-Forming, that uses construction waste to print furniture. The concrete 3D printer is capable of printing components up to 1 m long, 1 m wide and 1 m tall.
According to the statement issued by IIT-Guwahati, the researchers used specially-developed printable concrete containing industrial wastes as binders to build 3D printed furniture with a seating height of 0.4 m, a width of 0.4 m, and an arch-shaped support. The entire unit was printed layer by layer at an 80 mm/s speed, with each layer having a 10 mm height. After the unit was printed, it was covered with moist gunny bags for seven days to cure before being used.
The press release stated, “Traditionally, these structures were mould casted which requires more concrete material, labour, and formwork preparation. However, with 3D concrete printing, optimised designs are printed with 75 per cent less concrete and without the need of mould.”
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