Tasked with building a new data center in an urban area of Germany, the team behind the Wave House harnessed the benefits of 3D printing technology to inject a sense of style into the unglamorous world of cloud-computing infrastructure, creating Europe's largest 3D-printed building in the process.
Thanks, but I more meant specifics, like what is the “cement-like mixture”, what extruder they are using. If it would be possible to DIY this basically.
There are several companies doing 3D printed concrete. It generally is concrete, just formulated and mixed for being piped and coming out of a 4" nozzle. Ifyouu search YouTube you can find more detailed breakdowns, but the principles are the same as desktop FDM, just scaled way up. That said, don’t expect to be doing this in your backyard unless you have heavy equipment and large scale building tools laying around.
Thanks, but I more meant specifics, like what is the “cement-like mixture”, what extruder they are using. If it would be possible to DIY this basically.
There are several companies doing 3D printed concrete. It generally is concrete, just formulated and mixed for being piped and coming out of a 4" nozzle. Ifyouu search YouTube you can find more detailed breakdowns, but the principles are the same as desktop FDM, just scaled way up. That said, don’t expect to be doing this in your backyard unless you have heavy equipment and large scale building tools laying around.
Oh and you also need a decently sized stone crusher for all your failed attempts and speedbenchies.