There is a proliferation of possibilities in 3D printing. Be it in plastic, concrete, metal or even living tissue. YKE and KST want to give you a glimpse of the possibilities and insight into the world of 3D printing during the 3D printing symposium.

As part of the 3D printing symposium, YKE is organising a field trip to TU/e where assistant professor Rob Wolfs will take us into the world of 3D concrete printing, or 3DCP (3D Concrete Printing).

The 'king-size' 3D concrete printer, which can print objects 11 metres long, 5 metres wide and 4 metres high, is located in one of the many laboratories in the building of the Faculty of Architecture on the TU/e Campus. Since its construction in 2015, a lot of research has already been done to optimise 3D concrete printing, think of: adjustments to the mixture (including cement substitutes and composites), printing speed, nozzles and way of 'stacking'. Currently, the 3DCP has already completed several great projects and is hard at work working with the construction and infrastructure sector to find new, green and effective ways to build. Rob Wolfs talks more about where the research once started and where they are now and gives you all the ins and outs in one of the completed 3DCP projects.

The excursion contributes to understanding the possibilities of new materials in the world of 3D printing and brings you one step closer to winning our €500 euro prize in the KIVI 3D printing design challenge. Signing up for the challenge, can be done here.

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