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Construction 3D-printing
2016-11-22

In the 21st century it’s hard to surprise anyone with

3D printing. Many have seen 3D printers in action and know Construction 3D printing has
how they work. We load a model file in the program and remained in the shadows bec
of its scale and difficulties.
printer stacks plastic layers one upon the other — and here Printing large objects, such
we have a finished figure. But have you heard about as buildings, required printer
construction 3D printing? This direction of additive with sizes much more than th
technologies has actively developed for the last 10 years but house itself. Therefore, these
printers did not leave the limi
few, except specialists, know anything about it. of factories and research cent
Not every construction compa
The situation in the field of construction printing changed
not to mention private builder
radically with the release of mobile construction 3D printer can afford to store, transport
«Apis Cor». The traditional approach, implemented in other maintain such a huge printer.
3D printers is a portal type design. «Apis Cor» has taken
a step to full mobility, using the principle of a construction
crane rotating around its axis and printing structures while
remaining at a center or outside the object construction.
 
This avoids problems with assembly and disassemby of equipment and allows to conduct print
directly on the construction site and erect buildings, far surpassing the printer itself in size. Th
design ensures high printing precision and allows you to implement features and architecture
of the buildings inaccessible so far.

SO HOW DOES CONSTRUCTION USING MOBILE

3D PRINTING TECHNOLOGY GO?
Let’s look at the basic steps.

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Construction begins with the preparation of the construction site by using regular construction
machinery — bulldozer rental is readily available in any region, as well as other standard servic
required for the construction of any house. The surface does not have to be perfect, as when us
portal type printers. «Apis Cor» is able to compensate for surface roughness of up to 10 cm.

The «Apis Cor» set of equipment is designed with an emphasis on full mobility. All items are
delivered to the construction site using conventional construction machinery. Workers assembl
individual modules together and connect them to the power supply and water supply. Water ca
be provided from a pipeline or from a mobile tank. The power supply can be ensured by connec
equipment to the grid or by using a generator.

After installing and connecting your printer it automatically aligns perfectly by the horizon, and
also scans the print area in order to eliminate all the irregularities of the ground. Automating
these processes eliminates the need for perfect leveling of the сonstruction site surface.

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Based on bump maps obtained after scanning, the printer automatically fills small holes and
roughnesses of a construction site, preparing it for foundation formwork printing. Small holes a
elevations will inevitably remain after standard equipment works and automatic alignment and
leveling system allows to avoid additional costs involved with using specialized equipment.

Then, according to the design, the printer automatically prints the foundation formwork. Operat
just monitor the accuracy of the printing process and put fiberglass inserts as required. These
inserts will provide structural strength for later filling. After the formwork print completion
it is filled in by hard concrete.

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After concrete hardening printer switches to the walls. It raises them in much the same way
as it did with formwork, with the only difference that the walls have an inner profile and a more
complex structure to ensure subsequent reinforcement, insulation, pipe laying and electrical
works.

When the printer prints up to windows and doors frames it leaves some space unprinted, makin
an opening. When it comes to the top, the operators places frame inserts, which are then sealed
inside the wall. When the full story print will be finished — workers can easily install doors and
windows in places.

After wall print completion engineering works are being done — we lay wiring and piping. Durin
project development, when the house is still in a 3D model stage, engineers work on the schem
of internal communications and the design program provides special cavities inside walls to ins
them.

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If the project requires a high degree of structural strength — for example in earthquake-prone
areas — the house can feature bond beams and additional reinforcement in the walls.

After printing process is done the printer can be easily extracted from the building using a cran

Now only a few steps remain — to blow in an insulation, do the finishing works and install the ro
The house is done!

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If the building you want to print is bigger than the maximum print area of a single printer — we
use multiple synchronized printers to do the job.

Single story houses, built using «Apis Cor» mobile construction technology are ready for tenan
to move in after only a few weeks from the start of construction, with building frame constructi
being complete in just a few days.

We hope this article allowed you to learn more about the modern method of «Apis Cor» 3D prin
construction. In November our company conducts a demonstration printing of a building in the
town of Stupino, Moscow region, and in December launches equipment sales on the global mar
Next year you will might be able to personally see the houses being built using technologies of 
future directly in your city.

Read more at apis-cor.com

WE ARE BUILDING THE FUTURE TODAY.

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Also, we proudly announce a joint charity project with Sunconomy company.

Don’t miss your chance — join and help us make the world better!

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