At the BAUTEC conference in Berlin, Italcementi presented a new concrete mixture developed specifically for construction 3D printing applications.

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The new mixture is developed to be fast setting, in order to enable deposition of more complex geometries, and also more sustainable, in line with the company’s targets for more sustainable construction processes.

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Italcementi, part of the HeidelbergCement Group , began studying 3D printing technology in 2015 in the company’s laboratories in Bergamo, i.lab. In particular, Italcementi conducted research activities in this field developing cementitious material that could be adaptable to different 3D printing technologies, in order to provide an innovative solution for constructions. The company looks to 3D printing in its quest for sustainability, aiming to create a new “building” culture, a new design and implementation system based on digital technologies and involving architecture and design firms, construction companies, research centers, universities. Italcementi started to study the 3D printing […]

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